SFT students and finalists of Redess Design Award 2022 took part virtually in the “Move to Natural” challenge
SFT students and finalists of Redess Design Award 2022 took part virtually in the “Move to Natural” challenge
SFT students visited The Woolmark Company
Ms Brenda Yang of The Woolmark Company (left)
Congratulations to Natalie Jim (BA Year 3, fashion design) and Hana Wong (BA Year 2, fashion retail and marketing), who recently won championship with their teammates and finalists Livia Aguiar de Castro and Federico Badini Confalonieri in the “Move to Natural” challenge of the Redress Design Award 2022 on 2 Sept, organised by Redress and supported by Icebreaker® of VF Corporation.
As part of the Redress Design Award 2022, eight selected SFT students teamed up with 9 finalists from Hong Kong, Italy, Spain, Chile, Brazil, India and Sri Lanka to take part virtually in the “Move to Natural” challenge. The participants were required to design a solution for a 100% natural fibre product by reusing textile waste from the supply chain of Icebreaker®. Mr Sean Cady, who is Vice President, Global Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing of VF Corporation, served as the judge for this challenge.
About the Redress Design Award
The Redress Design Award is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. Organised by Redress, the programme works to educate emerging fashion designers around the world about sustainable design theories and techniques in order to drive growth towards a circular fashion system. By putting sustainable design talent in the global spotlight, the Redress Design Award creates a unique platform for passionate and talented fashion game-changers to transform the global fashion industry and rewards the best with career-changing prizes to maximise long-term impact.
About US fashion group VF Corporation
VF Corporation, a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, together with its Icebreaker® brand, collaborated with environmental charity Redress for the Redress Design Award 2022. Through the collaboration, VF and the Icebreaker® brand used their experience and expertise in sustainability to support the education and professional development of the industry’s next generation of sustainable fashion designers and promote efforts toward a circular economy.
