1. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do? I’m Nandhitha Katta, a 12th grade student in Bangalore, India and a winner of DAB 2017.

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do? I'm Vincent Chan — one of the category winners of 2017. I have always had a passion for product design. I completed a Higher Diploma of Product Design in 2008 at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) and furthered my studies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts & Design in Educations) in 2015.

I’m the overall winner of DAB 2017! I’m currently doing my  final year of fashion design (accessories stream) at Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI), I will be graduating in July 2017.

My name is Marc, a Master’s graduate in Design and Technology of Fine Art, Parsons School of Design. Prior to that, I received my bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. Although I did not get the opportunity to take any fashion courses during my studies , I had always been passionate about leather and therefore, I joined a relevant course at Lifelong Learning Centre and started my career of handbag design.

My name is Taja, I am a final year MA fashion accessories student at the Royal College of Art, just about to graduate in July 2016. I am 24 years old and come from Slovenia. I moved to London 6 years ago to study fashion, as there is not much of a fashion industry in my home country.