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may 14, 2021 - redress

Redress Design Award 2021 finalists announced as competition heats up to find Timberland design collaboration winner

10 designers secure their spot in Grand Final to transform waste into want as the next generation of talents vie for prize with Timberland and amplify emerging designers’ positive impact

Redress, the environmental NGO working to reduce fashion’s waste, announces the 10 #redressdesignaward 2021 Finalists whose textile-waste-reducing designs catapulted them to become finalists of the world’s largest sustainable #fashion #design #competition, which is supported by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the lead sponsor. The finalists, shortlisted from over 550 applications received from 58 countries and regions, impressed the influential judges and will now bring their application concepts to life, ready for the grand final show on 11 September 2021 in Hong Kong, where the winners will be announced. 

Christina Dean, Founder and Chair of Redress, says, “Collaborating with CreateHK and other industry partners, like #Timberland, is vital to achieve the Redress #design Award’s mission - to educate emerging #fashion designers to drive the circular #fashion system - and to ensure that emerging designers’ creativity and commitment are nurtured. As a #fashion eco-system of industry and consumers, we must create a path for all #fashion professionals to stop fashion’s negative impacts in its tracks.”

Textile waste is a global environmental and economic problem. Already, every second, the equivalent of one rubbish truck of textiles is landfilled or burned globally. This is set to worsen, with global textile waste estimated to increase by about 60% between 2015 and 2030(1). 

Fashion designers are key to reducing textile waste through how they #design and source. This year’s finalists used a wide range of sustainable #design approaches that tackle industry waste, like end-of-rolls or samples, and consumer waste, like suits and uniforms. Some designers even ventured into unusual waste streams like damaged camping equipment and old sailing flags. Collectively, their works demonstrate the power that designers have to transform waste.

Christophe Degoix, International Judge and Chief Operating Officer of TAL Group, one of the world’s leading apparel manufacturers, says “Promoting sustainable products is critical to the future of the apparel industry and these young designers across the world are showing us the way.

The #redressdesignaward 2021 Finalists are:

        Jessica Chang, Taiwan

        Jin Pei-Wen, Taiwan

        Isabella Li Kostrzewa, United States of America

        Psy Lau, Hong Kong

        Liu Feng, Mainland China

        Tulika Ranjan, India

        Lucy Saunders, United Kingdom

        Lili Sipeki, United Kingdom

        Friederike Snelting, Germany

        Kristina Vyzaite, United Kingdom

PRIZES TO PROPEL INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION

The #redressdesignaward 2021 First Prize Winner will join VF Corporation’s (VF) Timberland team for a career-changing #collaboration on a #design project. Working closely with the VF Sustainability & Responsibility team, they will ensure that materials and #design strategies maximise sustainability, and will gain exciting insights from across the supply chain from sourcing to product development, while deepening their skills and understanding around sustainable production and marketing. The first prize winner will also receive a development fund of HK$50,000 (US$6,400), two high-performance JUKI machines and a Bloomsbury Fashion Central subscription.

The #redressdesignaward 2021 Runner-up will receive a tailored mentorship with distinguished sustainable #fashion designer and #competition judge, Orsola de Castro. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in sustainable #fashion, Orsola has nurtured many of the pioneering names in sustainable #fashion from their early designs through to their established brands. This mentorship opportunity will prepare this winner for the competitive market of attracting #fashion buyers and media, and ultimately securing success.

PUBLIC VOTE FOR ONE OF THE FINALISTS

This year, for the first time in the competition's 11 year history, the public were instrumental in selecting one of the 10 finalists who was fast tracked to the #redressdesignaward Grand Final. The winner of the People's Choice Award 2021, Tulika Ranjan of India, will present her collection alongside the nine other emerging sustainable #fashion talents at the Grand Final Show to be held in Hong Kong in September 2021. 

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