TIA Lingerie Design Winners & Finalists Modeled By Helena Christensen

above: Morphology by Nikolay Bojilov was the International Winner of the 2010 Triumph Inspiration Award (TIA)

Triumph International, one of the world's largest underwear manufacturers, kicked off last Fall's London Fashion Week with a star studded catwalk show led by young designers, for the international final of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2010.



The event was hosted by Actor and Dancer Adam Garcia, and judged by the fashion industry’s crème de la crème – Supermodel, Helena Christensen; Photographer, Rankin; British Fashion Designer, Matthew Williamson; Actress and Singer Karen Mok; Chair of British Fashion Council Development Committee, Hilary Riva and Head of Global Brand Management Triumph, Suzanne McKenna.



The panel declared Nikolay Bojilov from Bulgaria the winner of this year’s global final of the Triumph Inspiration Award with the design “Morphology”, shown below:



Despite strong competition from 26 other countries and much deliberation by the judging panel, Nikolay Bojilov scooped the prize of €15,000 and the phenomenal opportunity to work alongside Triumph’s design team in Hong Kong to turn their winning showpiece into a commercial garment, to be sold as a limited edition piece in Triumph’s stores and selected outlets worldwide from summer 2011.

The 2nd place was awarded to Amaya Cárcamo from Spain with “Wood Sensation” who won €10,000:


The 3rd place winner Ludovico Loffreda from Italy with “Memory of Shape” who won € 5,000:


This was the third year that Triumph International, one of the world’s leading lingerie and shapewear brands, invited young students from world-renowned fashion schools to prove their creativity in an international design contest of the highest calibre.

By interpreting the design theme “Shape Sensation”, upcoming talent took centre stage with their multinational view of shapes and silhouettes. This year, for the first time, a one-piece design was allowed to be entered instead of only a two-piece bra and briefs, but the big goal remained the same: win over the jury with the inspiration and creativity of a unique showpiece.

Here are the other finalists, modeled by Helena Christensen, each of which took first place in their individual country competitions.

below left: Kao Tsai Hsuan - GEOMETRY - Shih Chien University Fashion Design Department
below right: Tovah Cottle - BODY ARCHITECTURE - MSIT


below left: Phan Thi Cam Tu - PREGNANCY -Architecture Univerity of HCMC
below right: Isolde Mayer - STONE COLD - Fashion Institute of Vienna


below left: Caroline du Chastel - CUBISTERY - Atelier Lannaux, Bruxelles
below right: Justin Singh - SANDS OF TIME - George Brown College


below left: Xu Yi -FEI(extraordinary)/FEI (fly) - Sichuan Fine Art Institute
below right: Dennis Lyngsø - MOTH METAMORPHOSIS - Teko


below left: Liisa Nieminen -90-60-90- Aalto University School of Art and Design, Helsinki
below right: Sofie Insam - SHAPE EXPLOSION - Istituto Marangoni, Paris et Milan


below left: Manuel Marte - HUMAN ANIMAL SYMBIOSIS -ESMOD, Munich
below right: Eugenia Dimopoulou - FLESH -A.K.T.O., Greece


below left: Da Da Sze Man Tang - DIAMONDDRESS -FAST- ITCSS
below right: Yadvi Aggarwal - BACK TO THE BASICS -Pearl Academy of Fashion


below left: Suzanne Ferncombe - IF I WERE A BOY? -Limerick School of Art & Design, Ireland
below right: Karine Feldman - QUEEN ELIZABETH THE 1ST -‘Shenkar’ College of engineering and design, Israel


below left: Ayumi Kawase - A BRASSERIE IMAGING A FOREST -Bunka Fashion College
below right: Peet Dullaert - SENSIMOTION -ArtEZ


below left: Anette Boman - SENSATIONALLY SHAPED INFORMATION -ESMOD, Oslo
below right: Cristina Homen de Gouveia - BODY FRAME -Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal


below left: Grace Eliana Sugiarto - PRESERVED BEAUTY -Raffles Design Institute, Singapore
below right: Elin Engström - IMAGOMANIA -The Swedish School of Textiles, Borås


below left: Benjamin Blarer - HIT-OR-MISS -FHNW-HGK Basel Institute Fashion-Design
below right: Isabella Newell - CIRCUS FREAKS - Central Saint Martins:



Overall global TIA winner Bojilov not only won the prize of Euros 15,000 (with the 2nd and 3rd places winning Euros 10,000 and Euros 5,000 respectively) but also the opportunity to work alongside Triumph’s design team in Hong Kong to turn their winning showpiece into a commercial garment to be sold as a limited edition piece in Triumph’s stores and selected outlets worldwide from September 2011.

Triumph International is one of the world’s largest underwear manufacturers. The company enjoys a presence in over 120 countries with its core brands Triumph®, sloggi®, Valisère® and HOM®. Triumph employs more than 37,500 people; in 2008, the company achieved a turnover of CHF 2.37 billion.

images and info courtesy of Triumph International

Ultrasone's $2,750 Edition 10 Limited Headphones

Music and luxury lovers, are you listening?
German Headphone company Ultrasone has come out with a luxuriously stunning set of headphones inspired by butterfly wings and made with the finest materials including Ethiopian sheepskin leather, Ruthenium metal and Zebrano wood.



