The 2017 Kering Award for Sustainable Fashion has been bagged by Laure Fernandez and Charlie Wilkinson for Gucci and Dianjen Lin and Jennifer Kusowski for Stella McCartney in a competition involving 100 London College of Fashion (LCF) students. The award was launched in 2014 as part of a five-year partnership between global luxury group Kering and LCF.
This year’s projects by ten finalists showed exceptional ingenuity and a multidisciplinary approach, blending science, technology and design, said a press release from Kering.The 2017 Kering Award for Sustainable Fashion has been bagged by Laure Fernandez and Charlie Wilkinson for Gucci and Dianjen Lin and Jennifer Kusowski for Stella McCartney in a competition involving 100 London College of Fashion (LCF) students. The award was launched in 2014 as part of a five-year partnership between global luxury group Kering and LCF.#
Laure Fernandez created a new method of designing and printing patterns, using microbial pigments, while Dianjen Lin undertook research into producing clothing that absorbs carbon dioxide. Both will receive a Euro 10,000 grant to continue their research. (DS)
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