ITS Arcademy – Museum of Art in Fashion, is home to over 15,000 expressions of boundary-pushing creativity from up-and-coming designers worldwide.

In this spirit of limitless imagination, the installation before you, created with the support of the FVG regional authority, celebrates GO! 2025 Borderless – Nova Gorica Gorizia European Capital of Culture, encouraging us to rethink the concept of boundaries — not as barriers that divide, but as connections that bring us together.

Through the lens of renowned photographer Massimo Gardone, you’ll discover the work of 10 international young designers, finalists in the latest edition of ITS Contest — one of the world’s leading competitions for new design talent and founded here in Trieste in 2002. These works are a daring rethink on the limits of the geographical, cultural, and personal boundaries of the designers, offering fresh perspectives on identity and belonging.

As you explore these images and the stories behind them, we invite you to consider how the barriers and limitations in your life and relationships could be turned into connections and possibilities through a change in perspective.