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The “No Kak” Environmentally Friendly Design Competition is geared at raising environmental awareness amongst students studying fashion and textile design, as well as promoting products that have been produced (locally) in an environmentally responsible manner. “No Kak” means exactly that – no waste, no pollution, no harmful products.
Design and textile students from all over South Africa are invited to submit their design story boards for shortlisting. The qualifying criteria for the Environmentally Friendly Design Competition is that fashion garments, baby items,homewares and related products are created in an environmentally responsible manner, using eco textiles which will be supplied by South African companies already offering cleaner, greener choices in textiles.
Over 250 students submitted entries for the 2008 competition. The finalists displayed their creations at the Natural & Organic Products Exhibition and the eco-garments were featured in a highlight “No Kak” Environmentally Friendly Fashion Show held daily at the event in Cape Town.
The Environmentally Friendly Design Competition for 2009 is currently open for entries and the three categories incorporated into the competition this year are:
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Eco Fashion |
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Baby Bio |
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Green Home Textiles |
Winners of each category will be announced at the Natural & Organic Products Exhibition, staged at the Dome in Johannesburg from the 26 – 28 June 2009.
The “No Kak” Environmentally Friendly Design Competition involves important sustainable lessons around Cleaner Production, as well as designing for the environment not only to industry but to all future role players.
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