Winner of the NK Young Talent Award by Beckmans - Saveja Awzel
March 07, 2023
Since 2021, NK, in collaboration with Beckmans College of Design, has been awarding a design prize to promote, support and celebrate young designers who are on the threshold of working life after their education. Saveja Awzel, who completed her final year of the fashion program at Beckmans College of Design in 2022, wins with her graduation collection 'Lost on Silk Road'.
- I am honored and grateful for the NK Young Talent Award by Beckmans which gives me the opportunity to present what I stand for and who I am as a designer. For me, the award is proof that what my creations represent is relevant and relatable. It is also proof that I can be the voice of those who seek balance in their identity in the same way as I do, which means a lot to me," continues Saveja Awzel, winner of the NK Young Talent Award by Beckmans.
- NK has always been the department store where you can find the very latest. So it goes without saying that you should also be able to find tomorrow's most promising promising fashion designers here. Beckmans and NK have had many creative collaborations over the years and the NK Young Talent Award is another good example of this. good example of this. The coveted prize is a significant encouragement for our talented students and another opportunity for NK's visitors to take part in the project. NK's visitors to take part in what is going on, says Pär Engsheden, fashion designer and program manager for Fashion at Beckmans.
The prize will be awarded on March 7 at Nordiska Kompaniet and presented at NK Stockholm with an exhibition in Ljusgården from March 9. The collection will also be presented in shop windows and in all NK's digital channels. The jury that each year selects the winner of the NK Young Talent Award by Beckmans consists of Pär Engsheden, Program Manager for the Fashion Program at Beckmans College of Design, Annika Berner, Creative Director, and Karin Wickberg, Marketing Manager at NK.
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