14 May 2022, Mumbai:
The world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition for emerging talents, the Redress Design Award, has just announced its 2022 finalists — 10 top talents from all over the world.
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Redress, the environmental NGO working to reduce fashion’s waste, announces today the 10 finalists of the Redress Design Award 2022, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition, supported by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the lead sponsor.
The finalists, representing eight different regions worldwide and selected by an international panel of industry-leading judges, will be bringing their competition designs to life in time for the Grand Final Fashion Presentation in Hong Kong in mid-September, where the winners will be announced.
Textile waste is a global environmental and economic concern, with more than 50% of fast fashion clothes discarded within one year¹. Designing sustainable fashion requires a combination of creativity and innovation, with consideration for the source material, the impact of manufacturing and usage, and products’ recyclability at their end-of-life.
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This year’s finalists sought out unique waste streams to create their collections, including hotel bed sheets, kimono, and obi silks, and damaged deadstock knitted collars. Many of the finalists also employed zero-waste patterns and other circular design techniques to further enhance the sustainability of their designs. The educational journey was undertaken by Redress Design Award contestants also proved its merit as three of its alumni – former semi-finalists — re-applied this year, earning places as finalists.
“The contestants have been demonstrating new dimensions of colours, forms and styles, while embracing sustainable practices. We can definitely see the next-gen game-changers are striving for a better future,” says Angus Tsui, one of the judges, who is also Creative Director of his eponymous brand and an alumnus of the Redress Design Award.
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