In all, 14 admissible proposals were submitted, with four finalists selected by the jury.
At this initial stage, in the interest of transparency and openness to emerging designers, the selections were made on the basis of proposals submitted anonymously by contestants.
The four finalists are:
The second stage will consist of public presentations by the finalists in front of the jury, on March 7, 2017.
The finalists will have a little over five weeks to prepare their proposals.
The winners will be announced in March.