10 years of Lichting

Bastian Visch

Exposition: an overview of 10 years Lichting 

During the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam all winners of the past 10 years of the Lichting where showcased. In this exhibition there where also looks from also other finalists, making it a nice trip down memory lane of the last 10 years of the one of the most relevant platforms for Dutch fashion talent.
To name a few names; Bastian Visch, David Laport, Marije de Haan, Duran Lantink, Ann Boogaerts, and Sanne Schepers who is now one of the creative minds behind the successful brands FUTURA.

Best of Modefabriek - summer edition 2014

Blueprint

The summer edition of Modefabriek took place in the weekend of 13 & 14 July at the Amsterdam RAI. This edition featured interesting and inspiring programme with established and emerging labels with highlights the Retail Future Home, Next, Mint and Not Just a Shop.

http://www.modefabriek.nl

Opening WinterSALON / 2014

Frowijn & Tilanus Atelier

On Sunday, January 26, SALON/ had its 14th salon event opening in three years. The Winter/SALON 2014 kick off opening took place at Porsthoornkerk.
Manon Schaap and Gijs Stork, the initiators of SALON stated that their mission with SALON is to create intimate settings for dialogues, presentations and to show the stories behind the work.  They aim to be a showcase of the process behind art and design instead of just showing the finished work.
The multidisciplinary installations at Posthoornkerk expressed this approach with a variety of work by talents from Design Academy Eindhoven, Collectie Arnhem 2014 by Artez students and my personal highlight, the work of Aaltje Kramer. Kramer presented her 'Fashion Without Images' project where she translated fashion editorials into words and poetry. She invites the audience to use their immagination.
Opera singer Imara Thomas performed within the 'youasme measyou' installation and in addition there is an interesting installation by Conny Groenewegen & Frans-Pieter Vonck, Berber Soepboer.

I have also visited Lensvelt location where you can see work by Frowijn&Tilanus Atelier, Sander Wassink Ma'ayan Pesach and Marga Weimans.

Frowijn&Tilanus Atelier is a collaboration of two very talented designers who graduation collections where noticed and awarded. Liselore Frowijn won Frans Molenaar Couture Award 2013 and Henriëtte Tilanus won G-Star Raw Lichting 2013 Award. Recently she won the People's Price at H&M Award 2014. Keep your eyes on this two designers!

Furthermore there are many presentations and events during WinterSALON / 2014  that is taking place until February 9 in Amsterdam.

For more information about the program.
http://www.salon1.org

Lichting 2013 - G-Star Raw Talent Award

HENRIËTTE TILANUS wins LICHTING 2013 SUPPORTED BY G-STAR RAW Award

Tuesday evening, the last show of Amsterdam Fashion Week 2013 summer edition was the Lichting 2013 by G-star Raw show.  This is without a doubt the highlight of Amsterdam Fashion Week.
What a great show, this was the best edition so far. All collection were good and interesting in their own way. Out of the 13 selected collections Henriëtte Tilanus, graduate from ArtEZ was awarded with 'Lichting 2013 by G-Star RAW Talent Award’
Tilanus showed her graduation collection 'Let the dust settle in'​​, a collection inspired by her style icon Lady Edith Sitwell, a British writer known for her eccentric prevent
Lichting is a selection of the most promising graduates in Holland. All seven Dutch Academies are showing under one roof.

Designers & Academies 
ABKM Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht - Anna Kathryn Gregor 
AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute - Anne van den Bogaard +  Jazz Kuipers 
ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (Arnhem) - Anneleen Bertels + Henriëtte Tilanus 
Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Amsterdam) -  Duran Lantink + Nikki Milioni 
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht - Anbasja Blanken + Wenda Harmsen 
Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten den Haag -  Loekie Mulder  + Dewi Bekker 
Willem de Kooning Academie (Rotterdam) - Katrien Baaij + Maartje van Hooij

Panel
The winner was chosen by a diverse group of fashion professionals and a group of leading international professionals. This year the panel was formed by Alexander Fury (The Independent fashion editor), Stefan Siegel (Founder & Director Not Just a Label), Maarten van der Horst (designer) and Robb Young (strategic fashion consultant and journalist).

Lichting is an initiative of Amsterdam Fashion Week, HTNK fashion recruitment & consultancy, Het Nieuwe Instituut, in cooperation with G-Star RAW.

http://www.lichting.nl/

picture by Peter Stigter

Fashion Forever - ArtEZ Graduation Show 2013

Anneleen Bertels

On 6 and 7 June ArtEZ presented the collections of the fashion students of ArtEZ Institute of the Arts. The spectacular catwalk show showcased 30 graduation collections.
The entire fashion department was presented: the graduates of the Master programme and the first three years and the final year of the bachelor Fashion Design.

For 60 years in row the fashion department of ArtEZ Institute of the Arts has produced successful fashion designers such as Viktor & Rolf, Li Edelkoort, Peet Dullaert, Jef Montes, the People of the Labyrinths, Lucas Ossendrijver (Lanvin), Jan Taminiau, Iris van Herpen, Ann Boogaerts, Spijkers en Spijkers, Monique van Heist and many more.

Stéphanie Baechler

Christina Engsig

Liselore Frowijn

All pictures are by Peter Stigter.