Two Excellent Awards for our alumni at Hempel Award 2025 grand final | Awards

Abril Molins and Ada Martínez, alumni of our Bachelor’s in Fashion Design , have been awarded two Excellent Awards at the 33rd edition of the Hempel Award, the international contest for young designers organized by the China Fashion Association.

Both presented their collections at the grand final held in the city of Hangzhou, where they stood out among 33 finalists from around the world for the conceptual sensitivity and creative maturity of their proposals. This year’s theme, Topophilia - Neighbor, invited reflection on the emotional bonds we form with the places we inhabit.

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Abril Molins – Ebbing

Topophilia — a place felt, not seen. A sun-warmed scent, rain on wood, a fading warmth. Memory as tide, softness as vessel. What slips away shimmers. What we hold, endures.

Ada Martínez – Átame, Donna

My collection is the reflection of my emotional journey. Each piece embodies a “place” where my heart has lived and grown.

Italy: I dreamed of an elegant, romantic man with a seductive accent. Yet reality taught me that this ideal could also wound. For me, Italy blends refined lace and sheer layers that reveal disillusionment.

1990s Manhattan: amid bright lights and bold styles, I found my voice. Each look is a declaration of freedom, an homage to Donna and my own rebellion against the norm.

My singlehood: it lives in the emotional filter of Valentino the dog. I learned that loving is also choosing. These details — pins, embroidery, symbols — stand for my strength to decide what I deserve.

So, my collection doesn’t just dress bodies — it tells my story: idealization, discovery, conscious selection. It’s an intimate map I wear.