2025 World Designer of the Year Carousel Couture - Salesian Secondary College, Co. Limerick
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Inspire. Create. Empower. Succeed.
Junk Kouture is the world's first global sport for young creatives, empowering young people through creativity, innovation, circular thinking and real-world experiences to build confidence and future-ready skills
How to Enter
You’re just three steps away from taking your idea to the runway.
Gather your team, create a design from recycled materials and submit your entry through the portal.
Junk Kouture is an
Explosion of creativity
One idea can take you anywhere.
There’s no one way to do Junk Kouture. Every design starts with an idea and becomes something completely original. Shaped by imagination, experimentation and materials others might overlook.
COMING UP NEXT
See what’s happening next in the Junk Kouture journey.
From Regional and City Finals to the World Final, partner activations and special events, discover where Junk Kouture is heading next.
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The runway. The creativity. The excitement. Live.
We’re always innovating at Junk Kouture, and this season is no different. Our live events will be streamed to audiences around the world, bringing the excitement of Junk Kouture directly to you.
Sign up or log in to the Junk Kouture portal to access our livestreams and experience the shows from wherever you are.
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Show Programme
Your guide to Junk Kouture live
Discover the designs, meet the young creatives behind them and explore the stories, partners and highlights that bring each Junk Kouture event to life.
A global stage
Creativity without borders
Dublin. London. Milan. And now, the rest of the world. Junk Kouture is taking creativity global.
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WORLD DESIGNERS OF THE YEAR
Celebrating creativity at its highest level
Meet the young designers who have risen through the Junk Kouture competition to earn the title of World Designer of the Year. Showcasing extraordinary creativity, innovation and circular thinking on a global stage.
2024 World Designer of the Year Aquacultural - Wilson's Hospital School, Co. Westmeath
2023 World Designer of the Year #TAGMe - Moate Community School, Co. Westmeath
2022 World Designer of the Year Back to the Future - Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School, Co. Longford
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