The national jury consisting of Nana de Bary Landesmann / Nanadebary Cosmetic, Sylvie Liska / Modehaus Liska and Friends of the Secession Vienna, Günther Parth / photographer, Anna Straberger / Palmers group, Margit Wiener / Der Standard, Brigitte R. Winkler / Kurier, and Andreas Bergbaur / Unit F büro für mode held its session on October 24th, 2001 and chose 5 designers for promotion out of a total of 24 applications:

(measures for sales promotion - update of the website, participation at the Espace Carole de Bona March 2002 in Paris and printed matters for information)
ATS 50.000,-

collection S/S 2002 ‚Constructed normality #promesse du bonheur'
ATS 100.000,-

pressinformation and website
ATS 80.000,-

Participation at the Espace Carole de Bona March 2002 in Paris
ATS 50.000,-

presentation of the collection A/W 2002
ATS 170.000,-

After finishing her studies at the Parsons School of Design in New York she worked as production manager for various fashion publications in the United States before returning to Austria and working at the festival Zeitfluß Salzburg in sponsoring and organisation, as well as at the Viennese festival Wien Modern in close cooperation with Claudio Abbado in organisation and coordination. 1989 she conceived the first group exhibition of Austrian designers abroad. Since then she stayed in close contact with international and national designers. Nana de Bary Landesmann promotes Nanadebary Cosmetic worldwide and in her own shop in Vienna since 1998.

Sylvie Liska studied art history and science of literature in New York and at the IKM in Vienna and founded the society of friends of the Secession Vienna in 1986, whose president she is since 1996. She is art director and responsible for advertisement and fashion at the wellknown Pelzhaus Liska and is also heading the purchasing department for international fur design.

After finishing his photographer education in Vorarlberg, Günther Parth studied at the masterclass for photography - Leyserstrasse Wien. Günther Parth has been working in portrait and fashion photography for international and Austrian magazines like Wiener, Diva, Männer Vogue, Esquire, iD, Vogue, Tempo, L.A Style, ahead, Traveller, architectural digest and more. Commercial works include among others Stiefelkönig, CA, Olympus and the Museumsquartier Wien. Günther Parth lives and works in Vienna, New York and Miami.

After finishing her studies of set design for film and stage at the Hochschule for Applied Arts in Vienna Anna Straberger worked for set and costume design for the stage amongst others in Zurich, Bochum and Freiburg. Until 1988 she also worked as production and direction assistant for Austrian film and advertising productions, since then she worked in advertising and public relations amongst others at Ogilvy and GGK. Since 2000 she is heading the PR department of the Palmers group.

Margit Wiener studied Italian and German in Vienna and since 1987 has been working as freelance journalist for various media (Italian news agency ANSA, ORF radio). Since 1993 Margit Wiener is writing at the Austrian daily newspaper Der Standard, where she is responsible for the department Fashion and Cosmetics in its colour-supplement Rondo.

works as fashion editor for the Austrian daily newspaper Kurier. As the only Austrian journalist she has been attending all important fashion fairs and shows for almost 20 years. With her personal contacts, which Brigitte R. Winkler has been able to establish within the international fashion world, she frequently supports young Austrian designers. In 1993 her book Weltmeister der Mode was published, showing her experiences with the international fashion world.