ITS Contest 2022
Building the Ark
ITS Contest 2022 marks the 20th anniversary and the return to the physical edition of the event after 2 years of global COVID-19 pandemic. The concept, “The Ark of Creativity”, intends to highlight that the “ship” has left the harbour, that ITS Arcademy - Museum of Art in Fashion is underway. Finalists, jurors and guests get to see firsthand a preview of ITS Arcademy before the opening, with the first exhibition curated by fashion historian Olivier Saillard. The jury sees the return of Demna, now Creative Director at Balenciaga, Imran Amed, founder of Business of Fashion, pop icon Róisín Murphy.
ITS Contest 2022
Concept
Building the Ark
In 2022, ITS becomes THE ARK OF CREATIVITY. The journey begun twenty years ago — collecting, preserving, and caring for unique expressions of creativity — reaches its symbolic fulfillment in this new edition. A passion for research, the dedication required to build something meaningful, and the pursuit of a noble vision against all odds are values deeply rooted in ITS. The Ark also stands, now more than ever, as a message of hope and optimism: a union with the forces of nature and a source of renewal and resilience.
Class of 2022
Finalists and Winners
The finalists and winners of ITS Contest 2022
The Jury
The jury of ITS Contest 2022
Fashion Jury
Imran Amed
Founder & CEO, The Business of Fashion
Carlo Bach
Art Director, illycaffè
Tony Chambers
Founder & Director, TC & Friends
Matteo Battiston
Chief Design Officer, EssilorLuxottica
Carlo Capasa
Chairman, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana
Orsola de Castro
Author, Activist & Creative Director, Estethica
Deanna Ferretti
Founder, Miss Deanna & Co-Founder, Modateca Deanna
Barbara Franchin
President, Fondazione ITS & Director, ITS Arcademy
Carlo Giordanetti
CEO, Swatch Art Peace Hotel
Demna
Creative Director, Balenciaga
Luca Josi
Member, TIM Foundation
Róisín Murphy
Singer & Songwriter
Massimo Parrini Cantini
Costume Designer
Stefania Ricci
Director, Museo Salvatore Ferragamo & Fondazione Ferragamo
Luca Rizzi
Tutoring & Consulting Director, Pitti Immagine
Andrea Rosso
OTB Sustainability Ambassador
Sara Sozzani Maino
Creative Director, Fondazione Sozzani
Media Jury
Rachele Bagnato
Fashion Director, D La Repubblica
Michou Basu
Fashion & Design Writer, FD Persoonlijk
Andrea Batilla
Strategist & Writer
Giampietro Baudo
Global Chief Content Officer, L’Officiel
Chiara Beghelli
Fashion & Luxury Reporter, Il Sole 24 Ore
Ales Caks
Editor-in-Chief, Goodlife
Alberto Calabrese
Contributing Writer, Vogue Italia
Gianluca Cantaro
Freelance Fashion Journalist & Critic
Tiziana Cardini
Fashion Critic, Vogue
Lorella Flego
Journalist & CEO, Gracefulstory / Glitter / Lorellaflego
Maria Hunstig
Features Director, Vogue Germany
Luca Lanzoni
Digital Creative Director, Hearst Italy
Armelle Leturcq
Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief, Crash
Antonio Mancinelli
Freelance Journalist
Mariko Mito
Director, Bunka Publishing Bureau Paris
Marie Ottavi
Journalist, Libération
Tommaso Palazzi
Managing Editor, MFFashion
Alice Pfeiffer
Executive Editor, Nylon
Federico Poletti
Fashion Director, Artribune
Gea Politi
Chief Editor & Publisher, Flash Art
Megumi Takahashi
Milan Correspondent, Senken Shimbun
Brigitte Werneburg
Art & Fashion Freelance Writer
Silke Wichert
Fashion Writer, Süddeutsche Zeitung / NZZ / Achtung
Gemma A. Williams
Editorial Director, Jing Daily