Redress has announced the list of finalists for the Redress Design Award 2019. The organisation shortlisted top 10 design talents from hundreds of applicants from across the globe who are ready to transform fashion’s waste into want.

The finalists, who also include menswear designers, have 11 weeks to bring their concepts to life before presenting their collections in Hong Kong at the live Grand Final where the winners will be announced.

Using circular design strategies, these designers will showcase solutions for the handling the textile waste created by the fashion industry on a daily basis. The Redress Design Award 2019 receives major sponsorship from Create Hong Kong and Eastman NaiaTM and partners with over 130 educational institutes across the world. The competition spotlights the boundless creativity of emerging sustainable designers with a particular focus on the low waste design techniques of zero-waste, up cycling and reconstruction, while providing critical knowledge and skills to a wide range of emerging fashion professionals through a range of educational activities and resources.

The finalists, selected by the International panel of judges made up of fashion’s finest sustainability experts, will compete for the first prize - to join leading fashion house JNBY Group to design a sustainable collection for retail. The runner-up winner will receive a professional development mentorship from Orsola de Castro, with multiple other prizes up for grabs.