Pei-Wen is the Redress Design Award 2021 Runner-up Mentorship with Orsola de Castro Winner. She is currently working as a freelance designer carrying out research and design projects, also delivering lectures on zero-waste design technique and sustainable circular strategy especially in the field of garment and textile.

Recently, Pei-wen was selected as a finalist for 2023 iD emerging designer with her zero waste collection inspired by the essence of the childhood toy tangram puzzle.

She holds an MA in Fashion Design from Shih Chien University, Taiwan.

“I believe that the only way for industry to coexist with nature is to consider sustainability as a necessary priority in every decision. As a fashion designer, I have the responsibility to make sure that not only the aesthetic works, but also the whole production process behind the garment has been well tracked and controlled.” - Jin Pei-Wen

redress Design Award Collection

Pei-Wen was inspired by the multiple patterns created by the polygons in a tangram puzzle to create geometric zero-waste patterns for her Redress Design Award collection, ‘Tangram Club’. Upcycled from sample manufacturing waste, the result is a feminine, voluminous collection made for multiple body types with multi-wearing options. Pei-Wen designs the collection with disassembly in mind for the end-of-life to further extend the life of the textiles through assembly into a new style.

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