Finalist Update
Being a createurope finalist is just the start!
We keep an eye on our finalists and follow them throughout their
carreers. We congratulate our finalists on their successful projects.
Here you can see a selection of what they have achieved so far:
*Finalists 2009*
Kim Berit Heppelmann, Germany, Italy
+ won prize for Evening Wear at Gen Art Fall Fashion in New York, December 2009
Tutia Schaad, Germany, Switzerland, Vietnam
+ will have her own fashion show together with Johanna Perret with their label PERRET SCHAAD during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin on January, 21st 2010 at 11.30 am
*Finalists 2008*
Elisabeth Benonisen, Norway
+ Internship, followed by a full time position at Gilles Deacon´s studio, London
Natalia Beridze, Georgia
+ Fashion show at the Goethe-Institut in Lyon for the Kick-Off event for createurope 2009, February 2009
+ Sales through the internet platform Fashionfreax
+ 3 months internship at Village des Créateurs, Lyon (including six fashion shows and one VIP fashion show for professionals and press)
Watch Natalia at Village des Créateurs Lyon:
Natalia in Lyon
+ Participant in Festimode in Casablanca, Morocco, May 2009
Selma Berisalic, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany
+ Fashion show at the Macdella Cooper Foundation, Fashion Week After Party, New York, February 2009
+ Fashion show at Benefit Operation Fairy Dust, May 2009
Cem Cako, Germany/Turkey
+ Finalist at the Designer for Tomorrow / P&C Award, January 2009, at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Berlin
Gilles Engesser, Switzerland
+ Visist of Jacarta/Indonesia for the production of the 2010 fall/winter collection of his own label "Three Cheers and A Tiger"
+ "Three Cheers and A Tiger" was mentioned as one of the "Top Six Fashion Designers" of Switzerland in the January/February 2009 edition of "Bolero" Fashion Magazine, Switzerland
+ Participant in the St. Andrews Fashion Show, February 2009, St. Andrews/Scotland
Igor Galas, Croatia
+ Finalist in the Hempel Awards in China, March 2009
Elsien Gringhuis, Netherlands
+ Design Assistant for the NY RAW collection of G STAR
+ Exhibition during the symposium "Beyond Green, A Fashion Oddyssey", November 2008, Amsterdam
+ Launch of her own label at the Amsterdam International Fashion Week, Summer 2009
+ Exhibition at the Arnhem Fashion Biennale, June 2009
+ Interviews in several magazines, e.g. "Avantgarde" and "BLEND"
+ Nominee for "BLEND new talent award"
Julia Knüpfer, Germany
+ Winner of the Designer for Tomorrow / P&C Award, January 2009, at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin
+ Selected for ”Next Generation Bright Green Fashion“, a project run by the Copenhagen Creative Forum during Copenhagen Design Week, August 2009
Agne Kuzmickaite, Lithuania
+ Interview in the International Herald Tribune
+ Selected for “Next Generation Bright Green Fashion”, a project run by the Copenhagen Creative Forum during Copenhagen Design Week, August 2009
Ulrik Martin Larsen, Denmark
+ Participant in Festimode in Casablanca, Morocco, May 2009
+ Opening of the createurope showroom with his exhibition “Monomaniac” (22nd – 31st May), Creative Lab Berlin
Sandra Navarro Salas, Spain
+ Finalist at the "Art Jove" 2008, Palma de Mallorca
+ Participant in "Creamoda" 2009, Bilbao
Michael Sontag, Germany
+ Finalist in the Designer for Tomorrow / P&C Award, January 2009, at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin
+ Participant in the Becks Award, January 2009
+ Participant in FestiMode in Casablanca, Morocco, May 2009
+ In the April edition of Elle Germany, Michael Sonntag was described as a “high-flyer with great prospects - he is currently one of the biggest German fashion talents and will soon be very successful!”
