Estonian Designer Wins Two of Three Categories in Virtual Bag Design Contest
Estonian designers Stella Soomlais, Marko Ala and Toomas Thetloff won two out of three categories at a Hong Kong-based international competition, Design A Bag.
The panel of judges gave top honors in the "Eco Friendly Weekend Bag" category to Cyclebag, designed by Stella Soomlais and Marko Ala. In "Urban Super Fashion Bag," the laptop case "Handle With Less Care", also designed by Soomlais along with Toomas Thetloff, came in first.
Soomlais told uudised.err.ee she hoped it would open up marketing opportunities.
The competition drew 153 designers from 23 countries. It was organized by Fashion Access Hongkong and held largely over an virtual, online platform.