The Royal College of Art and Pokémon with You Foundation have revealed the winners of the seventh Pokémon scholarship, Prisca Vilsbol and Kevin Adorni.
The annual Pokémon Scholarship for the academic year 2024/2025 provides full-fee support to two pioneering RCA students who demonstrate the potential for breaking new ground in visual arts, design and communications. As well as receiving scholarships for their 2024/2025 studies, the pair will be invited to visit the Pokémon Company in Japan.
Prisca Vilsbol (MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering) is a Copenhagen based artist and design researcher with a background in fashion and textiles design. Throughout her career she has dressed celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Peaches, developing her design process as her practice grew through experimentation with parametric design, biomaterials, automation, CNC fabrication, 3D modelling and programmable textiles. Armed with an extensive knowledge and network in the fields of fashion, new materials and the circular economy she has also made it her mission to accelerate the implementation of sustainable and innovative processes through consultancy in product development.
Kevin Adorni (MA Architecture) relocated from Italy, where he grew up, to continue his architectural studies. He is interested in exploring connections between architecture and landscape alongside the body and what is self-built. In his most recent projects this interest has led him to explore the London orbital motorway, the M25. Through the construction of body scaled, spatial devices he aided his ability to explain and describe the hidden relationships and coexistence that thrive in the extensive liminal city space of the M25.
The Pokémon Scholarship aims to support students who will pave the way for the future through the power of creative art and design. From the two candidates selected, we sensed a strong desire to take on challenges in new areas while being well-grounded in technique. We also look forward to being inspired by these scholars as they strive for a more sustainable future and explore new areas through Pokémon.
Tsunekazu Ishihara, Representative Director Chairman of Pokémon with You Foundation
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