In order to reach even more creative young designers, the Igedo Company has further expanded the concept of the Design am Rhein competition that they put on in cooperation with the AMD Fashion & Design Academy Düsseldorf on the occasion of the Igedo Fashion Fairs in February 2009.

The jury:
A jury of international experts selects the winners. The jurists include Jeanette Osterried of St. Martin’s College; Verena Weidemann for the Swiss fashion label, Akris; Antje Boll for Bruno Pieters and Hugo Boss; as well as Anja Umann, freelancer for Yohji Yamamoto and Kris van Assche. In addition, Bernardo da Franca, owner of the designer store Fashion Clinic on the corner of Grünstrasse and the Düsseldorf Kö; Gudrun Allstädt, department director, womenswear at Textilwirtschaft magazine; and Harald Hochheimer, editor-in-chief of the trend magazine, TM Fashion, will examine the applicants.

Announcing the Design am Rhein Award
Please download here the conditions for participation at Design am Rhein Award 2009:

Your personal Contact

Christina Bens
T +49.211.43 96 409
bens@igedo.com

The winning quartet presents their latest collections at their own fashion show on the main stage in the Fashion Theatre on Sunday, 27 July, at 2:00 pm. We look forward to your visit!

The prize:
The finalists participate in their own fashion show with their creations on the Igedo Fashion Fairs main stage in February 2009 in Düsseldorf. Subsequently up to five winners are selected, who receive a booth at the Igedo Fashion Fairs in Düsseldorf for the July 2009 and February 2010 seasons. The first-place winner also participates in Collection Première Moscow (CPM) in the Russian metropolis, Moscow, in September 2009 and February/March 2010. The winner also receives his or her own Internet presence, sponsored by eyelikeit – visual solution, plus professional PR service with portraits, press releases and interview arrangements and last but not least a professional photo shoot of the current collection, sponsored by David Helmrich, Frankfurt.

The winners 2007
	The decision felt in a live voting. Five designers made running:
1st place | Ewelina Lorenz from Cologne
2nd place | Ella Haberlach from Reutlingen
3rd place | Tjelma-Lisa Winkel from Berlin
4th place | Silke Bös from Neuss