2020 OVERVIEW
The 10th anniversary cycle of the Redress Design Award attracted applications from 46 countries and regions around the globe from emerging designers transforming a wide range of textile waste into collections, with 30 shortlisted as semi finalists, and a final 10 selected by expert judges. This year’s candidates performed outstandingly across all activities, having to contend with the additional factor of COVID-19 as they competed from their homes around the globe and blew us away with their innovation, sustainable techniques and determination. In the two weeks leading up to the live Grand Final, the finalists, hailing from 10 regions, successfully completed a series of virtual design and business challenges, which focused on real life sustainability business cases with a spotlight on Covid-19 impacted waste, supported by VF Corporation and TAL Group. The ‘Digital Up-cycling Challenge’ saw the finalists using Browzwear digital design and sampling software to create up-cycled concepts to turn TAL’s Covid-19-impacted deadstock garment waste into new products for retail. The ‘Made for Change Timberland Challenge’ saw the finalists develop sustainable and scalable business concepts, focusing on responsible design and re-manufacturing fabric deadstock.
The digital Grand Final took place on 3rd September, with over 10,000 viewing the show online. Menswear designer Le Ngoc Ha Thu from Vietnam and womenswear designer Juliana Garcia Bello of Argentina won significant sustainable design collaboration prizes with global leaders, VF Corporation’s Timberland and award-winning upcycled brand, The R Collective respectively.
To mark Redress’ decade of impact, the competition also celebrated the Redress Design Award Alumni achievements, with All Stars. The All Star accolate was awarded to seven alumni including Pat Guzik (Poland) who received a retail partnership for her brand with sustainable marketplace, Staiy, and all seven featured in a significant showcase at Galeries Lafayette Shanghai gaining brand promotion within China’s fast-growing fashion market.
Meet the designers
Meet the Redress Design Award 2020 Finalists and Semi-Finalist designers.
Menswear Prize
The Redress Design Award 2020 with VF
Le Ngoc Ha Thu, Vietnam
Le Ngoc Ha Thu won the opportunity to join VF Corporation's Timberland team participating to design and commercialise a capsule collection for retail, launching Chinese New Year 2022.
Womenswear Prize
The Redress Design Award 2020 with The R Collective
Juliana Garcia Bello, Argentina
Juliana Garcia Bello won the opportunity to work with award-winning up-cycled fashion brand the R Collective to design, manufacture and market a 10-piece womenswear capsule collection.
Runner-Up Prize
Redress Design Award 2020 Mentorship with Orsola De Castro
Ruth Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka
Ruth Weerasinghe will receive a tailored mentorship with distinguished sustainable fashion designer, Orsola de Castro.
Hong Kong Best Prize
Grace Lant, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Best Prize was awarded to Grace Lant, to commend her achievements for leading Hong Kong’s pool of creative emerging designers.
The Redress Design Award 2020 People’s Choice Award
Jann Christian Bungcaras, Philippines
Jann Christian Bungcaras was voted as Redress Design Award 2020 People’s Choice Winner.
