Can the Taiwanese designer Ms. Yiyu Chen walk on the water in Aarhus? This will be revealed September 16 when she along with 7 other design teams participate in the fashion prize show AWOW Talent Award at Aarhus Harbour. The fashion show is organized by Aarhus Walks on Water (AWOW). Together with Danish design company VRS, Ms. Chen aged 29, has developed a fashion collection which unites fashion and tech and competes against seven other design teams about the award worth 10,000 euro.
AWOW’s intention was to match a Danish design company with a foreign designer. When Ms. Chen’s noticed this invitation to participate in AWOW, her curiosity was awaken, and after the selection, she is now one of the finalists along with competitors from Hungary, Finland, Latvia, South Korea, Romania, Ukraine and Slovakia.
“I am interested in experimental fashion design combined with the use of technology. The theme of AWOW is unique as a fashion competition, which is why I wanted to apply,” ms. Chen says to AWOW.
AWOW is an Aarhus2017 European Capital of Culture commissioned event in collaboration with More Creative and Central Denmark Region. AWOW is funded by Aarhus2017, Central Denmark Region, More Creative and the City of Aarhus.
The award show takes place:
September 16, 2017at 20:00-22:00
at
Aarhus City Harbour at DOKK1
Hack Kampmanns Pl. 2,
8000 Aarhus C,
Danmark.
AWOW Website:
Yihu Chen’s collection at AWOW’s website: www.awow2017.dk/designer/yiyu-chen
Yihu Chen’s website: www.yiyuchen.org
