David Schuch

Redress Design Award 2026 Finalist

Meet The Designer

“I want to provide a perspective to fashion that is not focused on profits or scaling upwards. I believe luxury comes from respecting nature and cherishing everything it provides, not a supply chain which creates a disconnect between consumer and resource.”
David Schuch
“I want to provide a perspective to fashion that is not focused on profits or scaling upwards. I believe luxury comes from respecting nature and cherishing everything it provides, not a supply chain which creates a disconnect between consumer and resource.”
David Schuch

Bio

David Schuch is a Finalist of the Redress Design Award 2026. He is studying for a bachelor’s degree in Fashion & Technology from the University of Applied Arts Linz, Austria.

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Redress Design Award Collection

David’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘Handstraußregel’, is inspired by the designer’s nature-focused, slow lifestyle growing up in the Austrian countryside. The collection focuses on using innovative alternatives to conventional materials, fusing the naturally shed wool of non-farm animals, which are only sheared for their own wellbeing, together with native fruits and alginate to create a leather-like biomaterial. This handmade biodegradable textile utilises waste produced from the food industry – incorporating natural ingredients such as apricots, cherries, and apples. The resulting materials need not be sorted or processed, as the raw fibres already provide enough strength.
Handstraußregel

Redress Design Award Collection 2026

David’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘Handstraußregel’, is inspired by the designer’s nature-focused, slow lifestyle growing up in the Austrian countryside. The collection focuses on using innovative alternatives to conventional materials, fusing the naturally shed wool of non-farm animals, which are only sheared for their own wellbeing, together with native fruits and alginate to create a leather-like biomaterial. This handmade biodegradable textile utilises waste produced from the food industry – incorporating natural ingredients such as apricots, cherries, and apples. The resulting materials need not be sorted or processed, as the raw fibres already provide enough strength.

Q&A with the designer

I’ve always been fascinated by structure and haptics, and biomaterials are a great way to explore that. Sustainable methods allow me to further experiment while making a positive impact on the industry.

I developed a unique, leather-like biomaterial, which is completely biodegradable and can be melted down and reused. What makes it unique is the stability that wool, which is worked into the material, provides, which means you can sew and treat it like leather.

I would like to continue working on new materials, and to do so with other creative people. I would also like to push the boundaries for bioleather as far as I can take it, and explore what else can be done with it.

At the moment it’s probably allergy medication and tissues.

March 20, 2026

Online Session: Circular Fashion Design Strategies with Redress Design Award 2025 winners

Join a LIVE online session for emerging designers to deepen your knowledge for creating circular fashion, and give you an edge in your application for the Redress Design Award.

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March 17, 2026

2026年度「Redress 設計大賽」現已開放申請!

設計師們 :你們的考驗是以回收再重用的紡織品,沿用循環時尚的設計策略 ,為時尚前衛的成年人設計一套現代系列。

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March 17, 2026

The Redress Design Award 2026 is open for applications!

Calling all emerging fashion designers: We challenge you to design a contemporary collection for a modern, fashion-forward adult, using waste textiles and guided by circular design strategies.

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