peiwenjin (Pei-Wen Jin)

Meet the 2025 Semi-finalists

Redress Design Award 2021 Runner-up

Meet The Designer

“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.”

peiwenjin (Pei-Wen Jin)

Bio

Pei-Wen was winner of the Redress Design Award 2021 Runner-up Mentorship with Orsola de Castro,. Founder of eponymous brand peiwenjin in 2024, an embodiment of romance and rationality within mindful garments following a philosophy of zero-waste, creative & sustainable solutions and education with public engagement. Pei-wen is a researcher and educator with a focus on zero-waste design techniques and sustainable circular strategy.

Pei-wen was a finalist in the Circular Design Challenge presented by R|ELAN™ and in partnership with UN India; a finalist for 2023 iD emerging designer; and has shown her work at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. In 2024, she was selected from a shortlist of 24 Redress Alumni to be part of the Ocean Rising Artist-at-Sea mission focused on the pressing issue of microplastics. Inspired by her time at sea, Pei-Wen created ‘The Shape of Ocean’ showpiece, along with smaller embroidery designs for Uniqlo consumers to add to their garments, inspiring longevity through repair, refresh, or remake available in Re:Uniqlo stores.

Pei-wen holds an MA in Fashion Design from Shih Chien University, Taiwan.

Region

Taiwan

Collection

Womenswear

Focus

Reconstruction, Upcycling, Zero Waste

Brand

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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