Redress announces strategic partnership with VF Corporation and Timberland for the Redress Design Award First Prize

Redress is delighted to share that for a third consecutive year, VF Corp joins our global sustainable fashion design competition to support emerging talent with career-changing opportunities! For the Redress Design Award 2021, the First Prize winner will be offered an exciting design collaboration with Timberland, a VF brand known worldwide for its progressive authenticity and sustainable design.

The partnership will also include a design challenge for all ten finalists later this year plus collaboration on key content around circular design in action for the Redress Design Award 2021 open access LEARN platform. 

Redress Founder Christina Dean shares, “We are thrilled to welcome VF once again to the Redress Design Award as a key partner. Our shared vision with VF and Timberland - of ensuring that the fashion industry leaves a positive impact - is core to our partnership. The industry needs knowledgeable professionals entering the market and our work to educate the future generation of designers and business owners is vital. VF is one of a few organisations truly demonstrating a progressive approach to sustainability, and the opportunity for the competition winner to gain real-life industry experience through the prize with Timberland is a true career-changing opportunity.”

Find out more about the career-changing prizes here.