Federico Badini Confalonieri is the winner of the Redress Design Award. Redress is the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition and is collaboration between VF Corporation and NGO Redress.

The aim of this partnership is to reduce waste and advance circular design in the fashion industry. VF Corporation is a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories.NGO Redress, an environmental charity, is based in Hong Kong.

Confalonieri impressed the judges with his collection which uses zero-waste techniques to upcycle waste fabrics from his previous collections, and draws attention to the issue of microplastics in the fashion industry, with garments made with synthetic fabrics that have an incorporated filter fabric to retain pollution during washing.

In their fourth year of collaboration, the partnership between VF and Redress reflects a shared mission to innovate and foster the next generation of forward-thinking, environmentally conscious designers in the apparel and footwear industry. The winner, Federico Badini Confalonieri, will gain the opportunity to work with VF’s Timberland team and collaborate on a special sustainable design project that advances the brand’s vision for a greener future.

Creating sustainable circular designs is crucial to VF’s mission of bettering both people and the planet. Therefore, VF wants to equip talented next-generation designers with the tools and experience needed to further develop innovative circular solutions.