Filippa Fuxe and Joel Andersson awarded NK Young Talent Award by Beckmans 2024
February 21, 2024

Tomorrow's young designers are celebrated with the NK Young Talent Award by Beckmans, which this year goes to Filippa Fuxe and Joel Andersson for their respective graduation collections from Beckmans.

New for this year is that the prize is awarded in both the women's and men's fashion categories and that NK has initiated a close collaboration with ASFB - Association of Swedish Fashion Brands and Stockholm Fashion Week. The winners are honored with an exhibition in Ljusgården at NK Stockholm. In addition, they get visibility in both NK's shop windows and digital channels.

A natural place for tomorrow's design stars to shine

-NK has always been the destination for quality and finding the latest in fashion. It is therefore natural that NK is also the place where tomorrow's design stars get the opportunity to be seen. NK's collaboration with Beckmans has resulted in many exciting projects over the years, and the NK Young Talent Award is an excellent example of this. This coveted award is an important encouragement for our talented students and gives NK's visitors a unique opportunity to catch the latest in the world of fashion, says Pär Engsheden, fashion designer and head of the fashion program at Beckmans.

Om Joel Anderssons examenskollektion ‘Ambivalent’

Joel Andersson belönas för sin examenskollektion ‘Ambivalent’, som utforskar ambivalensen gentemot mode och dess roll i hans liv. ‘Ambivalent’ är en reflektion av hans personliga resa från landsbygden till modevärlden genom att kombinera influenser från sitt förflutna med sin nuvarande kärlek till mode.

Joel creates a unique collection that reflects a true representation of himself. Originating from the inner conflict between the need for new fashion and the awareness of the environmental impact of overconsumption, Joel explores the ambivalence with the method of deconstruction. The method is based on already existing garments and minimizes the waste of newly produced textiles. Growing up on a farm with parents who ran a carpentry business, Joel was constantly surrounded by practical workwear, which has influenced his passion for workwear and his current relationship with clothing and fashion creation.

Om Filippa Fuxes examenskollektion ‘Re:incarnation’

Examenskollektion ‘Re:incarnation’, bygger på en gestaltning av ett återvunnet och biologiskt nedbrytbart materials egna vandring genom tid och mellan kroppar. Kollektionen framhäver skulpturala former, femininitet och originalitet samt hur materialet kan porträttera livshistoria och bakgrund.

Med ‘Re:incarnation’ vill Filippa berätta historien om materialens återfödelse och dess transformation till nya, meningsfulla plagg. Materialets liv har hon gestaltat i kollektionen med inspiration från verk av spirituella konstnärer som Agnes Pelton och Emma Kunz. En annan viktig del i kollektionen är skor som är 3D-skissade och därefter producerade i trä med sulor av återanvända bildäck. De skulpturala siluetterna är inspirerade av Isamu Noguchi, en japansk-amerikansk modern konstnär som var verksam under 1900-talet i Kalifornien.