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Emerging talent award 2026 jury revealed by Dutch Design Awards

Dutch Design Awards has announced the jury for its 2026 Emerging Talent Award 2026 following the opening of nominations during Milan Design Week. The award recognises early-career designers whose work demonstrates critical thinking, innovation and future-focused practice. The 2026 jury will be chaired by Borre Akkersdijk and includes Imruh Asha,...

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Dutch Design Awards 2023: This is the winner in the fashion category

The winners of this year's Dutch Design Award have been announced. Tailors and Wearers, a platform for Afro-Surinamese fashion and heritage, took home the award in the fashion category. The award ceremony took place on Thursday night in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Tailors and Wearers is a foundation aimed at preserving, developing and exchanging...

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Dutch Design Awards announce winner in Fashion category

Dutch fashion designer Yamuna Forzani has been named the winner of the Dutch Design Awards in the fashion category. Forzani is an alumna of The Hague Royal Academy of Art (KABK), artistic director, fashion designer and a member of the Dutch ballroom scene. She won the award for her concept of The Utopia Ball x Fashion Show: an amalgamation of a...