SHOJI FUJII reports on the PRIZE WINNERS ! AT THE 24TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL HYÈRES

Dear Shaded Viewers

I am proud to announce the prize winners of the Festival Hyères 2009. For the first time ever the same designers,  Marite Mastina & Rolands Peterkops from Latvia,  won both the Grand Jury prize from L'ORÉAL Professionnel  and the 1,2,3 prize. CRYSTALLIZED SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS gave a prize where the sole criteria was creativity which had nothing to do with  a designer using crystals. That was shared between two men's wear designers (another first): Simon-Pierre Toussaint from Belgium and Harald Lunde Helgesen from Norway. The photography prize went to Linus Bill from Switzerland which was a grant for one year at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. 

 

Kris Van Assche, Marite & Rolands,  Laurent Dubois, L'Oreal Professionnel

Grand prize for photography was given to Linus Bill(middle) from Switzerland. Tim Walker, left and Peter Knapp Right.

CRYSTALLIZED SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS prize was shared between  Simon-Pierre Toussaint from Belgium and Harald Lunde Helgesen from Norway

1.2.3. prize was given Marite Mastina & Ronlds Peterkops from Latvia

Public prize was given to Simon-Pierre Toussaint.

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!