Isko I-Skool unveils seventh edition's finalists

29 Apr '20

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Isko I-Skool, an educational project involving important schools on an international level, has announced the finalists of the seventh edition award. Officially launched at Neonyt Berlin, where the theme ‘North, East, South, West – connected by one planet’ was announced, the programme has now entered one of its most crucial phases, the Educational one.

Throughout the editions, this moment is meant to involve the shortlisted finalists in a special Isko I-Skool two-day learning event. With the aim to provide hand-on experiences by focusing on technical and soft skills development, the Denim Seminar was traditionally held at Creative Room, Isko’s style and design research hub in Castelfranco Veneto (TV – Italy).

This year’s twenty shortlisted finalists, selected out of more than 150 applications submitted, took part in a very special version of this educational event. Including students from some of the most renowned schools in the world as well as young professionals, the group experienced a new format of the fully-immersive experience which was reinvented on purpose to overcome the difficulties resulting from the delicate international circumstances. Relying on Talentlms digital platform, the Denim Seminar turned into a Denim Webinar, allowing students and young professionals to learn from Isko I-Skool tutors with the long-standing support of both Isko and Creative Room teams, according to a press release by Isko.

Approaching denim from all angles, the presentations provide in-depth knowledge on the entire supply chain. ‘Welcome to the Denim Webinar’ was presented by Irem Orhun, senior executive Isko I-Skool Project. Baris Ozden, product development manager at Isko’s R&D centre presented ‘Field to fabric: from cotton to denim fabric’. ‘Responsible design’ was discussed by Miles Johnson, denim designer; ‘A good design is a sustainable design – How to create a responsible 5-pocket jeans?’ was discussed by by Creative Room: Massimo Munari - art director & manager, Wendy Pasinato - designer, and Anita Santi – designer.

Alessio Berto from The Tailor Pattern Support presented ‘The out-of-standard 5-pocket jeans’; Marina Tonella from Mestieri-LAB presented ‘Presentation skills’; ‘Cadica & Isko I-Skool’ was presented by Cadica group’s CMO marketing and sales director, Carlo Parisatto; Alessandro Marchesini, head of sales and global business; and art director, Mirco Reffo.

‘Eco-design & sustainable jeans production’ was presented by Carme Santacruz Zaragozá, creative - brain box at Jeanologia; ‘Intellectual property’ was presented by Alessandra Vitagliano, legal consultant; and ‘Denim trends AW 21/22’ was discussed by Kelly Harrington, Denimhead, archivist and Japanophile.

Furthermore, an exclusive partners line-up was presented as well, highlighting the network of excellence that the program has developed with key players of the industry: Itema (Platinum partner), Jeanologia (Gold partner), Cadica (Silver partner), Cotton (Bronze partner), Replay (Copper Partner) and The Tailor Pattern Support (Supporting partner).

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