OUR FAVOURITE MOMENTS
Grand Final Livestream
Grand Final Judging Process
Redress Design Award All Stars
Behind The Scenes
Made for Change Challenge
Digital Upcycling Challenge
Educator Workshop
Alumni Networking Event
Fashion Shoot
Press Launch
Virtual Exhibition
Frontline Fashion
JUDGES
INTERNATIONAL JUDGING PANEL
Desiree Au
Founding publisher of Vogue Hong Kong
Kevin Bailey
Executive Vice President and Group President, Asia Pacific Region and Emerging Brands, VF Corporation
Orsola De Castro
Fashion Designer, Global Creative Director and Co- Founder, Fashion Revolution
Kévin Germanier
Founder, Germanier and Winner, Redress Design Award 2014/15
Denise Ho
Creative Director, The R Collective
Susie Lau
Fashion writer and consultant
Roger Lee
CEO of TAL Group
Alex Mcintosh
Creative Director, Create Sustain
Christopher Raeburn
Creative Director, RÆBURN and Global Creative Director, Timberland
REGION 1 JUDGING PANEL (semi-finals)
Kevin Bailey
Executive Vice President and Group President, VF Corporation, Asia-Pacific
Catherine Chiu
General Manager, Corporate Quality & Sustainability, Crystal International Group Ltd
Denise Ho
Creative Director, The R Collective
Janko Lam
Design Director & Founder of Classics Anew
Kriti Tula
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Doodlage
Queennie Yang
BoF China Editorial Director, The Business of Fashion
REGION 2 JUDGING PANEL (SEMI-FINALS)
Kevin Bailey
Executive Vice President and Group President, VF Corporation, Asia-Pacific
Vanessa Cheung
Group Managing Director of Nan Fung Development Limited & Founder of The Mills
Marieke Eyskoot
Sustainable fashion & lifestyle expert, Author, Presenter and TEDx Speaker
Denise Ho
Creative Director, The R Collective
Tara St James
Founder, Study NY and Re:Source Library
Holly Mcquillan
Fashion Designer & Author
ALUMNI ALL STAR JUDGES
Dio Kurazawa
Founding Partner, The Bear Scouts
Chiara Latini
Founder and Product Manager, Staiy
Sara Maino
Deputy Director, Vogue Italia and Head of Vogue Talents
Jules Sha
Owner, Jules Shah Ltd., Brand Strategist and Distribution, Greater China
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) is a dedicated agency set up by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in June 2009. It is under the Communications and Creative Industries Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and dedicated to spearheading the development of creative industries in Hong Kong. Its strategic foci are nurturing talent and facilitating start-ups, exploring markets, and promoting Hong Kong as Asia’s creative capital and fostering a creative atmosphere in the community.
Disclaimer: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project only, and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organizers only and do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Communications and Creative Industries Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Create Hong Kong, the CreateSmart Initiative Secretariat or the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee.
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BRONZE SPONSORS
PRIZE PARTNERS
EDUCATION SPONSOR
PRIZE SPONSORS
PRIZE SPONSORS
MEDIA PARTNERS
FOOD & BEVERAGE SPONSOR
HAIR SPONSOR
MAKE-UP SPONSOR
EXHIBITION PARTNERS
VENUE PARTNER
ACCOUNTING
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GRAND FINAL SPONSOR
SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
SUPPORTING UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND INSTITUTIONS (LISTED ALPHABETICALLY)
Aalto University (Finland)
AAS College - School of Art & Design (Greece)
Academy of Design (AoD) (Sri Lanka)
Accademia Costume & Moda, Italy-Rome (Italy)
American Polytechnic College (Vietnam)
Amsterdam Fashion Academy (Netherlands)
Anhui Polytechnic University (Mainland China)
ArtEZ University of the Arts (Netherlands)
Bangkok University (Thailand)
Bath Spa University (United Kingdom)
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (Mainland China)
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Bristol School of Art & Design (United Kingdom)
Bunka Fashion College (Japan)
Cardiff Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (Hong Kong)
Central Saint Martins (United Kingdom)
Chongqing Technology and Business University, Institute of Modern International Design (Mainland China)
CIDI Chanapatana International Design Institute (Thailand)
Clothing Industry Training Authority (Hong Kong)
Columbia College Chicago (United States of America)
Condé Nast Center Of Fashion & Design (Mainland China)
Cornell University, College of Human Ecology, Fiber Science & Apparel Design (United States of America)
Coventry University (United Kingdom)
Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design (Poland)
Curtin University - School of Design and the Built Environment (Australia)
Dankook University (South Korea)
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (Philippines)
Design School Kolding (Denmark)
DETAO Masters Academy Class at Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts (Mainland China)
Domus Academy (Italy)
Donghua University (Mainland China)
Drexel University (United States of America)
Dubai Institute of Design Innovation (United Arab Emirates)
EASD Valencia (Spain)
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) (France)
ESAD (Escola Superior de Artes e Design) (Portugal)
ESDi Higher School of Design (Spain)
