The Zalea Artwear
The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket by Laili Lau is a winner of the 2025 Iron A' Design Award in Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design.
The Zalea Artwear is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations.
Explore This Amazing WorkThe Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket
The Zalea jacket stands as a unique wearable art piece, crafted from upcycled fabric scarves and discarded textiles. Each fabric scrap is carefully chosen and hand-sewn, forming layered textures that embody sustainable creativity. With its oversized silhouette and cascading fabric strips, the jacket adopts a sculptural quality that merges fashion with environmental consciousness. Designed to challenge mass production, the Zalea jacket invites wearers to embrace individuality and craftsmanship while honoring the beauty of reused materials.
Featured Design
The Zalea Artwear by Laili Lau
Core Functionality
Handcrafted Jacket
Accolades
Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Award Winner in 2025.
Iron Winner
The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket
The Zalea Artwear is an Iron A' Design Award winner, a prestigious recognition granted to good designs that meet the professional and industrial requirements expected from well-designed creations. Iron winners demonstrate great skill, high specialization, expert understanding, and creative capacity of their creators. The Zalea Artwear is expected to be a highly-regarded, admired, and cherished creation that is practical and innovative. This Iron A' Design Award-winning design integrates industry best practices and has competent technical characteristics linked with know-how and talent. The Zalea Artwear is respected for its thoroughness and is designed to provide quality of life improvements that help make the world a better place.
Winner Designer
Laili Lau
aili Lau is a Brooklyn-based designer born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. With a multicultural background that blends Asian and Lebanese roots with her Latina identity, her work reflects a rich fusion of cultural storytelling and refined femininity. Since moving to New York in 2017, she has expanded from fashion and costume design into textile art. Through her brand, Laili Lau, she creates small-batch pieces using deadstock and recycled materials, each one a reflection of personal evolution, resilience, and mindful craftsmanship.
View Winner ProfileWinner Client
Laili Lau
Laili Lau is a fashion brand rooted in conscious design and artistry. Each piece is mindfully handcrafted using upcycled materials, honoring the beauty of nature and femininity while creating thoughtful, one-of-a-kind garments.
Read The Inside Story
Discover in-depth story of the The Zalea Artwear, a Handcrafted Jacket designed by the highly esteemed Laili Lau, awarded with the very prestigious A' Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design Award. Explore more about the intricate details and the story behind this unique Handcrafted Jacket now.
The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted JacketResources for Journalists
Press Kit Downloads
Download the comprehensive press kit for The Zalea Artwear, including high-resolution images, press releases, and detailed work descriptions. Get all the essential materials you need to create compelling stories about the award-winning The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket.
Press Releases
Read the official press release announcing The Zalea Artwear as a winner of the prestigious A' Design Award. The award-winner press release provides an overview of the The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket's unique features, innovation, and impact.
Media Showcase
Explore the media showcase dedicated to The Zalea Artwear at Design|Newsroom, gain easy access to a wide range of media assets, including high-resolution images, videos, and additional resources related to the award-winning The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket.
Elevate Your Fashion Brand with the A' Design Award
Gain Global Recognition, Boost Credibility, and Attract New Customers and Media to Your Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design
- Showcase your best fashion, apparel and garment design work to a global audience
- Gain credibility and trust with prestigious awards
- Benefit from extensive media coverage and exposure
- Attract new customers and partners
- Receive expert feedback and evaluation
Laili Lau
"The Zalea Artwear Handcrafted Jacket" - Iron A' Design Award Winner
Discover Now
World's Best Designs
Explore the Wonderful World of A' Design Award
Discover World's Leading Designers, Star Architects, Greatest Innovators and Best Brands
making a positive impact with good design that benefit and advance society.
Enter your work now for a chance to join the ranks of the World's Leading Brands, Designers and Architects.
Join A' Design Award
Feel Good with A' Design Award : It's completely FREE to sign up for an account, Without any obligations to upload a design or nominate a work. Uploading your work is FREE, and you keep your copyrights. Getting a Preliminary Score is FREE and confidential, with no obligations to nominate. If you decide to nominate, there is a one-time fee to have your work voted by grand jury panel. If you win, there are no contractually obligated winner fees for Professional, Digital and Vision Edition laureates. The comprehensive and complete A' Design Prize is provided FREE to eligible Professional Edition winners!
Sign-Up for Free Now Discover A' Design PrizePreliminary Deadline Ends in:
Don't miss the opportunity to get a FREE Preliminary Score for your design!
Get Your Free Preliminary Score NowRegister now to receive:
- Indicative and free preliminary scores
- Additional jury feedback and suggestions
- Opportunity to improve your presentation
The registration process is simple:
- Create a free account
- Upload your design for free
- Receive your Preliminary Score within a few days