This time indoors, António Amorim and António Braz Costa, CITEVE’s president and general-director, respectively, conducted the ceremony having the double function of both hosts and presenters.
As background there is a new edition of iTechStyle Showcase, with textile materials, products and accessories which are candidate to the awards of the 2021 edition.
Winner in the fabrics’ category, TMG was represented at the highest level by the CEO Manuel Gonçalves, who shows off the awards before the cameras and flashes.
Sandra Pinheiro, from Têxteis Penedo, went on stage to receive the award for Product category from the hand of CITEVE’s president.
Awarded with Smart, the prize for the smartest product, iParasol and Flexfelina were represented by Miguel Malheiro who didn’t hide his pride for this distinction.
The Government didn’t want to miss the opportunity of associating to the event, even if by video. João Correia Neves, the Deputy Secretary of State and Economics, highlighted the importance of textile innovation.
It was through its second generation that Bordados Oliveira collected the award for the Accessorize category, given to Rita Oliveira by the CEO of Seletiva Moda, Manuel Serrão.
In the launching of the ceremony António Braz Costa highlighted the extraordinary path of innovation and the international recognition for innovation of Portuguese Textile companies.
The immovable audience was formed by another Green Circle showcase, an advanced exhibition of sustainability in which our TCI equally stands out in the international forefront of the sector.
It was precisely in the Sustainability area that the jury awarded Brandbias, giving the Finished Product prize to the multifunctional Jack O’Bag coat, which was delivered to Gonçalo Serra.
Seletiva Moda, the promoter of iTechStyle Awards, alongside with CITEVE, was physically present and was represented by its highest rank.
João Mendes, from A Sampaio & Filhos, exhibits the award for the best material in the category Sustainability, highlighting the importance and international prestige of the prize.
Filled with the best examples of innovation and sustainability, CITEVE’s atrium transformed into the ideal setting for the sort of studio that was assembled for the broadcasting of the ceremony.
The Oscars for textile innovation
This time indoors, António Amorim and António Braz Costa, CITEVE’s president and general-director, respectively, conducted the ceremony having the double function of both hosts and presenters.