Artsthread announces judges for Global Design Graduate Show 2021

The judges of the Global Design Graduate Show 2021 have been announced. Artsthread and Gucci have enlisted creatives from across the globe to assist in judging the 2021 competition. “We are proud to include Lionel Vermeil, Luxury Prospective Director from Kering amongst our renowned judges. The competition is divided per creative specialism, each with its own selection of renowned judges.

Fashion, Accessories and Textiles

Alexander Shumsky Russian Fashion Council / Alexandra Kaloshina Solstudio / Andrew Thompson Fable Footworks / Anna La Germaine Fashion Politique / Anna Orsini British Fashion Council / Anne-Marie Curtis The Calendar Magazine / Anya Hindmarch / Branko Popovic FASHIONCLASH / Brooke Roberts-Islam Techstyler / Christina Dean Redress / Danilo Ventrui F’olitique / Desolina Suter Première Vision / Dylan Jones GQ / Edwina Kulego Liberty Fairs / Ella Hudson WGSN / Gayle Smith / Ida Petersson Farfetch / Jackie Andrews-Udall Clerici Tessuto / Jacqueline Shaw Africa Fashion Guide / Jennie Rosen Swedish Fashion Council / Jane Kellock USP / Jonathan Cheung / Julian Vogel ModusBPCM / Katie Greenyer Pentland Group / Kristina Szasz / Lee Holman Tommy Hilfiger / Lionel Vermeil Kering / Lutz Huelle Lutz / Mark Warburton Johnstons of Elgin / Matteo Bellentani Clarks Originals / Mawi Keivom MAWI / Natalia Koter IBEFF / Neil Elliott Patternbank / Nikita Jayasuriya Parley for the Oceans / Ninette Murk Beauty Without Irony / Olya Kuryshchuk 1 Granary / Paul Glynn Nordstrom / Paul Vogel / Phil Dickinson Superdry / Rebekka Bay Marimekko / Sara Maino Vogue Italia / Satish Tailor Vollebak / Sonia Martin Everlane / Steven Burns Levi’s / Stuart McArthur Nike / Susanne Tide-Frater Browns / Suzanna Vock Gwand Festival / Tamsin Blanchard / Tricia Carey Lenzing / Yu Masui / Zaid Affas.

Digital, Visual Communication and Film

Aaron Skipper Wieden+Kennedy / Alan Hau Virtual Touch / Ben Lavender VAHA / Bianca Ansems Gigglebug Entertainment / Chris Marsh Splendid Unlimited / Cosimo Surace Stranger & Stranger / Dave Gibson Draught Design / Dennis Elbers Graphic Matters / Francis Wong WARC / Ged Equi Caffeine Partnership / Gion-Men Kruegel-Hanna HEAD / Glen Tarr gt&i / Lars Denicke Pictoplasma / Luke Green & Fraser McNiven Studio Goblin / Marcus Werner Willow Glen Films / Maxim Young Gorilla Editors / Nicholas Yearwood MangoTree / Nick Parsons Apple / Nizzar Ben Chekroune UNIDO / Paul Bennett IDEO / Priscilla Ober Mary Kay / Rana Sidahmed Avery Dennison / Rocco Leo Gaglioti FNL Network / Ryan Robinson WarnerMedia / Sandra Borszcz The Big Draw / Sasha Vidakovic SV Design / Will Bernard Bath & Body Works.

Product, Architecture and Interiors

Adrian Jankowiak Nairobi Design Week / Alberto Perazza Magis / Chris Livaudais IDSA / Clodagh Clodagh Design / David Morris Design Exchange / Ewa Dominiak Service Design Fringe Festival / Federica Bertolini Azimut Benetti Group / Francesca Perry ICON / Gary Wheeler ASID / Howard Lichter Arrival / Ilene Shaw Design Pavilion / Ilona Gurjanova Estonian Association of Designers / Ingrid van der Wacht Dutch Design Foundation / Jose Cabaco adidas / Jose dos Santos Signify / Luca Putteman United Nations IOM / Maha Kutay & Woody Yao Zaha Hadid Design / Marcus Fairs Dezeen / Mazbahul Islam Safewheel / Milan Dinevski Future Architecture / Jamie Drake Drake/Anderson / Nick Chubb IDC / Oli Stratford Disegno / Phillip Hollander Houtlander / Ravi Naidoo Design Indaba / Richard Elder Herman Miller / Rory Dodd Ceneic / Sebastian Conran Sebastian Conran Associates / Stig Hansen Democratic Eyewear / Stuart Constantine Core77 / Tim Marlow OBE Design Museum / Tom Meades Gomi Design / Valerie Hoffman NYCxDESIGN.

Fine Art, Photography and Craft

Alexandra Bircken / Andrew Goldstein Artnet / Chantelle Purcell Artist Hive Studios / Chris Cheung XCEPT / Chris Soal / Dan Goode Making Goode / David Sandu Romanian Jewelry Week / Ellie Pennick Guts Gallery / Emily Hlaváč Green / Gaynor Andrews The Goldsmiths’ Centre / Iona Rowland / JB Jones NYC Jewelry Week / Jo Barker Re-Edition / Karen Olson American Craft Council / Keith Brymer Jones MAKE International / Lieta Marziali / Marina Elenskaya & Sarah Mesritz Current Obsession Magazine / Mark Westall FAD Magazine / Mohamed Somji Gulf Photo Plus / Nengi Omuku / Peter Manning Prefab77 / Piyush Suri Handmade in Britain / Rosemary Steen Design & Crafts Council Ireland / Sarah Angold.

The Global Design Graduate Show is returning for a second year to celebrate all art and design students, undergraduate and postgraduate, graduating in 2021. To take part in the 2021 showcase, Artsthread is calling on all art and design students graduating in the Academic Year 2020-21, October 2020 to July 2021 in any related creative discipline, located anywhere in the world.

The showcase, launched by Artsthread in response to the Covid-19 pandemic canceling end of year graduate showcases in 2020, is again teaming up with Gucci to highlight graduate talent.

Students have until August 31 to upload their end-of-year projects onto the Artsthread platform. Organisers are suggesting that the creative portfolio also features the personal creative journey, whether by photo or film, with a short self-curated Instagram stories style film to introduce the work “in your own words and visuals”.

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