Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the Woolmark Performance Challenge. Read about previous winners, finalists and judges of the challenge.
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Immersed in wool
Follow the winner of the WPC 2020 Woolmark internship program, Bettina Blomstedt of Finland, on her three-month journey to develop innovative performance wool samples.
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2021 INNOVATIONS AND WINNERS
The Woolmark Performance Challenge 2021 partnered with Swiss brand On for a running category brief, and Italian brand SALEWA for a ski/mountain category brief. Over 410 students from 137 universities across 24 countries submitted innovation concepts. We’re now pleased to reveal the 12 innovations and award winners.
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What does it take to win the WPC Institution Award?
Meet Susan Sokolowski, Founding Director and Professor of the Sports Product Design Graduate Program, University of Oregon, winner of the WPC 2021 Institution Award.
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WOOLMARK PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE 2021
The Woolmark Performance Challenge 2021 partnered with Swiss brand On for a running category brief, and Italian brand SALEWA for a ski/mountain category brief. Over 410 students from 137 universities across 24 countries submitted innovation concepts. We’re now pleased to announce our 12 finalists.
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WOOLMARK PERFORMANCE CHALLENGE 2020
The Woolmark Performance Challenge 2020 brief invited participants to consider ocean racing and this often harsh and demanding landscape as the catalyst of their design process. The brief also centred on how product designers can contribute to the long-term health of the planet, designing performance garments with consideration for the outdoor environments in which they are created to be.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS
MEET THE 2018 AND 2019 FINALISTS
The Woolmark Performance Challenge launched in 2018, in partnership with leading sportswear brand adidas, inviting students attending universities across North America and Europe to participate. More than 500 students from 58 universities registered to take part in the inaugural challenge. The second edition - also run in partnership with adidas - saw the challenge expand to global entry, attracting over 1000 registrations. Each year 10 finalists were chosen to progress to the final judging phase.
Meet the Judges

2020 Judges
The 2020 student awards were judged by a highly esteemed panel of judges, including:

Co-Founder / Chief Creative Officer, BYBORRE

Former professional snowboarder + Head of Design Outerwear, Trousers, Textile Accessories, HUGO BOSS

General Manager, Processing Innovation & Education Extension, The Woolmark Company

Research & Development Manager Europe, The Woolmark Company

Reader in Material Technology and Design, University of the Arts London

Consultant – Wool Innovation and Technology, Australian Wool Innovation

Co-Founders, Studio Eva x Carola

Senior Vice President Advanced Innovation, Chief Science Officer, lululemon

Category Director Sailing, Helly Hansen

2019 Judges

Textile Engineering Professor, Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences

Head of Design Outerwear, Trousers, Textile Accessories, Hugo Boss Athleisure

International Woolmark Prize menswear and innovation awards winner

General Manager of Processing Innovation & Education Extension, AWI/TWC

Head of Fashion & Technology, Stoll

Editor in Chief, Sportswear International

Senior Design Director, adidas

Creative Recruiter, adidas

Editor, Runner’s World Germany

2018 Judges

Creative Director and Designer, DYNE

General Manager of Processing Innovation & Education Extension, AWI/TWC

Editor-in-chief, SNEWS

Special Projects Editor, Sports Illustrated

Chief Innovation Officer, Future Tech Lab

Senior Design Director, adidas

Creative Recruiter, adidas