LICHTING 2023

The Lichting 2023 award was won by designer Yousra Razine Mahrah, who just graduated from ArtEZ. Her comment on her collection: “I am not afraid. Not afraid to combine materials or concepts that exist in different worlds. This is also because I am a person that navigates within worlds that are clashing against each other and I am standing in the middle of it trying to make it work.”
Embarking on a creative journey that weaves together four distinct facets of her personal identity as a Moroccan woman, Yousra displayed a technically immaculate collection drawn from her upbringing in a restrictive Islamic household. Influences from Berber Folklore people in Morocco, Moroccan street style fashion, the vision her parents held for her – a more conservative and modest appearance, and lastly her own sartorial choices. Sensual lingerie against parental modesty, Berber goat skin traditions, and Dutch-imposed stereotypes create a dynamic tension between concept, as well as material and texture choices. Using Geert Wilders’ notorious 2014 “Minder Marokkanen” speech as the backdrop of her show, her collection K*TMAROKKAAN withholds a powerful statement that, similar to her designs, won’t go unnoticed.

The Jury Report
This year, the panel of international jury members included Marlo Saalmink (Curator at large & Artistic Director), Tom van der Burght (Visual Artist and Fashion Designer), Ahmad Larnes (Creative Producer Tommy Hilfiger), and Gry Nissen (Creative Design Director and Brand Developer).

The participants of Lichting 2023 were: Annalie van Doorn, Yousra Razine Mahrah, Bastiaan Reijnen, Tim van der Plas, Ulkuhan Akgul, Floyd Rorije, Joseph William Raidt, Berke Taslidere, André Konings, and Eva Marie-Louise Vos.

In the first block of images you’ll see the winning collection. Followed by overviews of the collections of other participating designers: Tim van der Plas, Joseph William Raidt, Floyd Rorije, Bastiaan Reijnen, Andre Konings, Eva Marie Louise Vos, Annalie Van Doorn, Ulkuhan Akgul and Berke Taslidere.

Dylan Westerweel wins Lichting 2019

What better way to start the weekend than by watching a show filled with the work of young design talents? Friday afternoon we all gathered at de Nieuwe Kerk for the Lichting 2019 show. Fourteen graduates from seven different fashion academies in the Netherlands all showed their graduation collections in front of the Dutch fashion crowd and the international judges. Fourteen very diverse collections touching today’s themes. With his menswear collection entitled “Jack Saul”, inspired by the beauty en struggles of a gay prostitute from the Victorian time, designer Dylan Westerweel was chosen as this year’s winner. He won a money prize of 10.000 euro and will get his own fashion show during the next fashion week (as Ferry Schiffelers had this afternoon).

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Backstage Lichting 2018 Amsterdam Fashion Week

Lots of models, lots of outfits and a huge backstage-operation to keep it running smoothly. Lichting 2018 is a fact.

 

FERRY SCHIFFELERS WINS LICHTING 2018

Tonight 25-year old AMFI student Ferry Schiffelers has won the Lichting 2018 award; THE award for upcoming Dutch design talent. An international panel of judges (with Alvise Bullo [Junior Research Manager Creative Talents LVMH Fashion Group], Christopher New [Course Leader BA Fashion Menswear and Fashion Programme Academic Quality Coordinator Central Saint Martins], Filep Motwary [Independent curator and author, photographer, fashion features editor Dapper Dan Magazine] and Gry Nissen [Creative Director]) chose Ferry Schiffelers out of 14 fashion graduates as the most promising new design talent in the Netherlands. Ferry won a money prince of €10.000,-, presented to him by the Meester Koetsier Foundation.

“The moment this collection was presented to us we felt a wave of emotions and respect for classic fashion combined with innovation and the high professional level, which is quite unusual for ea designer of Ferry’s age. This certainly is a first step towards a big future in fashion”, the judges stated.

Ferry’s collection titled Défilé De Deuil forms a combination of his fascination for funeral rituals and his love for women. Inspired by Victorian images of widows in the most richly decorated dresses he created a modern image of different generations of women showing strength and femininity. This translated into an all black collection with a variety of dresses in all shapes and sizes worn by a selection of five models, as diverse as possible (young, old, white, black).

His designs were a woolen little black dress with cape and head wrap details. A floor sweeping silk dress worn by an older lady. A sequined and off shoulder dress sported with gloves (the model even carried a baby wrapped in black) that seemed fit for a night of clubbing. An extra long A-shaped and pleated number worn by a little girl. And an over the top, larger than life tulle dress (in which we easily could see singer SIA performing). A small but super strong, diverse, well tailored, original and cohesive collection. Getting dressed for a funeral will never be the same.

