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: UK Inspiration Award Winner 2010
Last night, at a dazzling catwalk show hosted by style guru Nicky Hambleton-Jones, supported by a live set by model DJ Ben Grimes, Isabella Newell a 21 year old fashion student from Central Saint Martins was named the winner of the UK National Finals of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2010 with Aisling Farrell, 21 also of Central Saint Martins taking second place and Kate Burreddu, 22 from De Montfort University third place.
For the third consecutive year, the Triumph Inspiration Award contest saw 20 fashion student finalists, 10 from Central Saint Martins in London and 10 from De Monfort University in Leicester presenting their unique lingerie showpieces inspired by the design motto “Shape Sensation”.
For Louise Redknapp, the face of Triumph UK, leading stylist Charlie Anderson, German design duo Felder & Felder and Triumph UK’s Product Manager Jane Fenlon-Smith, deciding the UK’s winner was an unenviable task. Judges were asked to score the designs based on strict criteria including innovation and creativity, individuality, concept, aesthetic, quality, presentation and show effect.
The UK winner not only received a generous £2,000 in prize money but will go forward to represent the UK head to head with 26 other international finalists at the global Triumph Inspiration Award 2010 finals. The glittering climax to the TIA 2010 will be held in London in the run up to London Fashion Week on 16th September and all 27 countries will present their inspirational designs to an internationally renowned jury.
The overall winner of the global TIA will not only win a prize fund of Euros 15,000 with the 2nd and 3rd places winning Euros 10,000 and Euros 5,000 respectively but also the opportunity to work alongside Triumph’s design team in Hong Kong to turn their winning showpiece into a commercial garment to be sold as a limited edition piece in Triumph’s stores and selected outlets worldwide from September 2011.
Last years global winner of the Triumph Inspiration Award, the UK’s James Nolan’s winning lingerie set will be available in Triumph stores and selected outlets from September 2010.
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: Irish TIA Winner
Irish Final of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2010
Brown Thomas Store, Limerick, Ireland
June 2nd 2010
Triumph announces the IRISH WINNER – Suzanne Ferncombe
At a glittering finale in Ireland’s premier department store Brown Thomas in Limerick the first ever Irish Final of the Triumph Inspiration Award took place on Wednesday 2nd June.
Sixteen excited 2nd Year fashion students from the Limerick School of Art & Design showcased their unique design showpieces in front of an exclusive judging panel of fashion experts in a glamorous catwalk show at Limerick’s premier store in front of an audience of exclusively invited guests. The event was hosted by style guru Nicky Hambleton-Jones who invited each student to explain to the judging panel and audience the inspiration behind their lingerie showpiece designed within the design motto “Shape Sensation”
The panel included:
CONSTANCE HARRIS, Fashion Editor of Sunday Independent
JADE PARFITT, International supermodel and presenter for Vogue TV
MARY MULLIN, Brown Thomas Lingerie Buyer
JANE FENLON-SMITH, Product Manager, Triumph UK
After the spectacular catwalk show, the judges had the unenviable task of selecting the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners whilst the guests enjoyed champagne and canapés. Finally, after some very difficult deliberations, Nicky Hambleton-Jones announced the winner Suzanne Ferncombe, 23, from Co Waterford with her showstopping design entitled “If I were a boy” as the overall winner. Suzanne will go forward to represent Ireland at the global final in London on 16th September.
Second place went to Fiona Nugent, 22 from Roscommon with her design entitled “Contours” and 3rd place to Clare Silke, 20 from County Galway with her design inspired by “Elizabethan Elegance”
: UK Final Judges Announced
All star expert judging panel announced for the UK’s prestigious final of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2010
In it’s third successive year, the Triumph Inspiration Award is a global lingerie design competition dedicated to challenging the creative talent of young student designers around the world, encouraging students to take a fresh perspective on lingerie and bring all their passion and skills to this most personal of garments. After several pre-selection rounds the 20 UK finalists will present their showpiece designs at the UK national final to be held in London on 10th June.
Inaugurated in 2008, the contest features a different theme each year. The design motto for the Triumph Inspiration Award 2010 is “Shape Sensation” and invites 3000 students from 27 countries to create a truly sensational lingerie showpiece that makes a strong statement about shape
Contour & Fashion students from Central Saint Martins and De Montfort University were invited to take part in this prestigious design competition, challenging them to take a journey of exploration into the world and structure of shape. The 10 finalists from Central Saint Martins in London and 10 from De Montfort University in Leicester will present their showpieces in front of a panel of fashion specialists at a private judging in the afternoon. The winning design representing the UK will be announced after a glittering catwalk show at an exclusive evening event hosted by style guru Nicky Hambleton Jones, along with a live set by model and DJ Ben Grimes.
The specialist jury comprising of the face and body of Triumph UK Louise Redknapp, cutting edge German design duo Felder & Felder, leading stylist Charlie Anderson and Triumph’s UK Product Manager Jane Fenlon-Smith will judge the designs based on the originality, creativity and the best interpretation of their showpiece around the theme “Shape Sensation”.
