The Global Footwear Design Award (GFA) has announced the winners in the inaugural edition of its prestigious awards program. Honoring the most brilliant talents and outstanding global Footwear Designs, it sets the stage for GFA to take its place as a benchmark of design excellence across the industry. This announcement comes at an unprecedented and challenging time in history, where the Covid-19 pandemic is significantly impacting our lives. We hope everyone is staying safe.
With entries from all over the world, each project was anonymously peer-reviewed by the distinguished GFA jury panel comprised of international industry experts, rating each project according to their individual merits. The final winners were chosen based on the overall score of all the Jury votes. View the full Jury list here.
The jury panel has selected one ‘Best Footwear Design’ within each main category, given to the highest-rated project who will receive the handcrafted GFA trophy. Following this rating in descending order are; ‘Gold, Silver, Bronze Winners’ as well as ‘Honorable Mentions.’
A full list of this year’s winners is here.
GFA 2020 “Best Footwear Design” are awarded to the single best Footwear Design across the main categories:
Nate Jobe Jobe
Fashion Sneakers
Natural Selection – The Objectification of the Shoe
Liz Ciokajlo
Women’s Dress
Robert Clergerie
Women’s Casual
Junya Watanabe
Men’s Dress
Charaf Tajer
Men’s Casual
Yehuda Azoulay
Unisex Footwear
Fionn Corcoran-Tadd
Sports footwear
Helen Kirkum
Workwear
Daniel Bailey
Collaboration
Vrinda Gupta
Ethical Workforce
MgA. Zuzana Oharek Bahulova, Ph.D.
Medical shoes
Benjamin Thomas
Ethical Manufacturing
Hrvoje Boljar
Materials Sourcing
Each winner receives the coveted GFA Winners Seal to promote their award, a Winner’s Certificate, and a permanent profile on the GFA online Winner’s gallery. The Global Footwear Design Award has decided to postpone the Awards Ceremony due to the unfortunate Covid-19 situation until further notice.
The Global Footwear Design Award’s Founder, Hossein Farmani, commented, “Our esteemed jury members have worked hard to select the best projects. We are proud to present the Winners of our inaugural year, celebrating the creativity and talent of incredible design Footwear from around the world, giving them the global exposure they deserve.”
To learn more about GFA’s submission criteria and award structure, winner benefits, and more, click here. For any press enquiries, email team@globalfootwearawards
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Global Footwear Awards is now accepting submissions, inviting all footwear designers to enter their outstanding design within the categories of performance, fashion, kids and sustainable footwear.
The Global footwear award recognizes the efforts of talented footwear designers around the World and aims to celebrate their exceptional creations at a global scale, while honoring sustainable practices that will inspire the industry as a whole.
The Global Footwear Awards acknowledges the best in the industry, addressing creativity, innovation, sustainability and social impact.
GFA’s ambition is to provide the highest recognition to footwear designers on all levels, from emerging designers to businesses and corporations. The award offers global visibility to designers, providing greater opportunities in the footwear business and beyond. The GFA also provides an international platform, generating a network of leading professionals in the support of moving the industry forward.
Furthermore, GFA honors strategic thinking and innovative solutions to sustainability and social impact, from design to manufacturing and beyond.
Meet our esteemed Jury panel here.
The Jury will collectively select the winners within the three entry categories and reward them in the descending order;
Each Winner receives:
• Winners Seal – to promote their Award online and in print.
• Winners Certificate
• Complimentary Invitation to the Awards ceremony.
• A permanent online profile on the winners’ page
Furthermore, the GFA JURY AWARDS, Best Overall Footwear Brand, Best Developed Footwear Innovation, Best Footwear Industry Leader of the Year, Best Inspiring Footwear Project for Change, Best Footwear Brand in Asia, UK/Europe, America, Africa and Down Under.
Also, Best Performance, Fashion Footwear under $100, Best Footwear Accessories and Best Footwear Customization.
The early-bird deadline for submissions is September 15th, 2020
Entries submitted by this date are eligible for a 10% discount on submission fees.