5 June 2025
Leathergoods brand Louis Vuitton has announced the winner of its Accessories Design Graduates Initiative (ADGI). By Leatherbiz.
In this, the second year of the competition that aims to celebrate innovation, creativity and talent among fashion, art and design students, the winner is Kexin Zhang.
Ms Zhang trained at the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts before moving to Belgium to pursue her studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Her specialism is in jewellery design.
Louis Vuitton said that the projects Kexin Zhang submitted for the competition showcased her ability “to translate her precision and creative flair from jewellery into leathergoods design”.
I said the winning designer’s ideas had brought a fresh and original approach to the Louis Vuitton legacy. She will now join the Louis Vuitton leathergoods and accessories teams and will contribute to “creative dialogue and design innovation” inside the company.
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