2017 Overview
Winners
First prize:
The EcoChic Design Award 2017 with BYT
Kate Morris, UK
Second prize:
The EcoChic Design Award 2017 Mentorship with Orsola de Castro
Lia Kassif, Israel
Runner-up prize
Candle Ray Torreverde, The Philippines
Special prize:
The EcoChic Design Award 2017 with Ellen Loo
Lia Kassif, Israel
Hong Kong Best Prize:
The EcoChic Design Award 2017 Hong Kong Best with Ear Up Music
Gao Qing Zi, Hong Kong
Our Favourite Moments
Exhibitions
After Party
Grand Final Fashion Show
Behind the Scenes
Grand Final Judging
Alumni Showcase
Redress x TAL
The Design to Manufacturing Challenge
Redress x Miele
The Consumer Care Challenge
Redress x Cathay Pacific
The Uniform Reconstruction Challenge
Meet the Finalists
Fashion Shoot
Fashion Shoot Behind the Scenes
Press Launch
Sustainable Fashion Academy
Alumni Networking Event
Judges
International Judging Panel
Michelle Bang
CEO of BYT and Board Member of Redress
Orsola de Castro
Fashion Designer, Co-founder of Estethica and Co-founder of Fashion Revolution
Joanna Gunn
Chief Brand Officer, Lane Crawford
Johanna Ho
Fashion Designer
Anderson Lee
Board Member, Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Dr Harry Lee, OBE
Chairman, TAL Apparel Limited (TAL)
Regional Judging Panel - Asia
Michelle Bang
CEO of BYT and Board Member of Redress
Catherine Chiu
General Manager, Corporate Quality and Sustainability Department of Crystal Group
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Fashion Designer
Vega Wong
Fashion Designer
Queennie Yang
Managing Editor, The Business of Fashion China
Regional Judging Panel - Europe & USA
Reet Aus
PhD, Designer and Researcher
Michelle Bang
CEO of BYT and Board Member of Redress
Christopher Ræburn
Fashion Designer
Magdalena Schaffrin
Co-author, Fashion Designer and Co-founder of the Greenshowroom
Stefan Siegel
Founder and CEO, Not Just a Label
Partners & Sponsors
Major Sponsor
The Create Hong Kong is a dedicated agency set up under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau on 1 June 2009 to lead, champion and drive the development of the creative economy in Hong Kong. It co-ordinates Government effort regarding creative industries, focuses Government’s resources catering for the promotion and speeding up the development of creative industries in Hong Kong, and works closely with the trade to boost the development of creative industries.
Logistics Partner
Airline Sponsor
bronze sponsors
Clothing Care Sponsor
Hotel Partner
Education Donors
Hair Sponsor
Prize Sponsors
Alumni Prize Sponsor
Food and beverage sponsor
Media Partner
Fashion Academy Venue Partners
Media Launch Production Partner
Media Launch Venue Partner
Make-up Sponsor
Exhibition Partners
Supporting Organisations
Supporting Universities, Colleges and Institutions (listed alphabetically)
AAS College - School of Art & Design (Greece)
Aalto University (Finland)
Bangkok University (Thailand)
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (Mainland China)
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator (United States of America)
Caritas Bianchi College of Careers (Hong Kong)
Cardiff Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
Central Saint Martins (United Kingdom)
CIDI Chanapatana International Design Institute (Thailand)
Clothing Industry Training Authority (Hong Kong)
Condé Nast Center Of Fashion & Design (Mainland China)
Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design (Poland)
Dankook University (South Korea)
Design School Kolding (Denmark)
Domus Academy (Italy)
Donghua University (Mainland China)
ESAD (Escola Superior de Artes e Design) (Portugal)
ESEDS School of Design (India)
ESMOD Berlin International University of Arts for Fashion (Germany)
ESMOD France (France)
ESMOD Japon (Japan)
Faculty of Industrial Design, University of Tehran (Iran)
Formamod (France)
Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan)
Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts - School of Innovation Design (Mainland China)
Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom)
IFA Paris (Mainland China)
Indian Institute of Fashion & Design - IIFD (India)
Indian School of Design and Innovation (ISDI) Parsons Mumbai (India)
International Fashion Academy, Paris (France)
INTI International College Subang (IICS) (Malaysia)
JD Institute of Fashion Technology (India)
Jiangnan University (Mainland China)
Korea National Open University (South Korea)
L'École Supérieure d’Art Françoise Conte (France)
Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu) (Finland)
LaSalle College Jakarta (Indonesia)
Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore (Singapore)
Leeds College of Art (United Kingdom)
Malaysia Institute of Art (Malaysia)
Management Development Institute of Singapore (Singapore)
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore)
National Institute of Fashion Technology (India)
Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom)
Oriental Institute of Technology (Department of Materials and Textiles, Fashion) (Taiwan)
Parsons School of Design (United States of America)
Pearl Academy (India)
Raffles Bangkok (Thailand)
Raffles College of Higher Education (Kuala Lumpur) (RKL) (Malaysia)
Raffles Design Institute (Singapore)
Raffles Design Institute Shanghai (Mainland China)
Raffles International College Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Raffles University Iskandar (Malaysia)
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication (United Kingdom)
Regent's University London (United Kingdom)
Savannah College of Art and Design (Hong Kong, United States of America)
School of Continuing and Professional Studies, CUHK (Hong Kong)
St Catherine University (United States of America)
Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom)
Shenkar College (Israel)
Shenzhen University (Mainland China)
Shih Chien University - Department of Fashion Design (Taiwan)
Shu Te University - Fashion Design Department (Taiwan)
Slim's Fashion & Arts School (Philippines)
Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås (Sweden)
Technological & Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore)
The Hong Kong Design Institute (Hong Kong)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Institute of Textiles and Clothing (Hong Kong)
UCSI University (Malaysia)
University of Derby (United Kingdom)
University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom)
University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
University of South Wales (United Kingdom)
Vilnius College of Design (VCD) (Lithuania)
Whistling Woods International – School of Fashion (India)
Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology (Mainland China)