The awards ceremony and exhibition of the” Incubbase Design Awards”, organised by bbase in partnership with ITC, were successfully held on 22 October. The collaboration was an intensive 3-week project which involved 22 PolyU MA students. During the 3 weeks, the students learned all about the basics of sustainable eyewear design from bbase’s team, and worked to design and prototype their creations for PLAYBOY, Michael Young and bb LAB Athleisure.
Three MA students were selected for the Incubbase Design Awards at the ceremony: Incubbase Design Awards for Michael Young —Ashley; Incubbase Design Awards for PLAYBOY —Mia; and Incubbase Design Awards for bb LAB Athleisure —Sylvia. They each received prize money and the opportunity for their concept to be produced and manufactured by bbase. All of the winners were selected by a panel of professional judges, including:
- Jo-Black, CEO, bbase Design Group
- Ryan Houlton, Head of MA Programme in Fashion & Textile Design, ITC
- Lindsay Jang, Founder of Yardbird Hong Kong, Ronin, Sunday's Grocery and Roti Tori
- Carine Pin, Co-Director, The Mills Fabrica
- Arnault Castel, Founder, Kapok
- Alexandre Nacrour, Lead Designer, Michael Young Studio
Congratulations to all of the winners and their incredible design pieces. Follow Instagram account @mafashionpolyu for more photos.