The technology matches the craftsmanship and the price may be the only sound that is appalling to your ears. At almost $3,000 a pair, I certainly hope you're listening to something other than Justin Bieber.



Ultrasone - Edition 10 (as described by Ultrasone):
Each Edition 10 is hand-made in Germany and offers open natural sound design without any limitations. It’s the perfect combination in technology and luxury. Materials of the highest quality have been chosen to encompass the latest developments in open-back sound technology. Enjoy the know-how and passion embedded in each Edition 10 model.



Creating a complete new headphone design is always promising but Ultrasone has risen to that challenge and designed from the ground up an amazingly rich product, utilizing the best combination of superlative styling, finest materials, and sound technologies.




The Edition 10 is the first OPEN-BACK pair of Edition headphones by Ultrasone. The wings of a butterfly inspired the basic look. Ultrasone Edition headphones not only provide brilliant sound but couple that with best materials available. Precious Ethiopian sheepskin leather covers ear cups and head band. Enjoy the comfort of the balanced and matched dark brown sheepskin leather. This is the smoothest leather available. The noble metal matt ruthenium, which is known for its elegant look and durable properties, covers the ear cups. The decorative shiny warm finish of the ruthenium surface shows a variety of eye-catching reflections. The ear cups are emblazoned with inlays of decorous Zebrano wood. Featuring a unique and stylish full metal headband that is also an extremely lightweight, solid design also bestow the highest comfort at the same time. Summing all this up, these headphones stand for extravagance in comfort, sound, surface feel and appearance.




Included you will find a specifically designed Edition 10 headphone stand. The geometrical alignment has been transferred from the ear cup inlays to define the delicate shape. This stand is a piece of art. To complete this complementary styling, the stand is made of the same Zebrano wood as the clasps on the outer ear cups. This elegant stand secures a safe storage for the edition 10 headphones.




Of course, edition 10 is equipped with the latest technologies such as ULE-technology (Mu Metal shielding) and S-Logic Plus technology. The special cable with silver-plated oxygen-free copper and Aramid fiber endows the Edition 10 with greater electron flow, lower weight and a maximum of flexibility and durability.




Treat yourself with luxurious materials and advanced technologies to experience highest comfort in safer hearing and longtime pleasure with your music.

Specs:
* Open-back deluxe headphones with reduced emissions, using the ULE standard (Ultra Low Emission) and S-Logic Plus technology.
* Frequency range: 5 - 45000 Hz.
* Impedance 32 Ohm.
* Sound pressure level 99 dB.
* MU Metal bufferboard.
* 40 mm titanium-plated driver.
* Magnet NdFeB.
* Weight 282g (excl. cord).
* Cord length: 3m.
* Aramid fiber enhanced.
* Silver plated high-flex cable.
* (OFC 99.99 % pure copper).
* 6.3 mm gold plated plug.
* Hand crafted Zebrano wood headphone stand.
* Wooden storage box.

Price? $2,749.00
buy them here

Thanks to TG daily for bringing this to my attention.

Beautiful Cut Paper Animal Masks by Flurry & Salk.

above: cut paper Ram mask designed for Hermes.

Meet Nikki Salk and Amy Flurry. Nikki is an artist and fashion blogger, Amy is a freelance writer, editor and stylist. In January, 2010 the two women founded the Paper-Cut-Project, a company that conceives art direction and highly crafted installations in paper for window installations, runway, catalog and advertising campaigns.



Flurry and Salk describe their custom made paper art installations as "fueled by a love of fashion and an appreciation of the grace and nuance of this humble material"

They have designed installations and window displays for chic stores like Jeffrey New York and Atlanta and an exclusive collection of animals for Hermes.


Owl (for Hermes):

Bear (for Hermes):

Horse 1 (for Hermes):

Horse 2 (for Hermes):

Horse 3 (for Hermes):

Lion (for Hermes):

Cockatiel (for Hermes):


The above masks were designed exclusively for French luxury boutique Hermes, while the masks below are part of their Animalia series.

Owl:

Cockatiel:

Lion:

Hare:


The Paper Cut Project
Nikki Salk's fashion blog
Amy Flurry's website

Real Road Kill Bracelets by Metalsmith, Jeweler and Taxidermist Lucy Jenkins.

One of the best uses of Road Kill I've ever seen. These unusual and surprisingly attractive bracelets were made by award-winning metalsmith/jeweler/taxidermist Lucy Jenkins.




The gold-plated and sterling silver Road Kill Fur bangles are lined with fur sourced from actual Road kill and engraved with the Latin name of the animal and the road from which it was sourced. The Road Kill Range attempts to create a new way of wearing ethical fur for aesthetic purposes.

Oryctolagus Cuniculus (rabbit), found on the A3052 - Gold Plate, Road Kill Rabbit Fur:




"NO ANIMALS WERE KILLED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THESE PIECES" is actually printed on the lid of the presentation box for the bracelets.


Lupus Americanus (hare), found on the B3212 - Gold Plate, Road Kill Hare Fur:



The above two bracelets were available for purchase at Luna and Curious but have been sold out.

Other bracelets from the range (no longer available):
Oryctolagus Cuniculus B3180 - Solid Silver, Road Kill Rabbit Fur:




images courtesy of the artist and Luna and Curious

Lucy Jenkins