Announcement: Design-A-Bag Competition 2025 Results!
We are thrilled to announce the results of the Design-A-Bag Competition 2025, which concluded with a spectacular Final Judging Ceremony on March 12 during APLF 2025 in Hong Kong. The judging panel has crowned Eliane Yahari from Argentina as the overall winner for her innovative creation, the Yvoty Bag. Eliane will receive an incredible prize package, including a 4-week hand and digital design course at Arsutoria School in Milan, valued at EUR 4,500, along with a EUR 1,000 accommodation allowance.
Congratulations to our two talented finalists as well: Uthra S Ganesh from India with her Kolangal design, and Jiang Si Mi from China with his DoDo Bag. All three finalists will each receive a USD 500 cash prize and a one-year subscription to www.arstrends.com.
Design-A-Bag (DAB) is the only global online bag design event for freelance designers and design students, organized by Fashion Access and Arsutoria School. Since its inception in 2007, DAB has fostered a vibrant global design community, showcasing innovative creations and facilitating the exchange of design concepts among talented individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Congratulations once again to Eliane and our finalists! Stay tuned for more updates on DAB2025!
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3 Finalists will be attending the Final Judging Ceremony at APLF Hong Kong
Talented designers from 35 countries participated in the competition this year.
3 finalists are selected by 6 esteemed judges according to the entries’ creativity, originality, trendiness & marketability.
We are pleased to announce the 3 finalists for Design-a-Bag Competition 2025 are:
What is Design-A-Bag Competition?
Design-A-Bag (DAB) Online Competition is the only bag designing event of its kind for designers and design students all over the world.
The competition is part of an initiative by Fashion Access and APLF. The annual event brings together a global design community to the Fashion Access trade fair. Designers can showcase their creations to the world and exchange design concepts among talents from various cultures and backgrounds.
WHO CAN JOIN?
- Design Students
- Freelance Designers
PRIZES
Your chance to win:
- A free trip to Hong Kong for Fashion Access 2024 to attend events for Design-A-Bag Online Competition
- Opportunities to be featured in the Leather Naturally social media
- USD 500 cash prize
- 4-week accessories (bags and shoes) design course at Arsutoria School, Milan valued at USD 4,500
- One-year subscription to www.arstrends.com
- Free access to Trends Guide “ARSUTORIASTUDIO” valued at USD 550
- Editorial Exposure on www.designaccess-fa.com & www.aplf.com
