JUDGE INTRODUCTION
The preliminary and final juries consist of approximately 70% international judges and 30% Taiwanese judges, ensuring professionalism and diversity in the evaluation process.
Michael Kampe
- Has been working in the fashion industry as Creative Director for close to a decade
- Brand Strategy Consultant with expertise in identity-based creative direction for brands within the denim casual and streetwear sectors
- A lecturer for Fashion Design and Management for 15 years delivering the most relevant knowledge to the students
- Graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in Belgium one of Europe’s most prestigious institutions for fashion design
Germany
Si-Ya Chen
- First Taiwanese designer to be featured on the cover of international jewelry magazine "JADEITE"
- Winner of the Excellence Award in the "Zhao Jinyinlou Cup" Gold Jewelry Design Competition
- Cooperating Designer at Taipei Fashion Week
- Deputy Secretary-General of the Taiwan Jewelry Designers Association
- Founder and Creative Director of STACIA JEWELRY
Taiwan
Ra Thomson
- (2015–2025) Assistant Professor, Shih Chien University, Taiwan
- (2006–2014) Owner / Operator / Designer, MisteR Menswear, New Zealand
- (2006–2007) Production Cutter, Robyn Mathieson, New Zealand
- (2004–2006) Assistant Designer / Pattern Maker / Cutter, House of Hank, New Zealand
- (2002–2004) Assistant Designer / Product Manager, Pacific Brands Holdings, New Zealand
Australia
Dai Fujiwara
- (2008) Founding of DAI & Co. (https://www.daiand.com/)
- (2014–2020) Director, MUJI to GO
- Creative Director, DAI & Co.
- Permanent Collection, Museum of Modern Art, New York, etc.
- Future Vision Direction for Hitachi, Shiseido, etc.
Japan
Jennifer Williams Maher
- (1995) Founder / CEP (Chief Energy Planner), Energy Plan Creative (https://www.energyplancreative.com)
- Corporate Buyer and Fashion Office Director, Shoes & Accessories and Fashion Events, Macy’s, 26 locations USA
- Independent Brand & Event Consultant for international clients: Oilily, Bloomingdale’s, Fortune Brands, Burton Snowboards, Timberland, Stride Rite, Nike, Jo Malone, Philips Electronics, Tommy Hilfiger, ECCO Leather, Streative Branding, Soldier Design
- Art Comes First / ACF Non-Commercial Projects & Fashion Events in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Copenhagen and Florence
- Nature photographer @energyplan_creative regularly featured on Snapping Scandinavia, IG Week Nature, Waddensea National Park, Total Denmark and others
Denmark
Harm Rensink
- (2025) Jury Board, Archiprix Netherlands
- (2020–2024) Jury Board, Jaques de Leeuw Prize
- (2020, 2023) Jury Member for Talent Funding, Creative Industry Fund Netherlands
- (2008–2025) Creative Director, Studio Harm Rensink
- (2012–2025) Creative Director, New Order of Fashion
Netherlands
Danha Kim
- Designer, 2025 FW Milan Fashion Week
- Selected as Top 3 Designer by 10 Corso Como, Milan, Italy Official Representative Designer of Korea, Thai Silk International Fashion Week
- Member, Cultural Diversity Committee, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea
- Completed Integrated Master’s and Doctoral Program in Fashion Studies, Sungkyunkwan University
Korea
Amber Ambrose Aurèle
- Founder and Creative Director of Amber Ambrose Aurèle, an avant-garde footwear label blending fashion, art, and sustainability through sculptural, story-driven designs.
- Her sculptural shoe designs have been exhibited internationally, including at the Centraal Museum Utrecht, Kunsthal Rotterdam, and in major fashion cities such as Paris, Los Angeles, Vienna, Shanghai, and Hong Kong
- Featured in publications such as Harper’s Bazaar Hong Kong, VOGUE Netherlands, SHUBA Magazine, MALVIE Magazine, and more
- Guest lecturer and jury member at international design institutions, including Shih Chien University in Taipei.
- Co-curator and writer of No More Shoes and Shoe Fantasies, published by the Virtual Shoe Museum.
Netherlands
Clive Rundle
- (1987) Invited to exhibit at Ecole des Beaux-Arts Paris
- (1997–2020) Showed collections at South African Fashion Week
- (2003) Afridesia collection shown at New York Fashion Week
- (2018) Commonwealth Fashion Exchange design exhibition (Buckingham Palace)
- (2019) Awarded Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards
South Africa
