Recently, the Final of the 37th World of Wearable ART Design Competition was held in New Zealand. Five sets of works by four students from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology were shortlisted. Among them, the work Invisible Tale designed by Wang Yu (Instructor: Lyu Yun) won the Newcomer Award.

"Invisible Tale" by Wang Yu

This work was inspired by the strange beast “Jue Ru” from the Chinese classic The Classic of Mountains and Seas, and explored environmental protection and cultural issues in the context of industrial civilization through its shape, texture and color matching. The other shortlisted works, Roots of Light by Lou Eu Cayte (Instructor: Li Zhiqian), paid tribute to the life consciousness in Avatar. She used recycled materials to create "root systems" and luminous mechanical flowers, interpreting the concept of life coexistence. Lou Eu Cayte was also interviewed by the organizing committee as a school representative after the competition. Yang Fuming's Wang Rong and Shan Tao and Wei Zihui's Rong Qiqi (both instructed by Ma Hongjin) respectively drew inspiration from "The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" and the art of portrait bricks, through contemporary reinterpretation and designs that blend ancient and modern, reveal a unique aesthetic charm.

"Roots of Light" by Low Eu Cayte

"Wang Rong and Shan Tao" by Yang Fuming

"Rong Qiqi" by Wei Zihui

The World Wearable Art Design Competition was founded in 1987 and is one of the most influential wearable art competitions in the world. It has always been committed to breaking the boundaries between art and design. This year's competition brought together the works of 100 shortlisted designers from around the world. The final site integrated world-class music and stage art, presenting a stunning visual feast to tens of thousands of audiences.

The outstanding achievements of students from Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology demonstrate the school's teaching effectiveness of integrating art and engineering, as well as the solid results in cultivating high-quality design talents.