The designer Duran Lantink is the winner of the Dutch fashion price fashion scholarship. This was announced in the evening during the award ceremony in the church of the artist village of Ruigoord near Amsterdam.
The Cultuurfonds fashion scholarship consists of a amount of money of 50,000 euros, which is made available by anonymous donors: inside, and a hiking trophy designed by Atelier Ted notes. The Dutch Fashion Foundation is a partner in carrying out the scholarship and accompanies the selection and presentation of the price. The jury selected Lantink in November 2024. He used the prize money for his show ‘Duranimal’, which was presented in March during the Paris Fashion Week.
Lantink is a Dutch fashion designer who is known for his: her avant -garde and sustainable designs. He began his career with the upcycling of vintage and unsuccessful clothing from luxury brands, which created unique, reconstructed pieces. His work has found international recognition, whereby celebrities such as Beyoncé, Doja Cat and Janelle Monáe wear his creations. In 2024, Lantink received the Karl Lagerfeld Special Jury Prize from LVMH and in 2025 won the International Woolmark Prize. In April 2025, the designer was appointed creative director of the French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier.
Cathelijne Broers, director: in the Cultuurfond, reacts: “Duran Lantink is a fashion designer and artist of world format. His experimental, sustainable upcycling and socially critical designs dress both celebrities such as Beyoncé as well as trans women in need of protection in South Africa. Ideal profit from the Cultuurfond Mode scholarship.
Angélique Westerhof, director of the Dutch Fashion Foundation, adds: “Duran Lantink becomes internationally with words like rebel, visionary, non -conformist, one Fearless original Praised on all sides, and all of this with one important ingredient: humor. He has developed into the creative comet on Dutch soil in five years, which now crashes through international barriers and in Paris as new enfant terrible can shine with a legendary fashion house. The awarding of the fourteenth Cultuurfond Mode scholarship was a festival for initiated, a wonderful review and a celebration of its impressive work. As the latest banner of the Dutch fashion, Duran Lantink makes his predecessor: everyone in the inside. ”
Lantink, recipient of the 14th Cultuurfonds Mode scholarship, reacts gratefully: “I am very grateful for the awarding of the Cultuurfond Mode scholarship, it is a great support for me and my team. You really need this support to move something at the level of the Paris Fashion Week. Adventure – my dream – to celebrate that it was possible!
On the occasion of the award, Lantink’s works can be seen from Thursday, May 8th in the online cultuurfonds fashion scholarship virtual gallery. The former winners include: Camiel Fortgens, Mohamed Benchellal, Maison the Faux, Claes Iversen, Spijkers & Spijkers, Jan Taminiau and Iris van Herpen include.
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