KPA Industry-Specific Design Challenges —— professional image design for customer-facing staff

Industry challenge 1: apparel design

 

Shenzhen Airlines: professional image design for customer-facing staff

 

Award pool: CNY550,000

 

To request detailed briefs for this challenge, please contact: sda3@s-d-a.org.

Design proposals must include complete uniform designs for two key roles: flight attendants and ground staff, catering to both male and female employees. The designs should accentuate Shenzhen Airlines corporate culture and the characteristics of the industry. Participants are expected to deeply understand the airline’s corporate culture and brand philosophy. Designs may integrate such elements as logos and patterns, and should maintain a unified primary color scheme and style that is simple, elegant, and highly recognizable while accurately conveying the brand’s values and industry attributes.

 

Design proposals must align with apparel trends anticipated for the next 10 to 15 years, embodying a contemporary feel, technological sophistication, and cultural relevance. Incorporation of “China-Chic” elements, Shenzhen’s local characteristics, intangible cultural heritage techniques, and eco-friendly, sustainable technologies is encouraged. And innovation is expected in silhouette, symbolism, fabrics, and craftsmanship. The designs must be suited to the service environment, projecting professionalism, and approachability, with emphasis on “comfort in practicality” and “functional appropriateness”. The uniforms should clearly distinguish among different role rankings while remaining efficient and cost-effective, and in the meanwhile satisfy the demands of high-intensity work through material innovation and structural optimization.

 

Eligible participants:

Domestic and international apparel companies, fashion design schools/colleges, independent design studios, individual designers, etc.

 

Schedule:

Call for submissions: from now until 24:00, October 14, 2025

Shortlist award evaluation: October 18, 2025

Final evaluation: Before December 31, 2025

Registration and Application

Entrants must register on the official website and submit supporting documents before 24:00 14th October 2025 (GMT+8:00) by following the steps below:

01

REGISTER & CREATE MY ACCOUNT

Read the terms and conditions carefully, create user name and password before logging in;
02

COMPLETE PROJECT INFO ONLINE

Log in to the account, complete information about designers and projects, upload profile photos and project materials, save and submit;
03

SEND SAMPLE CLOTHES

Deliver tangible projects or additional materials as per the instructions in the email (after receiving the notification of passing the material review) and make sure the projects arrive at the designated warehouse of the organizing committee before 24:00 October 14th 2025 (GMT+8:00).

Please do NOT deliver projects to the Organizing Committee or the Secretariat Office! Address of the warehouse will be sent to the entrant’s registered email with the notification email of passing the material review.