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Design a Bag 2025 awards the Argentine Eliane Yahari

The international jury has selected three projects worthy of interest

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April 2025

Design a Bag 2025 awards the Argentine Eliane Yahari

The Design a Bag-DAB 2025 Competition found its conclusion during APLF, the Hong Kong leather fair that hosted the final award ceremony on March 13. The winner of the ‘overall’ award was the Argentine Eliane Yahari with her original Yvoty Bag that earned the opportunity to attend a 4-week design course at the Arsutoria School in Milan. The other two finalists were: Uthra S Ganesh from India with the Kolangal project and Jiang Si Mi from China with her DoDo Bag.

Eliane’s project impressed the jury for the originality of her creation that is inspired by the artisan culture of Paraguay where the young designer grew up and boasts her roots. Her bag is made with scraps of recycled leather assembled together with a particular artisanal technique that come to life like buds in bloom. The Kolangal project by the Indian Uthra S Ganesh also celebrates craftsmanship and is inspired by an ancient Indian tradition of floor decoration. The DoDo Bag by the Chinese Jiang Si Mi stands out for its peculiar bean shape.

 

Winner Eliane Yahari with Stefano Migliavacca, member of the jury and responsible of Arsutoria School in Milan
The Ivoty Bag project that won the overall DAB 2025 award
The Ivoty Bag
The Kolangal Project by Uthra S Ganesh
Jiang Si Mi’s DoDo Bag Project

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