With the Only Natural 2024 competition officially closed for entries, our shortlists have now been announced, people’s choice voting is underway and our judges are currently choosing their winners!
Only Natural has been overwhelmed by the quality of work and innovative uses of natural materials in design. We want to thank everyone for their hard work and for supporting the shift towards a sustainable, natural future in the design industry.
Shortlisted students have now been contacted and announced on our website! We’ll be highlighting shortlisted designs on our socials, so keep an eye out for this year’s incredible work.
Voting for the people’s choice award is now open! You have until July 31st, midnight BST to vote for your favourite designs. Each voter can choose one project from both the Home and Fashion competition. Visit the entries page on our site to have your say today, we can’t wait to see who is chosen by the public!
Our panel of sustainability and design experts are also currently reviewing this year’s entries and will select the best in only natural design across our five competition categories: accessories, apparel, footwear, furniture and interiors.
Here’s a glimpse at Only Natural’s 2024 judging panel:
Alex Brownless
CEO & Co-Founder of Arts Thread and the Global Design Graduate Show. Read more about Alex here.
Competitions: Fashion & Home
Jens Laugesen
London-based fashion designer, creative director of JENS_LAUGESEN and head of fashion consultancy brand L/ADViSORY. Read more about Jens here.
Competitions: Fashion & Home
Ana Del Rio
Award-winning British/Spanish fashion designer specialising in leather craft, founder & creative director of eponymous fashion label ANA DEL RIO. Read more about Ana here.
Competition: Fashion
Nikita Jayasuriya
Recognised creative leader, driving sustainability initiatives and cultivating influential global partnerships. Read more about Edwin here.
Competition: Fashion
Edwin Ryder
Founder of EAST JR Ltd. specialising in cutting-edge design, beautifully detailed joinery and sustainability innovation. Read more about Nikita here.
Competition: Home
Grant Gibson
Renowned designer, architecture and craft writer, founder of Material Matters podcast and annual design fair. Read more about Grant here.
Competition: Home
Keep an eye out on our socials and website for winner announcements and news about our awards ceremony event…