Lizzy Stuyfzand wins LICHTING 2017


Friday evening, nine o’clock, almost weekend, but not before the Lichting (by FashionWeek Nederland and HTNK fashion recruitment & consultancy) show 2017 has taken place. Once again fourteen talented fashion graduates presented their graduation collections to a jury of both national and international fashion professionals.

Out of those fourteen young new talents that jury picked Lizzy Stuyfzand (ARTEZ) with her “Call me magpie”-collection as the most promising talent in the Netherlands.The jury praised Lizzy for her research in textile and her craftsmanship. By winning this award Lizzy was rewarded with Euro 10.000,- money prize.

The second winner of the night, chosen by the audience, was Sarah Bruylant (AMFI). Sarah received the Audience Favorite Award which included a money price of Euro 3.000,-.

So much talent, such amazing winners, now let’s head over to the bar. Time to celebrate or, for all talents that didn’t take home a price tonight,: cheers to the freakin’ weekend!

Front Row Lichting 2016 AFW

Curious to see who came to support the upcoming design talents participating in Thursday night’s Lichting 2016 award show? Here are some of the Amsterdam Fashion Week opening night’s front row guests.

DANIAL AITOUGANOV wins LICHTING 2016

On Thursday night the Dutch fasion scene gathered at the Gashouder to attend the Lichting 2016 show. After ten years of Lichting show this was the first time the Amsterdam Fashion Week scheduled the young talent award show on the opening night.

Fourteen fashion graduates presented their impressive graduation collections to an international jury of fashion professionals and of course the audience. Sometimes chic and wearable other times fantasy driven en over the top, but always outstanding en qualitative. There were two awards to be won; one winner to be chosen by the jury, the other voted for by the audience.

Danial Aitouganov graduated at AMFI became the big winner of the night. He presented five looks from his “The second sex – vol. II” collection, an expressive and colorful collection based on the idea of a forth feminist wave; a generation of women who with the right manner fight for their right. Daniel won the Lichting Award; a money prize of 10.000 euro to be used on the development of his work.

The audience’s favorite turned out to be Marlou Breuls, also an AMFI graduate. With her outstanding red hot collection, including a majestic dress made out of a carpet, she won the Audience Favorite Award powered by Converse, a money prize of €3.000,-.

Congrats to the winners!

Nikki Duijst wins Lichting 2015

Nikki Duijst is the winner of Lichting 2015 supported by V&D. During a spectacular fashion show 14 graduates presented their graduation collection to an audience of national and international fashion professionals. They voted Nikki as the upcoming fashion design talent of Dutch fashion. She received the V&D Talent award and a money prize of 10.000 euro which she can invest in the development of her work. During the show Nikki presented five looks out her graduation collection named As we seek our face. A collection with which she investigated her personal fear of being in the spotlights versus the pressure of social media to promote yourself as a unique, outstanding character. Anonymity, femininity, covering up and exposing were the focus points in the collection full of long, lean, striped and beautifully colored creations.

Bastian Visch wins Lichting 2014 supported by V&D

Tonight designer Bastian Visch became the first winner of Lichting 2014. Together with 13 other fashion graduates from all over the country he presented five pieces of his graduate collection. A collection looking further than cultures and subcultures, led by universal beauty ideals. Eye catching were his voluminous silhouettes, his use of color, his trompe l’oeil effects and photographic prints. Out of the 14 students a professional jury and selected members out of the audience chose Bastian as the lucky winner of the V&D Talent Award. Bastian will get a chance to develop a capsule collection, which will be sold in a number of V&D warehouses in spring 2015. “Winning this award is the key to my future”, the young designer stated.

Well done & good luck!

Henriette Tilanus wins Lichting 2013 supported by G-Star Raw

Henriette Tilanus is this year’s winner of the G-Star RAW Talent Award 2013 supported. With five pieces from her ArtEZ ‘Let the dust settle’ collection she convinced the international jury to be the most promising young designer out of all graduate students mexican viagra of 2013.

Tilanus colorful pieces were inspired by the stylish world of Lady Edith Sitwell. She experimented with textiles, embroidered on plastics, hand painted checks, dots and bleached striped on denim. She ripped out threads, knitted parts and created abstract flowers from stuff she found in her atelier and on the streets. Textile experiments that resulted into a modern and eccentric womenswear collection.

Tilanus wins a monetary prize of 10.000 euro plus a backstage experience at an international G-star event.

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