Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Designers' Nest at Copenhagen Fashion Week

Mathilde Maalouf
SS14 Winner - Designers' Nest Award
VISION - Copenhagen 


Designers' Nest Show and Award was created as an international platform to promote and expose the talent of up-and-coming Scandinavian design graduates.  The Scandinavian students are given the opportunity to  present their collections to international buyers, designers, media and trendsetters visiting CPH Vision fashion fair, held twice a year during Copenhagen Fashion Week. 

This season's award was presented to Mathilde Maalouf of Kolding School of Design.

I love Maalouf's use of bold contrasting colour combined with minimal detail and off-the-body silhouettes.  A creative, contemporary yet commercial collection.

Mathilde Maalouf
SS14 Collection
Desingers' Nest Show - Copenhagen

The judges awarded the 1st runner up place to Catherine Bjerre.  My own favourite piece from this collection is the cut-about striped outfit, below centre.

Catherine Bjerre
SS14 Collection
Designers' Nest Show - Copenhagen

The 2nd runner up was Nilhan Johansen from Oslo National Academy of the Arts.  A collection that cannot fail to make an impact.  I love the strength of the monochromatic palette, the oversized slogans and clever play on the sweatshirt.  Fabulous collection!

Nilhan Johansen
SS14 Collection
Designers' Nest Show - Copenhagen

In addition to the winners, I would like to give a mention to three designers who caught my attention:  Huang ting Yun, Naemi Gustavsson and Signe Rode Rio.  Each designers' collection had individual outfits that I wanted to share in this post.

Huang Ting Yun - Naemi Gustavsson - Signe Rode Rio
SS14 Collections
Designers' Nest Show - Copenhagen