Mentors
At Redress, we know that the learning journey for all participants stretches well beyond the competition’s grand final week in Hong Kong, so we match our Finalists and Rising Talents with sustainable fashion industry experts and our Alumni who provide valuable mentorships in their areas of expertise. Our mentors hail from the worlds of retail and design, making and marketing, and are guiding our new Alumni in their next career steps within the circular economy.
Click here to explore all our Alumni designers and to catch up with their latest developments.
Industry
Prof. Alice Payne
Professor and Dean, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University
Arnault Castel
Founder, kapok
Chen Liang
Managing Partner, éCLAIR Asia and Co-Founder, dejaWOOO
Danielle Elsener
Founder, DECODE; Co-Founder, Zero Waste Design Online Collective
Danielle Keller
Founder, Sustainable Jewelry Heroes
Eugene Lee
Vice President of Made-to-Measure Apparel, TAL Apparel
James Cunningham
Director of Sustainability and Business Development, Speed Sourcing Ltd
John R. Landis
Creative Director, Frontline Clothing
Jonathan Salmon
Head of Sustainability, Li & Fung
Julie Wilkens
Head of Sales and Marketing, Novetex Textiles Limited
Kate Padget-Koh
Founder, Fashionable Futures
Katherine Chan
Director of Business Development, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA)
Kay Liu
Circular Textiles Specialist, The R Collective
Marianne Atkins
Sustainable Fashion Education Director, Redress
Matthew Guenther
Environmental Sustainability Director, TAL Apparel
Naomi Bailey-Cooper
Fashion Textiles Design Researcher, Consultant, and PhD Supervisor
Quentin Delesalle
Sustainable Sourcing Manager, ETAM Group
SHARON TSANG
Founder, Anew Studios
Vickie Au
Founder and Sustainable Fashion Consultant, V VISIONARY DESIGN STUDIO
Redress Design Award Alumni
Camilla Carrara
Founder and Zero-waste Designer, Zerobarracento
Kelvin Wan
Director and Founder, Cycle Textile Limited
Kevin Germanier
Creative Director, GERMANIER
Janko Lam
Founder, Classics Anew
Micaela Clubourg
Redress Design Award 2022 Finalist
Pat Guzik
Redress Design Award 2015/16 winner
Pei-wen Jin
Redress Design Award 2021 Runner-up
Saskia Baur-Schmid
Creative Director, Hyph-n
Ngoc Ha Thu Le
Founder, XAVAN STUDIO