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2023

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Supreme winner of the year

Earthling

Gill Saunders

,

New Zealand

Earthling is the third and final piece in a wearable art trilogy by Saunders and takes its inspiration from the rising popularity of adult colouring book. Promoting mindfulness in a “world under increasing stress”, Earthling celebrates earth’s natural wonders in a fun, vibrant, and beautifully crafted garment made from EVA foam, acrylic paint, and wire.

Earthling, Gill Saunders, New Zealand

2023 AWard Winners

Supreme WOW Award

Winner

Earthling

Gill Saunders
,
New Zealand

Supreme WOW Award Runner-up

Winner

SAMURAI Girl

Chiaki Shimizu
,
Japan

Dame Suzie Moncrieff Award

Winner

Futuristic Fashion Technology

Fatemeh Delkhah
,
Iran

Aotearoa Section

Wellington 'The Skin I Am In', Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Winner

Child·Hood

Craig McMillan
,
New Zealand
Wellington 'The Skin I Am In', Katherine Bertram, New Zealand
Second Prize
Wellington 'The Skin I Am In'
Katherine Bertram
,
New Zealand
Rusalka, Nikola Carouso, London College of Fashion, United Kingdom
Third Prize
Rusalka
Nikola Carouso
,
United Kingdom

Avant-garde Section

Sen no hida (1000 Folds), Carolyn Gibson & Joelle March, New Zealand
Winner

SAMURAI Girl

Chiaki Shimizu
,
Japan
Sen no hida (1000 Folds), Carolyn Gibson & Joelle March, New Zealand
Second Prize
Sen no hida (1000 Folds)
Carolyn Gibson & Joelle March
,
New Zealand
Love Me Tender, Antoaneta Tica, Romania
Third Prize
Love Me Tender
Antoaneta Tica
,
Romania

Open Section

Tears Unseen, Carena West, New Zealand
Winner

Earthling

Gill Saunders
,
New Zealand
Tears Unseen, Carena West, New Zealand
Second Prize
Tears Unseen
Carena West
,
New Zealand
Once Upon a Time, Marianne van Heeswijk, Netherlands
Third Prize
Once Upon a Time
Marianne van Heeswijk
,
Netherlands

Mars & Beyond Section

Celestial Body, Jagoda Matecka & Zofia Brunarska, Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznan, Poland
Winner

Blooming Proof!

Erna Van Der Wat, Joanne Van Wyk & Lena Van Der Wat
,
New Zealand
Celestial Body, Jagoda Matecka & Zofia Brunarska, Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznan, Poland
Second Prize
Celestial Body
Jagoda Matecka & Zofia Brunarska
,
Poland
Entanglement, Celia Ledon, United States
Third Prize
Entanglement
Celia Ledon
,
United States

Gold Section

Seraph, Sasha Wisniowski, Australia
Winner

Digital Ascension of Kitsune

Dawn Mostow & Snow Winters
,
United States
Seraph, Sasha Wisniowski, Australia
Second Prize
Seraph
Sasha Wisniowski
,
Australia
The Golden Chakra, Akhilesh Gupta & Dimple Gandhi, India
Third Prize
The Golden Chakra
Akhilesh Gupta & Dimple Gandhi
,
India

Bizarre Bra Section

Eyes Up Here, Rebecca Bond, New Zealand
Winner

Groundbreaking

Kristy Kirkpatrick & David Kirkpatrick
,
New Zealand
Eyes Up Here, Rebecca Bond, New Zealand
Second Prize
Eyes Up Here
Rebecca Bond
,
New Zealand
In Case of Emergency, Deborah Bassett, New Zealand
Third Prize
In Case of Emergency
Deborah Bassett
,
New Zealand

First-time Entrant Award

Winner

Oizys - Goddess of Emotion

Abhishek Chauhan
,
India

Student Innovation Award

Winner

Flame Dance

Eva Chan
,
Hong Kong

Wearable Technology Award

Winner

Virtually the Same

Dylan Mulder & Juliette Thomson
,
New Zealand

Sustainability Award

Winner

Tears Unseen

Carena West
,
New Zealand

New Zealand Design Award

Winner

The Golden Age of Queens

Georgia Chalmers-Jones
,
New Zealand

International Design Award: Asia

Winner

Shadow Warrior

Karin Chiu, Cathy, Sin Wei Chow & Choy Yuk Nga
,
Hong Kong

International Design Award: Americas

Winner

Digital Ascension of Kitsune

Dawn Mostow & Snow Winters
,
United States

International Design Award: Australia & Pacific

Winner

Birth of the Babel Fish

Lynnette Griffiths & Marion Gaemers
,
Australia

International Design Award: United Kingdom & Europe

Winner

Metamorphosis

Juliet Dodson
,
United Kingdom

International Design Award: Overall

Winner

Digital Ascension of Kitsune

Dawn Mostow & Snow Winters
,
United States

Wētā Workshop Emerging Designer Award

Winner

SAMURAI Girl

Chiaki Shimizu
,
Japan

WOW Designer Development Award

Winner

iCONEic

Grace DuVal
,
United States

Stuff People’s Choice Award

Winner

Blooming Proof!

Erna Van Der Wat, Joanne Van Wyk & Lena Van Der Wat
,
New Zealand

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