The 2023/24 edition of the ITS Contest (International Talent Support) took place in March 2024 in a revamped format. Finalists not only stood the chance to win an array of prizes but were also welcomed for a week-long stint in Trieste, the new home of ITS. Since 2023, International Talent Support has found its physical base in the city,...
Mar 27, 2024
British menswear designer Charlie Constantinou, from Central Saint Martins’ MA Fashion Class of 2022, has been named the ITS Arcademy Award winner at this year’s ITS Contest in Trieste, Italy. As winner of the ITS Arcademy Award, Constantinou will receive 15,000 euros and a six-month mentorship by Pitti Immagine Tutoring and Consulting...
Sep 13, 2022
The International Talent Support (ITS) contest for young designers, which takes place in Trieste, Italy, has selected the finalists for the 20th edition of the competition. An international jury, including the competition’s founder Barbara Franchin, whittled down hundreds of applicants from fashion and design schools around the world to select...
Jul 12, 2022
The International Talent Support (ITS) contest for young designers, founded by Barbara Franchin, has opened applications for its 2022 edition. The 2022 theme is 'The Art of Creativity' to mark the 20th anniversary of the ITS competition and applicants will have to produce a collection that celebrates the 20-year journey of the contest. Barbara...
Mar 23, 2022
The International Talent Support competition celebrating young designers, founded by Barbara Franchin, has unveiled the winners of its 19th edition, after receiving more than 530 entries from all over the world. The 2021 edition has been conducted entirely online and received entries from 60 nationalities representing more than 80 schools based...
Nov 22, 2021
The International Talent Support competition for young designers, founded by Barbara Franchin has opened applications for its 2021 edition. The 2021 competition will have three main awards open to fashion, accessories and jewellery applicants. The ITS Responsible Creativity Award, awarding the winner 10,000 euros, while the OTB Award winner will...
May 17, 2021
International Talent Support (ITS), a talent platform, has announced that applications have opened for Building the Ark, a design contest for students from fashion schools. The competition is open to teams of a maximum of two people and they must be recent BA or MA accessories, fashion or jewellery graduates or students graduating this year, and...
May 11, 2021
The International Talent Support competition, which celebrates and promotes emerging designers, has named its 2020 winners, including five from British design schools. The annual event, which was postponed from July to October 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, was held virtually and showcased the 32 finalists and their projects as part...
Oct 26, 2020
The International Talent Support competition, which celebrates and promotes emerging designers, has named 36 finalists for its 2020 competition, and confirming that its event has been postponed from July to October 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 600 portfolios were received, said competition organisers, from 60 countries,...
May 7, 2020
The International Talent Support has confirmed that it has found a new home within the palace of Fondazione CRTrieste, where its ITS Arcademy, a space for creativity will open to coincide with the 20th edition of ITS in July 2021. Arcademy encompasses and sums up the core elements of the mission envisaged by ITS: Archive, Arc and Academy, with...
Mar 16, 2020
The International Talent Support competition, which celebrates and promotes emerging designers, has opened applications for its ITS 2020 event, which will culminate with a final in Trieste, Italy on July 17. For the ITS 2020 event, the competition has set the theme as ‘Here We Belong, Searching for Responsible Creativity’ as it looks to address...
Feb 5, 2020