The winners of the 5th International Footwear Design Competition (IFDC) 2013

Candidates from nine countries and regions of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam submitted their 182 entries for the competition revealing a dazzling variety of creative and stylish footwear.


The Juror committee: Ms. Jiang Zhiqun and mr. Chen Xiao Ming, Frankie (China, Beijing & Guangzhou), mr. Lo Chung Pak and mr. William Wong (Hong Kong), dr. Claudia Schulz (Germany), IMr. M. Rafeeque Ahmed (India), ms. Ratna Utarianingrum (Indonesia), mr. Bill Keith (Malaysia), ms. Vivien Hsieh (Taiwan), mr. Pairoj Kiattikomol (Thailand) and ms. Tran Thi Tuyet Mai (Vietnam), gave points for creativity, materials usage, aesthetics, appearance and presentation ability.

For individual groups there are awards and certificates for the champion, 1st Runner up, 2nd Runner up of each category.
And here are the winners:

Men’s shoes
Winner: Choi Ka Lok, Kenny from Hong Kong, China
1st Runner-Up: Ahmad Muhajir, Indonesia
2nd Runner-Up: Tian Chengxu from China

Female Trendy
Winner: Duong Ngoc Lan Chi* from Vietnam
1st Runner-Up: Shi Yulei from China
2nd Runner-Up: Poon Yee Ling from Malaysia

Female Leisure
Winner: Zheng Qiongling from China
1st Runner-Up: Law Teck Hua (Endy), Malaysia
2nd Runner-Up: Li Xinwei from China

Female Boot
Winner: Dong Yewen from China
1st Runner-Up: Lim Jun Yap from Malaysia
2nd Runner-Up: Phuna Boon Yi from Malaysia

Children shoes
Winner: Tran Phuong Tam from Vietnam
1st Runner-Up: Liu Weixing from China
2nd Runner-Up: Nguyen Thi Tu Anh from Vietnam

Sport shoes
Winner: Jhang En-Ci from Taiwan*
1st Runner-Up: Wei Qiuzhen from China
2nd Runner-Up: Tran Trong Trung from Vietnam

Sabatina awards
Money price for scholarship to be used as course fee related to shoe manufacturing or design within the award winner’s enrolling region. These awards are only for the individual group (not for enterprise group). among the 6 champions from each individual category, the Jury voted for:

Sabatina Gold Award (HK$50,000.- for scholarship) for
Duong Ngoc Lan Chi* from Vietnam for the shoe ‘Half of the World and Freedom’.

Sabatina Silver Award (HK$30,000.- for scholarship)
for Choi Ka Lok, Kenny from China Hong Kong for the shoe ‘Spanish Bullfighter’.

Sabatina Bronze Award (HK$20,000- for scholarship)
for Dong Yewen from China for the shoe ‘Spring Scenes of February’.

Enterprise group men’s shoes
Winner: 新百麗鞋業（深圳）有限公司 from China
1st Runner-Up: 浙江奧康鞋業股份有限公司 from China
2nd Runner-Up: 溫州市雷德利鞋業有限公司 from China

Enterprise group female shoes
Winner 廣州多普時尚鞋服有限公司 from Guangzhou, China
1st Runner-Up: 廣州市白雲區和爾豐鞋業 from China
2nd Runner-Up 科迪斯國際有限公司 from HongKong, China

Enterprise group children’s shoes
Winner: 泉州黎明職業大學 from China
1st Runner-Up: 上海斯乃納兒童用品有限公司 from China
2nd Runner-Up: 溫州超音速鞋類設計學院, from China

More information: www.toprepute.com.hk and www.shoesleather-guangzhou.com

The Virtual Shoe Museum congratulates the winners!

Images: The wooden shoes ‘Half of the World and Freedom’ is designed by Duong Ngoc Lan Chi and the sport shoe ‘Mileage Shoe’ by Jhang En-Ci.