Students awarded at Coruche Fashion Cork.

The students won with merit and the School celebrates this recognition of the talent and technical skills acquired throughout their courses. It's time to celebrate and congratulate students and teachers and inspire more people to follow their dream.

The award winners were:

Fashion/Coordination Category

João "Jaypfort" Fortunato and Ihanny Luquessa, project "Kibou" - 2nd Place

Footwear Category

Iun Bernardette Leong - 2nd Place
João Morais - 3rd Place

"A good shoe leads to a good path."

Iun Bernardette 

Happy, proud, euphoric, in party mode and grateful for the experience and for all the people they met. This is how our students felt when they received the news of the jury's decision after the Coruche Fashion Cork fashion show at the closing of the 5th edition of the Cork and Cork Oak Forest Ideas and Creativity Contest. 

"The training at LSD made it easier to move from the creative to the technical process."

João "Jaypfort" Fortunato

Exploring creativity and the ability to innovate a material as Portuguese and sustainable as cork was one of the common motivations for all the winning students. And also the opportunity to present a project outside the school, build portfolio and gain experience with feedback from professionals in the field.

Teachers Helena Quinan (Pattern Cutting course) and Paulo Pereira (Footwear course) were the main drivers of their students' participation, accompanying them throughout the creative and design process. They are also to be congratulated for their dedication and close support.

How did your LSD training impact this project?

João "Jaypfort" Fortunato: "My training in Pattern Cutting made it easier for me to move from the creative to the technical process, and it had a very positive impact on this project."

Inhanny Luquessa: "It had a very big impact, as it offered me tools to move forward with some of my dreams."

Iun Bernardette: "I started with no knowledge of shoe design until I was able to design in digital, LSD opened the doors to my professional future."

João Morais: "It would be impossible to participate without having had this training. The basics I learned were extremely important for the successful development of my project."

"I designed it thinking of a person with an eye to the future."

João Morais

Who would you like to wear your cork piece?

João "Jaypfort" Fortunato: "Nigo (Kenzo's creative director)"

Inhanny Luquessa: "The underground Fashion and Street Wear community."

Iun Bernardette: "Professional women, brides and extroverted housewives looking for quality, vegan and recyclable heeled shoes."

João Morais: "The important thing for me is not the person wearing it. I've always designed with a person in mind with an attitude and a look to the future."

"This experience confirmed

 That anything is possible."

Inhanny Luquessa

What is the greatest value you take away from this Prize?

João "Jaypfort" Fortunato: "This award represents and reinforces our will to be part of this industry."

Inhanny Luquessa: "The experience only confirmed my beliefs that anything is possible."

João Morais: "Motivation to create more."

Iun Bernardette: "I'm from Macau and I've always admired Portuguese designers and artists. With this competition I had the opportunity to join this community of talents, share experiences and also become a Portuguese designer."

Stay tuned to the track record of these winners and follow them here. 

Instagram: @thejoaomorais | @iun_bernadette | @jaypfort | @ihannyluquessa

If you've been inspired by these students' journeys, bet on your dream too. Visit the full training offer page here and join the LSD Generation.