BEST OF APLF AWARDS
Best of APLF Awards 2025
Best of APLF Awards celebrates exhibitors that set the standard in design, quality, originality, and craftsmanship across APLF-Leather, Materials+ and Fashion Access. The programme gives outstanding exhibitors added recognition, helps buyers discover standout products, and strengthens APLF’s position as a platform for excellence and innovation in the leather and fashion supply chain.
Past BOAA Winners
Discover outstanding brands and innovators recognised by the BOAA Awards for excellence in design, craftsmanship, sustainability, and innovation.
List of Judges
A panel of industry experts and creative leaders guiding the judging process.
Consultant
Divina Amistoso
APLF Ltd, Hong Kong
Head of Judging Panel
Olivier Guillemin
President - Comite Francais de la Couleur Partner - [o,o] France
Architect/ Designer
Olivier Vedrine
APLF Ltd, Hong Kong
About The Awards
The first Best of APLF Awards (BOAA) was held in March 2004 to mark the 20th anniversary of APLF fair. The organisers saw the need to raise the bar for all exhibitors by creating an awards program that would encourage the pursuit of excellence in design and quality.
The BOAA Trophy
THE MAKING OF THE BOAA TROPHY
“o,o Inspirations & Work in progress”
Ten years ago, APLF Ltd asked [o,o] to design a trophy for a new event at Fashion Access and APLF: the Best Of APLF Awards (BOAA).
Olivier Guillemin and Olivier Védrine dreamed up a surrealistic, sensual object that does not look like a traditional trophy.
Their inspiration came from a piece of leather, first stylised and then expressed in an innovative material – Dacryl acrylic crystal – in APLF’s emblematic blue. A small aperture turned it into a monocle, as a poetic reference to APLF’s visionary view of the leather and fashion industries.
The trophies look identical, but they are all different. Each piece is unique because it is hand made. So they symbolise creativity, excellence, rarity and craftsmanship.
