Meet the 2025 Semi-finalists

Karen Jessen

Redress Design Award 2013 1st Prize Winner and Special Prize Winner

Meet The Designer

“Jeans and T-shirts are some of the most mass produced garments in the world and also the most thrown away. Transforming old clothes is an effective approach to turn this cycle around – Karen Jessen”
Karen Jessen
“Jeans and T-shirts are some of the most mass produced garments in the world and also the most thrown away. Transforming old clothes is an effective approach to turn this cycle around – Karen Jessen”
Karen Jessen

Bio

Karen is a textile artist and designer, established her sustainable label in the year 2012 in Berlin. She is recognised as an early pioneer of upcycling, and her focus lies in the dedicated development of reused materials for artistic creations.

After winning Redress Design Award 2013 first prize, Karen Jessen designed the third Recycled Collection by Esprit launching in Autumn 2014 and retailed in nine markets across Asia and Europe. Karen continues to make waves in the fashion industry and has been featured at Berlin and Paris Fashion Weeks . Karen previously lectured at ESMOD Berlin and Mediencollege Berlin and holds a Fashion Design and Pattern Drafting degree from ESMOD Berlin.

Region

  • Germany

Collection

  • Womenswear

Design Techniques

  • Reconstruction

Brand

Redress Design Award Collection

For her Redress Design Award 2013 (formerly the EcoChic Design Award) Collection, Karen reconstructed jeans and T-shirts sourced from secondhand stores in Germany.
Redress Design Award Collection 2013

Redress Design Award Collection 2013

For her Redress Design Award 2013 (formerly the EcoChic Design Award) Collection, Karen reconstructed jeans and T-shirts sourced from secondhand stores in Germany.

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