Nicky Hambleton-Jones says “I’m delighted to have been asked to host this year’s Triumph Inspiration Awards which celebrates up and coming design talent from two of the UK’s top design schools, Central Saint Martins and De Montfort. She adds ‘This award allows these ambitious young student designers an opportunity to express their individuality on lingerie design around the theme of Shape Sensation. At the same time if offers a unique commercial opportunity for young fashion talent to see their designs instore”.
Triumph’s ambassador Louise Redknapp adds “For me, it is so important to support young British fashion talent which is why it is so great to see Triumph backing these young emerging lingerie designers”
: TIA is coming to London
Following on from the UK’s runaway success last year in which James Nolan, a student from Central Saint Martins Design School in London won the prestigious Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 in Milan with his stunning lingerie showpiece inspired by Odette & Odille from Swan Lake. The global final for the Triumph Inspiration Award 2010 will be held in our very own fashion metropolis of London.
For the third year running Triumph are inviting young students from world-renowned fashion schools to prove their creativity and inspiration in an international design contest of the highest calibre. By interpreting the design theme “Shape Sensation” into a spectacular lingerie showpiece, upcoming talent will take centre stage with their multinational view of shapes and silhouettes at the global final in London in September 2010. The winning designs from 28 countries will need to impress a prestigious international jury at the grand final as well as the worldwide online community at http://www.triumph-inspiration-award.com/
Along with a cash prize, winning the TIA 2010 will provide the launch pad for a successful design career - the international winner, aided by the Triumph design team in Hong Kong, will have the unique opportunity of turning their showpiece into a commercial product and you can get your hands on your limited edition set at Triumph’s own stores and at specially selected outlets from September 2011.
Fashion students from Central Saint Martins in London and De Montfort University in Leicester will represent the UK whilst students from the Limerick School of Art and Design will be representing Ireland
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: TIA International Winner 2009
James Nolan, 20, Great Britain, with the design "Odette and Odile" is the winner of international lingerie design award
On the opening night of the 2009 Milan Fashion Week, fashion design students from 28 countries and regions around the world presented their lingerie showpieces at the grand final of the Triumph Inspiration Award ’09 in a fabulous catwalk show in the famous design museum, La Triennale. A celebrity expert judging panel, consisting of Editor in Chief of Vogue Italy Franca Sozzani, Hongkong’s international model Qi Qi, legendary fashion photographer Giovanni Gastel, co-founder and creative director of the fashion label Miss Sixty Wichy Hassan and Jan Rosenberg, Head of Global Sales and Marketing Triumph International, decided which design piece is the most creative interpretation of this year’s award motto “Icons”.
James Nolan, 20, Great Britain, convinced the jury with the interpretation of the icon "Odette and Odile" to become the winner of the Triumph Inspiration Award ’09 and will pocket not only a cash prize of 15,000 Euros, but also a career-boosting limited edition of the winning piece. James Nolan, 20, Great Britain will see the showpiece adapted and interpreted by the Triumph design team, leading to series production of the set which will be sold in selected Triumph stores worldwide in 2010. The jury awarded the design "Harbour Mirage" by Katinka Poole, 28, Australia, the second prize, receiving Euro 10,000 and Shani Elkin, 24, Israel, with "Jerusalem" won Euro 5,000 as third prize.
The Triumph Inspiration Award, inaugurated in 2008, is a global design competition created by the lingerie specialist Triumph International. The Award challenges students from prestigious international design schools to create a conceptual showpiece-set, comprising of an under-wired bra and brief, dedicated in 2009 to the design motto: "Icons".
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With the annual contest “Triumph Inspiration Award” the company invites young fashion-design students around the world to go on a very personal journey of creativity: Under a yearly changing theme Triumph challenges design students using all their talent, artistic vision and inspiration to create a unique lingerie set. For the Triumph Inspiration Award ‘09, all participating students are asked to interpret the design theme “Icons.
The Triumph Inspiration Award aims to give young creative talents a glimpse at the fascinating world of lingerie, encouraging talent and above all to inspire, so that in turn, these future designers can go on to inspire others. Triumph offers the winner of the Award the adaptation and realization of the winning showpiece into a commercial garment. The garment will be produced in a limited edition and sold in selected Triumph stores worldwide featuring the winner’s name.
Here at Triumph we really believe that lingerie is the most fascinating area of design, with a result powerful enough to evoke all manner of emotions. Lingerie can make a woman feel almost anything from purely comfortable and at ease to confident, sensual or sexy. Lingerie is an expression of our most personal style; it is the first thing you put on and the last thing you take off.
To chat about inspiration, design, icons, lingerie and fashion, the Triumph Inspiration Award has now its own facebook page!
So why not join us on the TIA Facebook page? Feel free to post inspiring comments or upload interesting and fashionable images. Release your creative ideas and inspiration, and share it with this friendly and "like minded" community!
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