Closer - An ITS documentary series. Episode 3: Creativity through the eyes of Aitor Throup

“Closer” is a documentary series by International Talent Support shot in 2014, describing the ever-expanding ITS network through the eyes, the opinions and the careers of some of its members. It allows a closer look into what ITS is, what it represents for those who took part in it and what it takes to discover and support creativity. Aitor Throup is an Argentinian-born British artist, designer and creative director. He won Fashion Collection of the Year and the i-D Styling Award at ITS in 2006, following which he launched his eponymous brand, attending ITS multiple times in the jury. Throup’s multi-disciplinary design house ‘A.T. Studio’ collaborates across multiple industries and is lauded for developing the directional ‘New Object Research’ clothing line which has received critical acclaim for breaking the boundaries of the standard catwalk format and the seasonal conventions of the fashion system. Throup is renowned for his figurative and conceptual explorations of human anatomy through deep metaphorical narratives. The notion of anatomy is at the core of his practice, which Throup tends to explore through fantastical aesthetic systems often based on his highly expressive sculptures and figurative drawings - which are showcased through Throup’s long standing daily drawing platform ‘The Daily Sketchbook Archives’. Aitor Throup’s studio is committed to imagining and creating new ways of telling stories through object design and the direction and creation of related mater