Ruwanthi Gajadeera is a finalist of the Redress Design Award 2022. She holds a BA (Hons) in Fashion and Textile Design from Northumbria University and is studying for her MA in Design Innovation from De Montfort University.

“I'm on a mission to ‘save the planet one garment at a time.’ At a very young age, I was told to love nature as much as you love yourself, because the way we treat nature is the way it will treat us.” – Ruwanthi Gajadeera

redress Design Award Collection

Ruwanthi’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘Take Me Home’, reflects the designer’s emotional desire to seamlessly move between the great outdoors and urban space. Made with Lyocell thread, recycled polyester and nylon threads, and with biodegradable fasteners and buttons, the collection emphasises adaptability, employing versatile hems and backpacks that convert to jackets. To help customers recycle the garment, a QR label provides the care instructions, including upcycling information and directions to the nearest waste bank.

Ruwanthi was also a semi-finalist of the Redress Design Award 2021.

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REGION:
Sri Lanka

DESIGN TECHNIQUES:
Zero-waste, Upcycling, Reconstruction

COLLECTION:
Unisex