Win up to €8500 from Fabric Design Contest 2021 in Istanbul

The Istanbul Textile And Raw Material Exporters’ Association (ITHIB) has announced the 15th Istanbul International Fabric Design Contest 2021. Open to international students, this competition offers entrants the opportunity to see their designs realized and featured on the catwalk during a fashion show. 

About The Contest: 

The 14th Istanbul International Fabric Design Contest 2019, invites all textile professionals and college, university or design academy students or graduates to participate in this year contest. Fabric designs should be addressed to outfits and be applicable to industrial production. Participants are invited to submit 4 different fabric designs in conformity with contest theme and technical requirements. The designs should not be subject of commerce, should be industrially producible and should have applicable characteristics. And there is no entry fee to participate in this contest. 

Technical Requirements:

The digital file containing the 4 designs should be prepared to meet the following technical requirements:

• The designs should be inspired by one of the proposed themes. Fabric designs should be addressed to outfits and be applicable to industrial production. Contestant must be aware that these 4 fabric designs will be combined by a Turkish Designer to form a mini fashion collection.
• The contestant should describe the production techniques that will apply to their designs in the stage of fabric production that will be done by leading textile companies in Turkey. The allowed production technics are weaving, knitting, printing and spunlace. Please don’t forget to indicate the technic you prefer for each of your designs. The contestant may prefer max 2 technics. 
• The designs should be untraded original works and should be industrially producible and applicable to the nature in Turkey. 
• The digital file should contain moodboard ,the high-resolution images of the 4 textile designs and details about the yarn type to be used such as the yarn expansion, fiber content range, sources of procurement, dye. Please indicate the material of the fabric such as cotton, silk, wool etc. related to the designs.
• Only one or more yarn types can be preferred for contestant designs. Contestant must indicate the material he used in each of his designs.
•  The digital file, must include the project title, theme, and the detailed description of the 4 fabric designs with the production technics and the material of the fabric. The description should be maximum 5000 words.
• A separate document of curriculum vitae should be uploaded to the system.

Properties Of Digital Project File: 

• The digital file should be maximum 50 MB in size.
• The 4 images can be photos, scans, computer drawings or colored hand drawings.
• The contents of the digital file should be created and uploaded as ‘PDF’ or ‘MS PowerPoint’ as a unique document.

Evaluation Criteria: 

Designers shall be evaluated with respect to the following criteria: 

• The designer’s creativity.
• Originality and novelty of the design.
• Suitability for improvement and applicability of the techniques used for the fabric design.
• Selection of materials and material – design compatibility.
• Properties that enhance the fabric’s added value and technical characteristics.

Prizes:

• The first 3 winners will be awarded with the following prizes:
• First winner: €7,600
• Second winner: €3,800
• Third winner: €1,900
• Top three finalists will have the opportunity of a visit to Première Vision Paris in February 2022 and 6-months foreign language education.

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