+ Fashion show at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, July 2009
Sarah Thornqvist, Sweden
+ Opening of “Wrapped”, an exhibition at the Urban Outfitters Gallery, Stockholm (14th – 31st May)
+ Teaching at the fashion department of Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
Lisa Uhlenbrock, Germany
+ Internship at the Quelle Headquarters, Fürth, for 4 months
+ Participant in the exhibition ”Future Fashion Now“ at the Victoria&Albert Museum, London, between May 2009 and January 2010
Iris van Herpen, Netherlands
+ Exhibition of her "Chemical Crows" collection at the Historical Museum Rotterdam
+ Interviews in several magazines, e.g. Harpers Bazaar Korea, Zoo Magazine, Metal Magazine, Indie Magazine
+ Exhibition "Rollan Didier meets Iris van Herpen", Gallery FashionMania, Amsterdam
Dimitris Zafeiriou, Greece
+ Finalist in the ”Newcomer“ show during Athens Fashion Week, March 2009
*Finalists 2009*
Kim Berit Heppelmann, Germany, Italy
+ won prize for Evening Wear at Gen Art Fall Fashion in New York, December 2009
Tutia Schaad, Germany, Switzerland, Vietnam
+ will have her own fashion show together with Johanna Perret with their label PERRET SCHAAD during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin on January, 21st 2010 at 11.30 am
*Finalists 2008*
Elisabeth Benonisen, Norway
+ Internship, followed by a full time position at Gilles Deacon´s studio, London
Natalia Beridze, Georgia
+ Fashion show at the Goethe-Institut in Lyon for the Kick-Off event for createurope 2009, February 2009
+ Sales through the internet platform Fashionfreax
+ 3 months internship at Village des Créateurs, Lyon (including six fashion shows and one VIP fashion show for professionals and press)
Watch Natalia at Village des Créateurs Lyon:
Natalia in Lyon+ Participant in Festimode in Casablanca, Morocco, May 2009
Selma Berisalic, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Germany
+ Fashion show at the Macdella Cooper Foundation, Fashion Week After Party, New York, February 2009
+ Fashion show at Benefit Operation Fairy Dust, May 2009
Cem Cako, Germany/Turkey
+ Finalist at the Designer for Tomorrow / P&C Award, January 2009, at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Berlin
Gilles Engesser, Switzerland
+ Visist of Jacarta/Indonesia for the production of the 2010 fall/winter collection of his own label "Three Cheers and A Tiger"
+ "Three Cheers and A Tiger" was mentioned as one of the "Top Six Fashion Designers" of Switzerland in the January/February 2009 edition of "Bolero" Fashion Magazine, Switzerland
+ Participant in the St. Andrews Fashion Show, February 2009, St. Andrews/Scotland
Igor Galas, Croatia
+ Finalist in the Hempel Awards in China, March 2009
Elsien Gringhuis, Netherlands
+ Design Assistant for the NY RAW collection of G STAR
+ Exhibition during the symposium "Beyond Green, A Fashion Oddyssey", November 2008, Amsterdam
+ Launch of her own label at the Amsterdam International Fashion Week, Summer 2009
+ Exhibition at the Arnhem Fashion Biennale, June 2009
+ Interviews in several magazines, e.g. "Avantgarde" and "BLEND"
+ Nominee for "BLEND new talent award"
Julia Knüpfer, Germany
+ Winner of the Designer for Tomorrow / P&C Award, January 2009, at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin
+ Selected for ”Next Generation Bright Green Fashion“, a project run by the Copenhagen Creative Forum during Copenhagen Design Week, August 2009
Agne Kuzmickaite, Lithuania
+ Interview in the International Herald Tribune
+ Selected for “Next Generation Bright Green Fashion”, a project run by the Copenhagen Creative Forum during Copenhagen Design Week, August 2009
Ulrik Martin Larsen, Denmark
+ Participant in Festimode in Casablanca, Morocco, May 2009
+ Opening of the createurope showroom with his exhibition “Monomaniac” (22nd – 31st May), Creative Lab Berlin
Sandra Navarro Salas, Spain
+ Finalist at the "Art Jove" 2008, Palma de Mallorca
+ Participant in "Creamoda" 2009, Bilbao
Michael Sontag, Germany
+ Finalist in the Designer for Tomorrow / P&C Award, January 2009, at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin
+ Participant in the Becks Award, January 2009
+ Participant in FestiMode in Casablanca, Morocco, May 2009
+ In the April edition of Elle Germany, Michael Sonntag was described as a “high-flyer with great prospects - he is currently one of the biggest German fashion talents and will soon be very successful!”
+ Fashion show at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, July 2009
Sarah Thornqvist, Sweden
+ Opening of “Wrapped”, an exhibition at the Urban Outfitters Gallery, Stockholm (14th – 31st May)
+ Teaching at the fashion department of Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
Lisa Uhlenbrock, Germany
+ Internship at the Quelle Headquarters, Fürth, for 4 months
+ Participant in the exhibition ”Future Fashion Now“ at the Victoria&Albert Museum, London, between May 2009 and January 2010
Iris van Herpen, Netherlands
+ Exhibition of her "Chemical Crows" collection at the Historical Museum Rotterdam
+ Interviews in several magazines, e.g. Harpers Bazaar Korea, Zoo Magazine, Metal Magazine, Indie Magazine
+ Exhibition "Rollan Didier meets Iris van Herpen", Gallery FashionMania, Amsterdam
Dimitris Zafeiriou, Greece
+ Finalist in the ”Newcomer“ show during Athens Fashion Week, March 2009
