KATE MORRIS
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UNITED KINGDOM 英國
I’m only happy with a design if I know I’ve done everything to ensure it has minimal impact on the world.
當我知道自己已盡全 力，來確保設計對地球 的影響被降至最小時， 便感到十分高興。
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First Prize Winner
第一名獎項得主
K ate Morris’ journey into fashion began with the desire to use her creativity to create functional items of beauty that could help change attitudes to fast fashion. Her medium? The traditional craft of knitwear, up-cycling end-of-line yarns and reconstructing secondhand knits, into a bold, often humorous set of garments inspired by Pop Art and 1960s psychedelia. “The concept behind the collection is technology and handcrafts working in harmony to eliminate material waste, as well as saving unnecessary energy, time and labour,” says the London-based designer. Knitwear machinery allowed garments to be made in one piece, without cutting and earning them zero-waste status. Time saved was