A large number of students from our school's design department won the 11th Korean-English Textile Design Contest in 2023.
At the award ceremony on October 21, 2023, design students won a total of 36 awards, including gold and excellence prizes, at the 11th Hanyoung Textile Design Contest.
Marking its 11th anniversary this year, the "Korean Textile Design Contest" is the nation's most prestigious textile design contest hosted by Hanyoung, a foundation founded by Park Jong-geun, chairman of Hanyoung Na-yum, a leading Korean textile industry, with his private investment of 10 billion won to develop the textile industry and foster talent in the textile industry.
Under the three themes of "Future & Heritage", "From Earth" and "Metaverse" 1,244 points were received from students from more than 50 universities across the country and 40 universities and universities in six countries abroad.
The received work was selected by a screening committee consisting of top experts in the textile industry as the second screening target by selecting professional and original textile printing works that can be commercialized, and after fierce competition, Jang Da-yeon's "Spring Tea Party" work was given the honor of the gold medal, and the prize money of 5 million won was awarded.
Graduate students GEXINYI, GAO QI, and undergraduate students Kim Uni, Seo Yeo-jin, Lee Chae-young, and Hong Yoon-ji won the Excellence Award.