We are thrilled to announce the Semi-finalists of the Redress Design Award 2024! This year, the top talents out-designed a fiercely competitive field of designers from 55 countries, including new regions, Armenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, and Zimbabwe.
Next, our international judging panel will select 10 Finalists to win an educational trip to Hong Kong in early September 2024. There, they will showcase their collections in competition for the exciting First Prize: the opportunity to join the Tommy Hilfiger team and work on a sustainable design project for retail.
The Redress Design Award 2024 Semi-finalists are:
Anchita Bhattacharya, India
Angelique Keizia, Indonesia
Anirudh Garg, India
Aya Letzter, Israel
Christina Tang, Mainland China
Christopher Lagasse, USA
Dayoung Jang, UK
Hitoe Nakamura, France
Hugo Dumas, France
Ines Announ, Netherlands
Jana Marie Pondevida, Australia
Jasmine Leung, Hong Kong
Lenox Pinto, India
Lili Jullian, Netherlands
Louise Boase, Australia
Michael Skousen, USA
Miles Zhang Yu, Mainland China
Miranda Mallinson-Pocock, UK
Nguyen Thi Dung, Vietnam
Olha Petkova, UK
Pearl Leung, Hong Kong
Pham Duy, Vietnam
Povilas Gegevicius, Netherlands
Rahul Kumar, India
Ruan Zheyi, New Zealand
Silvia Acien Parrilla, UK
Snow Wang, Italy
Sophia Marie Poulos, USA
Su Anli, Taiwan
Tian Ruyin, Mainland China
Tiger Chung, Hong Kong
Zari Qanei, Iran
With the equivalent of one rubbish truck landfilled or burned every second, fashion’s global waste is under the spotlight, and sustainability solutions are imperative. It is estimated that 80% of a product’s environmental impact is determined at the design stage. Redress champions sustainable fashion to designers and consumers, particularly in Asia, a region that accounts for some 60% of global exports of garments and textiles.
The Semi-finalists have designed incredible collections of textile waste from industry and consumers, and from luxury materials to flour bags. Their remarkable creations address the increasing demands for sustainability from consumers, especially in emerging markets.
In addition to the Semi-finalists, Redress is also welcoming its third cohort of Rising Talents, a programme offering in-depth circular fashion training and mentorship to designers who showed exceptional potential in their competition applications.
The Redress Design Award 2024 Rising Talents are:
Caelan Cheung, Hong Kong
Hu Jun-Cheng, Taiwan
Wei Tao, Mainland China
Xiang Yubei, Italy
Ma Qianqian, United Kingdom
Patrik Bukovszky, United Kingdom
The Semi-finalists and Rising Talents join the 300-strong Redress Alumni Network, which offers ongoing support to designers as they develop their careers in sustainable fashion, including retail collaborations and media connections. The Alumni Network includes previous contestants from 40 countries, who have gone on to make waves for sustainable fashion around the world, including dressing celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Heidi Klum, Taylor Swift, and Sunmi.
Sources
(1) Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2017), A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion's Future
(2) Global Fashion Agenda and The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (2017), Pulse of the Fashion Industry