We are thrilled to announce the Semi-finalists of the Redress Design Award 2025! This year, the top talents outdesigned a fiercely competitive field of designers from 48 countries.
Next, our international judging panel will select 10 Finalists to win an educational trip to Hong Kong in early September 2025. There, they will showcase their collections in competition for the exciting First Prize: A development fund of HK$50,000 (US$6,400) to propel their sustainable fashion career forward.
The Redress Design Award 2025 Semi-finalists are:
Aya Letzter, Israel
Ayu Dinda Wijayanti, Indonesia
Carla Zhang, Mainland China
Casbeth Tshegofatso Marobane, South Africa
Cristian Huygens, Argentina
Hawon Park, South Korea
Hugo Dumas, France
Janak Bhatt, India
Jayana Shah, India
Julia Judenhahn, Germany
Lenox Pinto, India
Lili Sipeki, Hungary
Lucie Albert, Germany
Lucy Mitchell, United Kingdom
Luoyuan Zhang, France
Luyao Zheng, Mainland China
Mara San Pedro, Philippines
Michael Ruggiero, Italy
Nathan Moy, Hong Kong
Ngan Thu Nguyen, Vietnam
Pan Heyun, Mainland China
Patrik Bukovszky, Hungary
Peter Fellner, Austria
Shan Ni Or , Hong Kong
Tao Yamazaki, United Kingdom
Wen Hanzhang, Canada
Yanjie Yang, United Kingdom
Yiwen Wang, Mainland China
Yixuan Nie, United States
Yuval Alroey, Israel
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.
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The Semi-finalists have designed incredible collections of textile waste from industry and consumers, and from luxury materials to common tents. 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 fourth 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 2025 Rising Talents are:
Chirag Parekh, India
Lou Suchel, France
Meerim Mamatova, United Kingdom
Nadav Ben David, Israel
Ricardo Camacho, Mexico
Zhu Shiyuan, Hong Kong
The Semi-finalists and Rising Talents join the 330-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) EU Science Hub (2018), Sustainable Product Policy
(3) World Trade Organisation, World Trade Statistical Review 2023