NEWS: FASHION X CRAFT goes into the third round! Fashion and textile design graduates can now apply for the educational program in partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Prince’s Foundation.

Berlin, October 18, 2023: The call for applications for the FASHION X CRAFT funding program from the Fashion Council Germany in partnership with the Swarovski Foundation and The Prince's Foundation is now open to applicants. The educational program of the three initiators for sustainable development is now entering its third round after two successful years. From now until December 6, 2023, graduates from the field of fashion and textile design with a focus on sustainability can apply for the program. The six winners will be presented to the public at the upcoming Berlin Fashion Week from February 5th to 8th, 2024, as well as their predecessors, as part of the Berlin Salon

As in the first two years, the young designers will benefit from workshops, webinars and coaching sessions lasting several months from and with international experts. This allows them to further develop their design processes towards sustainability. Among other things, they will be trained in various crafts such as basket weaving, decorative plasterwork and traditional woodwork during a three-week stay in the summer of 2024 at The Prince's Foundation's Highgrove Gardens educational facility in Gloucestershire, England. Highgrove Gardens is a popular visitor attraction managed by the charity.

REQUIREMENTS:

The offer is aimed exclusively at fashion and textile design graduates who graduated a maximum of one year ago. Applicants must strive to actively shape and transform the future of the fashion industry and be based in Germany during the project phase. The basic requirement is an interest in sustainability, craftsmanship and innovation.

APPLICATION:

Applicants have seven weeks to submit their application and can upload it on the Fashion Council Germany website from now until Wednesday, December 6th, 2023, 11:59 p.m.: LINK!  The application should contain a video of at least two to a maximum of three minutes in which the motivation for participation is clearly explained and the personal importance of sustainability, craftsmanship and innovation for the applicant is presented. In addition, a digital portfolio should be submitted that shows the applicant's creative achievements.

TIMETABLE:

• 18. October – 06. December 2023      application and

• beginning December2023                       selection of the finalists

• Mid December 2022                           Interview with finalists

• 04. – 08. February 2024                         announcement of winners at BFW

• April 2024                                             3-day-Workshops in Berlin (Germany)

• July - August 2024                                 3-week-Workshops Highgrove (England)

• February 2025                                       Final Presentation at BFW

Further information under following Link. Photo Credit: Elanor Kenny for Fashion Council Germany