Fireworks filled the catwalk in Näytös19

MA student Ines Kalliala won the Näytös Award. The jury praised her menswear collection as deeply personal and responsibly made, combining hand work and technological touches.

As her inspiration for the collection Kalliala says it was an idea of blurring the presence of a person. “I was researching and thinking of the ways that we use garments to blend in, stand out, or identify ourselves. I wanted to explore this kind of in between state of being where you’re kind of merged with your surroundings; this relationship between a person and their environment.”

Marimekko Award was given to menswear collection by a project group of BA students: Elina Heilanen, Aleksandra Hellberg, Camilla Naukkarinen and Noora Vihervirta. It was emphasized that the collection was new and interesting. “It presents a new way of combining denim, workwear and indigo dyeying,” says Marimekko's chief designer of clothing, bags and accessories, Satu Maaranen, who has also graduated from Aalto University.

"The Fiskars Award is given to a collection that is very straight forward, simple and proud. It contains interesting interpretations of functionality and the pieces combine surprising materials and elements", says Marika Orkamo, Senior Vice President, Brand and Marketing at Fiskars, announcing the winner, BA graduate Alexander Luonto.

The Diesel Award was given to MA student Justus Kantakoski. The award rationale emphasized the fine finishing and bold patterns of the collection. Diesel is a long-term partner of Aalto's Department of Design, and already for years the award has been handed out to prominent fashion students for developing their first collection.