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Q&A Kate Morris, winner of the EcoChic Design Award 2017

London - Kate Morris, a graduate of Nottingham Trent University, was the last UK contestant to make it to the final round of the annual sustainable design competition, the EcoChic Design Award, but she managed to win over the international jury panel with her vibrant collection to win first place. After being named the winner of the EcoChic...

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EcoChic Design Award 2017 announces 10 finalists

As the grand finale date inches closer, the EcoChic Design Award has whittled down the competitors of its 2017 cycle from 24 semi-finalists to the 10 finalists who will go compete in Hong Kong. The 10 finalists for the sustainable design competition count five candidates from Asia and five from Europe and the United States: Ayako Yoshida, Candle...

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EcoChic Design Awards prepares for 2017 cycle

London - The EcoChic Design Award, the world's biggest sustainable design competition open to emerging designers, has issued its last call for applications for its 2017 cycle. Founded in 2011 by Hong Kong based NGO Redress, the EcoChic Design Award challenges upcoming designers and students to create a collection with minimal textile waste,...

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Christina Dean: 'There is real demand for learning about sustainable fashion'

Christina Dean, the founder and president of Redress (an environmental NGO based in Hong Kong) took on the mission to reduce the impact of textiles on the environment. En route to Paris, Christina Dean took a moment to talk Fashionunited about their sustainable goals, Redress and the EcoChic Design Award. FashionUnited: When did you first start...

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Christina Dean: ''There is real demand for learning about sustainable fashion'

Christina Dean, the founder and president of Redress (an environmental NGO based in Hong Kong) took on the mission to reduce the impact of textiles on the environment. En route to Paris, Christina Dean to moment to talk Fashionunited about their sustainable goals, Redress and the EcoChic Design Award. FashionUnited: When did you first start...

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Patrycja Guzik is crowned the winner of the 2015/2016 EcoChic Design Award

Polish designer Patrycja Guzik has been named the winner of the 2015/2016 cycle of the annual EcoChic Design Award after the grand finale fashion show, which took place on Wednesday night during Hong Kong Fashion Week. The annual competition, developed and organized by NGO Redress, is the world's largest sustainable design competition for...

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EcoChic Design Award: cutting waste out of fashion

For the fourth time, the EcoChic Design Award was launched yesterday in Hong Kong. The sustainable fashion design competition wants to inspire emerging fashion designers and students to create mainstream clothing with minimal textile waste. This year’s competition has been expanded to ten countries and regions: Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan,...