RUSSIAN SEASONS
opens new ★ NAMES
Every year Russian Seasons opens new names in the fashion industry and determines the best young designers of clothes and accessories, product designers and innovators in Russia.
RUSSIAN SEASONS
OPENS NEW ★ NAMES
Every year Russian Seasons opens new names in the fashion industry and determines the best young designers of clothes and accessories, product designers and innovators in Russia.
The Russian Seasons competition for young designers is supported by Vogue Russia magazine. Over the years the jury included Masha Fedorova, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Russia magazine, Alla Verber, vice-president of Mercury and fashion director of TsUM, architect Sergey Tchoban and Frol Burimsky and others.
The collection of the finalist is purchased by the TsUM Trading House.And the first international "Russian Seasons" showcase opens on eBay. Showcase presents clothes, accessories, tableware, interior items and decor from Russian designers who participate in the festival.
THE RUSSIAN SEASONS CONTEST
Russian Seasons launches the Seasons Tech support program for young innovators backed by Innopraktika with the participation of the Moscow Export Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University Business School and other organizations.
2016
2019
2018
The Russian Seasons Festival brings together designers, fashion experts and craftsmen at a round table at the Four Seasons Hotel Moscow and launches a trend towards rethinking Russian handicraft traditions in contemporary design.
2015
The pop-up Russian Seasons exhibition at TsUM presents 10 contestants' works that were created in collaboration with the oldest Russian handicraft manufactories.
2017
2020 - 2021
We are announcing a call for applications for the competition in the nominations: "Fashion", "Subject Design" and "Innovation". Applications are accepted from October 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
We are announcing a call for applications for the competition in the nominations: "Fashion", "Subject Design" and "Innovation". Applications are accepted from October 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021
NOMINATIONS
FASHION
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Men's, women's and children's
clothes
Accessories
Shoes
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Men's, women's and children's
clothes
Accessories
Shoes
SUBJECT DESIGN
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Furniture
Decor
Tableware
Light
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Furniture
Decor
Tableware
Light
INNOVATION
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Innovative materials
3D printing
Wearable gadgets
E-commerce and mobile applications
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Innovative materials
3D printing
Wearable gadgets
E-commerce and mobile applications
FASHION
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Men's, women's and children's
clothes
Accessories
Shoes
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Men's, women's and children's
clothes
Accessories
Shoes
SUBJECT DESIGN
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Furniture
Decor
Tableware
Light
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Furniture
Decor
Tableware
Light
INNOVATION
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Innovative materials
3D printing
Wearable gadgets
E-commerce and mobile applications
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Innovative materials
3D printing
Wearable gadgets
E-commerce and mobile applications
For the winners of the Fashion and Subject Design nominations, premium placement in the Russian Seasons marketplace is provided. The winner of the Innovation nomination will take part in the Seasons Tech Demo Day and compete for the grant.
PRIZE
CONTEST PROGRAMME 2020-2021
01.11.20 – 31.01.21
ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS
Applications for participation in the competition are accepted on the contest's website
Applications for participation in the competition are accepted on the contest's website
11.02.21
SHORT LIST
A short list of 30 participants (10 participants in 3 nominations) will be formed by the curator of the contest and posted on the contest's website
A short list of 30 participants (10 participants in 3 nominations) will be formed by the curator of the contest and posted on the contest's website
19.03.21
THE FINAL
The list of 15 finalists (5 participants in 3 nominations) will be determined by the jury of the contest. The list will be posted on the contest's website. The finalists will take part in a collective stand at the Russian Seasons festival free of charge
The list of 15 finalists (5 participants in 3 nominations) will be determined by the jury of the contest. The list will be posted on the contest's website. The finalists will take part in a collective stand at the Russian Seasons festival free of charge
22.03.21 – 26.03.21
EXHIBITION AND VOTING
The exhibition of the contest works of 15 finalists will be held within the framework of the Russian Seasons festival. Winners (one winner in 3 nominations) will be determined by online voting of festival visitors
The exhibition of the contest works of 15 finalists will be held within the framework of the Russian Seasons festival. Winners (one winner in 3 nominations) will be determined by online voting of festival visitors
26.03.21
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
The winners of the contest will be announced on the last day of the festival
The winners of the contest will be announced on the last day of the festival
500
APPLICATIONS
30
SHORT LIST
15
FINALISTS
3
WINNERS
SELECTION CRITERIA
1. The novelty and uniqueness of the creative solution
2. Relevance, compliance with the needs and challenges of modern society
3. Market demand and commercial potential
4. Artistic expressiveness, correspondence of the idea and the way of its embodiment
5. High professional level of work performance
2. Relevance, compliance with the needs and challenges of modern society
3. Market demand and commercial potential
4. Artistic expressiveness, correspondence of the idea and the way of its embodiment
5. High professional level of work performance
NEW ★ NAMES
- ALEXANDRA GEORGIEVAWinner of the Russian Seasons Award 2018, designer of the Krestetskaya Strochka factory.
- GRIGORY KOROBEINIKOVWinner of the Russian Seasons contest 2017, the choice of Vogue Russia, partner of the content.
- RAPHAEL GAYNULLIN AND ANASTASIA GAVRILOVA
3rd place at Seasons Tech 2019. Creators of A.R.Novate studio. - EKATERINA PETROVAFinalist of the Russian Seasons contest 2018, Fashion nomination.
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- DARIA VERINA AND KONSTANTIN VERINFinalists of 2018 in the nomination "Subject Design", founders of ODINGENIY bureau.
- DARIA ALEKSEEVA2nd place at Seasons Tech 2019. Founder of the «Vtoroe Dykhanie» Foundation and Charity Shop.
APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION
Fill in the data about you and your project:
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
1. Both professional and beginning designers of clothes and accessories, object designers and innovative entrepreneurs, students of specialized educational institutions under 40, who are citizens of Russia or other countries, can take part in the contest.
2. One person or a group of people united by one project can participate in the contest.
3. One person can participate in the Russian Seasons contest twice in different years of its holding.
4. The condition for participation in the competition at the stage of announcing the shortlist is a competitive application filled out on the contest website with a presentation of the product, project or collection attached to it in pdf format.
5. The condition for participation in the final of the contest is:
• for the nominations "Fashion" and "Subject Design" - availability of exhibition samples;
• for the "Innovation" nomination - a prototype or working technology.
6. The organizing committee of the competition reserves the right to refuse a person's participation without explaining the reasons at any of the stages.