Redress Design Award 2021 Winners Announced
The Redress Design Award 2021 Grand Final Fashion Show took place on 11 September at CENTRESTAGE in Hong Kong with two leading sustainable emerging talents from Taiwan securing the top prizes! Jessica Chang won the coveted First Prize, securing an unparalleled sustainable design collaboration with global outdoor lifestyle leader, Timberland, and Jin Pei-Wen the Runner-up Prize Mentorship with Orsola de Castro.
Jessica’s winning collection wowed the judges with its strong marketability, commerciality whilst bringing waste back into designs that connect with and inspire consumers. She now joins Timberland’s team to collaborate on an exclusive sustainable design project, during which Jessica will also work closely with VF’s Sustainability and Responsibility team to gain valuable insights from across the supply chain, including responsible design and marketing.
“Winning this chance to work with Timberland is a life-changer for me,” said Jessica Chang. “Entering this complex industry as an emerging designer is daunting because, so often, everywhere we look we see bad news and complexity. We know we can bring change. Yet it is hard to magnify our big ideas as start-up designers. The Redress Design Award has given me confidence — we are all in this together to make a positive change!”
“The Redress Design Award showcases what is possible when emerging designs are given an opportunity to innovate around sustainability,” said Sean Cady, Vice President, Global Sustainability and Responsibility, VF Corporation, who served as one of the judges. “Watching our global teams embrace this sustainability competition to mentor the next generation of designers is incredibly rewarding.”
“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.” shared Runner-up Winner, Jin Pei-Wen who has already kick-started her mentorship with Orsola de Castro which will prepare her visions and designs for the competitive market of attracting fashion buyers and media – and ultimately securing success.
The Redress Design Award 2021 Grand Final was livestreamed, in partnership with TENCEL™, to global audiences with a specific call out to consumers to act now to transform fashion so as to signal stronger intent and demand to the industry. Key actions that Redress is promoting are; ‘Shop Better’ — look for sustainable designers, sustainable collections or secondhand clothing — and ‘Wear Longer’ — to keep clothing in use.
EXPLORE THE FULL LIST OF REDRESS DESIGN AWARD 2021 CYCLE WINNERS
● Redress Design Award 2021 First Prize with Timberland Winner: Jessica Chang (Taiwan)
● Redress Design Award 2021 Runner-Up Prize Mentorship with Orsola De Castro Winner: Jin Pei-Wen (Taiwan)
● Redress Design Award 2021 Hong Kong Best Prize Winner: Lau Sin Yi (Hong Kong)
● Redress Design Award 2021 People’s Choice Winner: Tulika Ranjan (India)
● Redress Design Award 2021 Alumni Prize with Kipling Winners: Beatrice Bocconi (Italy - Redress Design Award 2020 Finalist); and Grace Lant (Hong Kong - Redress Design Award 2020 Finalist and Hong Kong Best Prize Winner)
Replay the livestream here