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Amesh Wijesekera wins Circular Design Challenge’s UK prize

London-based, Sri Lankan-born designer Amesh Wijesekera has won the UK prize for the Circular Design Challenge (CDC), India’s biggest sustainability award. The competition, organised by R|ElanTM, the next-generation fabric brand of India's largest conglomerate, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), challenges designers to showcase products and...

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I Was a Sari wins Circular Design Challenge

I Was a Sari, Stefano Funari’s label that turns saris (and other discarded materials) into lifestyle clothing, has won the ‘Circular Design Challenge Award 2019’, India’s first award for sustainable fashion. It was presented to the winners at a gala event held at Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) Summer Resort 2019 in Mumbai that drew to a close on...