Fashion District Innovation Challenge Launch: Design Futures 2022

From 3–8 June 2025, we’re taking over East London’s Spitalfields for our third Fashion District Festival, featuring a packed programme of events celebrating sustainable, circular and regenerative fashion.

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Sign up to the launch of our next Innovation Challenge: Design Futures 2022!

The Lab E20

We’re delighted to announce the launch of our next innovation challenge Design Futures 2022, in collaboration with PANGAIA. Join us on May 5 at The Lab E20 to find out more about this year’s challenge, hear from renowned leaders in fashion sustainability, and network with London’s fashion, tech and innovation communities.About the ChallengeFashion District challenges are designed to find innovative solutions to current industry issues across retail, manufacture and design. This year we’re spotlighting design and honing in on circularity. We welcome applications from sustainably-driven fashion designers who believe that they have the potential to revolutionise the design process. Areas could include:<ul><li>Design for longevity</li><li>Preventing premature disposal</li><li>Designing with(out) waste</li><li>Material cyclability</li><li>Regenerative design</li></ul>Applicants will be in with the chance of winning cash prizes, support, and the opportunity to pitch to some of the industry’s leading brands and innovators.Meet our JudgesDesign Futures 2022 brings together high-profile fashion and sustainability experts committed to supporting the next wave of innovation. Come along to the launch to hear from our esteemed judging panel, including:<ul><li>Selfridges</li><li>Institute of Positive Fashion</li><li>Phoebe English</li><li>Sarah Mower</li><li>Centre for Circular Design</li></ul>We'll also be joined by Elodie Rousselot, Strategic Design Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, who will deliver a keynote speech at the launch. Elodie's expertise and recent experience leading on the recent Circular Design for Fashion book will undoubtedly make for a motivational and thought-provoking introduction to Design Futures 2022.RSVP now!Booking notesThis is an in-person event and will not be streamed digitally. If you have booked a ticket and know that you cannot make the event, please cancel your ticket to allow another person to book.Keep up-to-dateFollow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter to receive updates about this exciting event!<ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fd_ldn/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@fd_ldn</a></li><li>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/fdldn/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fashion District - London</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fdldn/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fashion District London</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/fd_ldn?lang=en-GB" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@fd_ldn</a></li></ul>

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