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Woolmark Prize announces list of global finalists

The 2018/19 International Woolmark Prize has announced the 12 finalists who will take part in the global final, set to take place in February 2019 in London, following three semi-final events held in Hong Kong, London and New York.

The first semi-final was held in Hong Kong, where Zhi Chen of I-Am-Chen from China, Mooyeol Lee of Youser from South Korea, Yohei Ohno from Japan, and Angel Chen from China were confirmed as the first four finalists.

They were joined earlier this week by British designers Daniel W. Fletcher, Nicholas Daley and Edward Crutchley, and Cmmn Swdn from Sweden, the four finalists named in London, who will represent Europe.

This year’s competition attracted more than 300 applications from across 46 countries, which was shortlisted down to 42 designers globally competing for the 12 grand final sports. The aim of the International Woolmark Prize is to highlight the versatility of merino wool.

Each of the global finalist will receive 70,000 Australian dollars for the development of their business and capsule collection, and over the next few months, they will work on their capsule collections featuring six looks, which will be judged at the February final in London. As well as the cash prize, the finalists will also receiving mentoring support from a global panel of experts, showcasing opportunities and a Woolmark licence.

The total combined amount a prize winner has the potential to win is AU$ 370,000. In addition, winners will have the opportunity to have their collection distributed through the prize’s prestigious international retail partner network which includes Boutique 1, Boon the Shop, David Jones, Harvey Nichols, Hudson’s Bay Company, Lane Crawford, Leclaireur, Parlour X, Ssense, Sugar, Takashimaya, Tata CLIQ Luxury and Ordre.

 
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