ESEDS School of Design (India)
ESMOD France (France)
ESMOD Japon (Japan)
ESMOD Seoul (Korea)
Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonia)
Faculty of Industrial Design, University of Tehran (Iran)
Fashion Institute of Technology (United States of America)
FEDISA (South Africa)
Formamod (France)
Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)
Glasgow School of Art (United Kingdom)
Guangdong University of Technology - School of Arts and Design (Mainland China)
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts - School of Innovation Design (Mainland China)
Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom)
Holmesglen Institute (Australia)
IED Istituto Europeo di Design (Spain)
IFA Paris (France)
IFA Paris (Mainland China)
Indian Institute of Fashion & Design - IIFD (India)
Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) Parsons Mumbai (India)
Institut Français de la Mode (France)
Institut Français de la Mode (Mainland China)
International Fashion Academy, Paris (France)
INTI International College Subang (IICS) (Malaysia)
JD Institute of Fashion Technology (India)
Jiangnan University (Mainland China)
Kangan Institute (Australia)
Kansas State University (United States of America)
Kent State University (United States of America)
Korea National Open University (South Korea)
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Canada)
Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (Ukraine)
L'École Supérieure d’Art Françoise Conte (France)
Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu) (Finland)
LaSalle College Jakarta (Indonesia)
LaSalle College of the Arts Singapore (Singapore)
LaSalle College Vancouver (Canada)
Leeds College of Art (United Kingdom)
LegsApparel Fashion School (Nigeria)
Letterkenny Institute of Technology (United Kingdom)
Liverpool John Moores University (United Kingdom)
London College For Fashion Studies Hanoi (Vietnam)
London College of Fashion (United Kingdom)
Malaysia Institute of Art (Malaysia)
Management Development Institute of Singapore (Singapore)
Manchester Metropolitan University - Manchester School of Art & Manchester Fashion Institute (United Kingdom)
Massey University (New Zealand)
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing (Finland)
MSKPU- International School of Fashion and Costume Design (Poland)
NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (Italy)
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore)
National Institute of Fashion Technology (India)
North West School of Design (South Africa)
Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom)
Oriental Institute of Technology (Department of Materials and Textiles, Fashion) (Taiwan)
Otago Polytechnic (New Zealand)
Parsons Paris (France)
Parsons School of Design (United States of America)
Pearl Academy (India)
Philippine Women’s College of Davao (Philippines)
Polimoda (Italy)
Quanzhou Normal University (Mainland China)
Queensland University of Technology (Australia)
Raffles Bangkok (Thailand)
Raffles College of Higher Education (Kuala Lumpur) (RKL) (Malaysia)
Raffles Design Institute (Singapore)
Raffles Design Institute Shanghai (Mainland China)
Raffles International College Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Raffles University Iskandar (Malaysia)
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication (United Kingdom)
Regent's University London (United Kingdom)
RMIT (Australia)
Savannah College of Art and Design (Hong Kong, United States of America)
Shanghai Design College of China Academy (Mainland China)
Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom)
Shenkar College (Israel)
Shenzhen University (Mainland China)
Shih Chien University - Department of Fashion Design (Taiwan)
Shu Te University - Fashion Design Department (Taiwan)
Slim's Fashion & Arts School (Philippines)
Slim's Fashion & Arts School, Inc.(Philippines)
SoFA Design Institute (Philippines)
SSUD Brno, The School of Art and Design - Ekotextil Design Department (Czechia)
St Catherine University (United States of America)
St. Clair College (Canada)
Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås (Sweden)
Technological & Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore)
The Elizabeth Galloway Academy (South Africa)
The Hong Kong Design Institute (Hong Kong)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Institute of Textiles and Clothing (Hong Kong)
The School of Art, Architecture and Design at the University of South Australia (Australia)
The University of Alabama (United States of America)
UCSI University (Malaysia)
Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
University of Buenos Aires (UBA/FADU) (Argentina)
University of Chester (United Kingdom)
University of Derby (United Kingdom)
University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom)
University of Huddersfield (United Kingdom)
University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
University of North Texas (United States of America)
University of South Wales (United Kingdom)
University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
University of the Valley of Mexico (Mexico)
VIA Design, VIA University College (Denmark)
Vilnius College of Design (VCD) (Lithuania)
Whistling Woods International – School of Fashion (India)
Whitecliffe College of Art & Design (New Zealand)
Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology (Mainland China)