Fit category (Smart casual bag for urban lifestyles):
•Designers group – ‘Canopy Trek’ by Tristan David Schultz, Cult Industries, Australia.
•In the students’ group, ‘Approaching Anatomical’ by Chan Jung Kim, London College of Fashion, UK.
Party Category (evening bag for fun and special occasions)
•Designers group: ‘bag meets jewel’ by Siu Mei Chi, Agnes, Miyoku, Hong Kong.
•Students’ Group: ‘Engraving Character’ by Yam Ming Fai, Mountain, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. This drawing also won Best Overall Design.
The Malebag category (New for this year – Bag for males, handy, practical, long lasting, multifunctional and occasion):
•Designers group: ‘ME’ by Pradipta Saha, Samik Exports, India.
•Students’ Group: ‘Rustic Blue Train’ by Christopher Taylor, The University of Northampton, UK.
Dream teens category (bags for teenagers):
•Designers group: ‘Rainbow’ by Yeung Suet Ping, Yuki, Niido Leather Bag & Belt, Hong Kong.
•Students Group: ‘Urban Collection Logo’ by Diane Powell, London College of Fashion, UK.
APLF Design-a-bag prizes
The second Design-a-bag competition at APLF attracted some 200 entries from professional designers and design students. The competition is carried out entirely by email, meaning that students don’t have to finance and create a prototype of their design. Prizes for the design-a-bag competition 2008 were presented by Jeffry Guthrie-Strachan of BSLT.