All six national winners have been announced for the H&M Design Award 2012. H&M has created this brand new international design award with the ambition of supporting talented designers after their graduation. The H&M Design Award aims to push fashion students in the right direction, so that they can continue to grow and develop in their work as fashion designers. The six H&M Design Award finalists are Isabella, Sweden; Stine, UK; Laura and Yasar, Germany; Anne, The Netherlands; Zoe, Belgium; and Louise, Denmark.
In the video below, finalists show their collections to the deciding grand jury in London. Jury members are Hilary Alexander, Fashion journalist; Christopher Kane, Designer; Susie Lau, Fashion blogger; Kristopher Arden Houser, Fashion journalist; Ann-Sofie Johansson, Head of Design H&M; and Margareta van den Bosch.
Visit designaward2012.hm.com to get a close-up on the collections of the six finalists and vote for your favorite. The designer with most votes wins an internship for one month in Christopher Kane’s design studio in London. On Feb 1st, the winner of H&M Design Award will be announced at Stockholm Fashion Week.
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