Intreccincantiere: contest of ideas
The winners of the seventh edition
Intreccincantiere, the fashion contest of Manifattura di Domodossola and its brand Athison, reaches its finale and announces its winners on Instagram. The journey for the 80 competing students from the most prestigious international fashion schools has been long and hard, especially given the restrictions imposed by the Covid emergency. After choosing the weaves made available free of charge by the company, the young talents set to work creating an original piece in one of the four categories (leather goods, footwear, jewellery and interior design).
The jury at the seventh edition was made up of Chiara Bottoni (head journalist at MF Fashion), Paola Bulbarelli (fashion journalist at Il Foglio and La Verità), Tommaso Cancellara (managing director at Assocalzaturifici Italiani and managing director at Micam), Martina Capriotti (co-founder of mirta.com), Danny D’Alessandro (Assopellettieri managing director and Mipel director), Stefano De Pascale (Federorafi managing director), Giulia Garbi (estate agent and TV presenter), Fabiana Giacomotti (journalist and Fashion Science tutor at La Sapienza University) and Eiko Koga (Chair and CEO of Mitsubishi Italia).
The interior design prize went to the group of students from ACME in Novara made up of Stefano Avondo, Fabio Grandinetti Parise and Beniamino Mecca for their ‘Drapery Chair’. Maria Manrique and Daniela Perdomo from NABA in Milan took home the footwear prize for their sneakers inspired by their homeland, Colombia. Ilaria Strozzi from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts won the jewellery prize for her necklace with leather details.
The winning prototype will be put straight into production by Manifattura di Domodossola and included in the company’s upcoming Athison bags collection. Thanks to the collaboration with mirta.com, the noted e-commerce site for the best Italian-made luxury artisans, the accessory will be added to the brand’s products already available on the digital platform. This important opportunity will be taken by Giovanni Matola, a student at IUAD Naples Fashion Academy, whose animal-style wrist bag found favour with the jurors.
Ahead of the next edition of the contest with the publication of the new call in autumn, the official prize-giving ceremony will take place in September when the winners will receive their plaques.