New fashion talents at Designers’ Nest

Copenhagen Fashion Fairs present the 16th edition of Designers’ Nest at the CPH Vision Friday February 4th at 3pm. Promising design students from The Danish Design School and six other Scandinavian schools will be given the opportunity to showcase their graduate collections to the press and potential buyers.

The Designers' Nest Show & Award is intended as a way of promoting up-and-coming Danish and Nordic designers. The winner will be handpicked by an eminent committee of Danish and international judges:

Tom Steifel-Christensen – Former Chairman of Danish Fashion Institute
Cecilie Christiansen – Editor-in-chief at Elle DK
Alberto Caselli - Fashion Editor at Sport & Street
Ike Rust - Senior Menswear Tutor at Royal College of Art
Takeharu Sato – Fashion Director at Monocle.

Graduate students from each school will participate in the Designers' Nest Show and Award, followed by the announcement of the winner. In addition to the exquisite work of art, the winner will receive a cash prize of DKK 50,000. The Top 3 of the Designers’ Nest will be honoured with an annual subscription of Sport & Street magazine.

Students from The Danish Design School

Mika Ishii
Nanna Katharina Jensen
Nina Kristine Charles Jensen
Sofie Rosenkrands Danielsen
Lærke Bang
Kathrine Hoffmann
Sofie Schou Madsen
Stefan Autzen.

Following seven Schools will participate

The Danish Design School, Copenhagen
Designskolen, Kolding
TEKO, Herning
Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
Aalto University School of Art and Design, Helsinki
Iceland Academy of the Arts
Textilhögskolan, Borås

DESIGNERS’ NEST SHOW & AWARD

LOCATION: Bygning 55, Oeksnehallen, Staldgade 55, 1704 Copenhagen V.
TIME: Friday February 4th at 3pm.

For the press

High-resolution images and footage from Designers' Nest and the CPH Vision will be uploaded to The CPH Vision ftp-server immediately after the shows.

ftp.cphvision.dk
User: photos.cphvision.dk
Password: cph0808

About The Designers' Nest Award

The Designers' Nest Award was awarded for the first time in February 2005. Created in order to select a particularly skilled and promising design student, this accolade from the established world of fashion and design comprises an award created by a Danish designer and a cash prize of DKK 50,000. The cash prize is intended to allow the winner further to promote his or her talent for design. HRH Crown Princess Mary is patron of Designers' Nest and actively supports and promotes the initiative with her attendance each season.