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2003 – European Round

1st Prize – Nicolas Poitou – Institut Saint-Luc, Ramegnies-Chin, Belgium
enlarge	“Size 38”
2nd Prize – Marie Broes – Sint-Lucas, Gent, Belgium
enlarge	“He was looking for food…She was sleeping… She had three kids”
3rd Prize – Julien Bredontiot – Institut Saint-Luc, Ramegnies-Chin, Belgium
enlarge	“The Guiltiest one is the Buyer!”

European Round: All the winning designs

Students from across the continent participated in the European round of the Fur Free Alliance’s inaugural DESIGN AGAINST FUR! competition.

On 15 May, judges from the fashion and design world gathered at the stylish showrooms of the Roberto Capucci fashion house in Milan, Italy, to choose winners and honourable distinction awards from over 300 entries representing 13 European countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and the Ukraine.

The judging process in Milano: (left to right) Roberto Bennati, Nick Parton and Ricardo Pereira da Silva

The distinguished panel of judges consisted of:

Roberto Bennati – Account director, Dorland Agency, Roma
Franco Bruccoleri – Chairman of Capucci Corp., Milano
Michele Mariani – Art Director, Armando Testa, Roma
Maurizio Sala – Creative director, Armando Testa, Roma
Nick Parton – Senior creative director, Ogilvy Public Relations, London
Ricardo Pereira da Silva – 25 Rãs Marketing, Porto & Lisbon

Then on 26 June, three art students of the Institut Saint-Luc de Tournai and Sint-Lucas Gent, were awarded first, second and third prizes in Design Against Fur’s European Round.

The awards ceremony, organised by FFA affiliate GAIA, took place at the Résidence Palace in Brussels.

Awards ceremony (from left to right): Barry Gilbert-Miguet, Bellerive Foundation and FFA Secretariat; Second Prize winner Marie Broes; actress and model Joyce de Troch; First Prize winner Nicolas Poitou; GAIA president Michel Vandenbosch; and the teacher of the Third Prize winner, Julien Bredontiot.

Further information on the awards ceremony is available in the inFURmation Press Room.

Acknowledgements

Design Against Fur! and the Fur Free Alliance express their thanks to Franco Bruccoleri, Chairman of the Roberto Capucci fashion house in Milan, for hosting this event, and also to Giuli Cordara of ANCF for organisation and coordination in Milan.

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