https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yunqui-zhang-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yunqui-zhang-video.mp4 YUNQI ZHANG CHINESE, BORN 6TH JUNE 1994 CURE Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people’s diseases arise from the body’s meridian blockage and that pain derives from it. Most traditional medical therapies use this principle to treat patients. In acupuncture for instance the needles work to unblock the human body through the epidermal surface.…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/irina-galon-video-1.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/irina-galon-video-1.mp4 IRINA GALON ISRAELI, BORN 29TH JANUARY 1969 TRANSGRESSION We live in a time of change, of transgression, of challenging boundaries. Are boundaries necessary? What happens when you go beyond, and is it possible to create new shapes developed as a step beyond the old ones? Transgression may lead to the emergence of new…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/asumi-maeda-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/asumi-maeda-video.mp4 ASUMI MAEDA JAPANESE, BORN 19TH MARCH 1994 REINCARNATION New life sprouts in Spring and creatures wake up from their winter sleep. Summer is filled with colors and energy. In autumn, plants wither and animals store nutrients for the cold months ahead. During winter snow falls and most of life goes to sleep. Asumi…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hazuki-katagai-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hazuki-katagai-video.mp4 HAZUKI KATAGAI JAPANESE, BORN 8TH AUGUST 1983 THE BREATHING This collection was inspired by the concept of “breathing” as seen in Eastern philosophy. It was created based on Hazuki’s personal motto: “Believe in the power of imagination”. Each jewellery piece is accompanied by specific instructions to trigger the imagination of who wears it.…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/corrina-goutos-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/corrina-goutos-video.mp4 CORRINA GOUTOS AMERICAN, BORN 2ND MAY 1991 CONTEMPORARY ARTEFACTS ITS Sustainability Award Special Mention by Vogue Talents The irresponsibility of man has left many scars on our planet. When we see the mutations caused bythe Chernobyl nuclear reactor, we witness how the effects of negligence can become long-lasting. We’d be tempted to name…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yi-bingqing-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yi-bingqing-video.mp4 BINGQING YI CHINESE, BORN 1ST JULY 1995 FOOTWEAR PLAYGROUND This collection wants to renegotiate entirely therelationship between foot and footwear. The purpose is to create an experience through design elements researched from children’s playgrounds.The initial inspiration came from the work of sculptor Alexander Calder who inspired Bingqing to work on the concept of…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/xiaot-tang-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/xiaot-tang-video.mp4 XIAOTU TANG CHINESE, BORN 12TH JANUARY 1995 CONTAINERS There is a need for a greater awareness of everyday waste and pollution. Xiaotu wants to explore up-cycling in the context of heritage craftsmanship, as well as popular culture such as pop art. In doing so she aims to question the way we often view…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yukako-hihara-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yukako-hihara-video.mp4 YUKAKO HIHARA JAPANESE, BORN 19TH MARCH 1994 ANTI-GRAVITY In Yukako’s opinion a people become truly conscious of their physical identity when they step outside, and shoes are the only wearable item that touches the earth providing that physical sensation which keeps us grounded to reality. Depending on how our shoes touch the earth…

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https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/skye-gwillim-video.mp4 https://itscatalog2019.itsarcademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/skye-gwillim-video.mp4 SKYE GWILLIM BRITISH, BORN 1ST FEBRUARY 1992 IN THIS POSITION: SEATED PERSONS This is a series of responses to the spaces created between the seated body and the object; a catalogue, obsessively collected through anonymous observation of poise, stance and gesture; a study of ways of “sitting and waiting” and of “carrying and…

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