At the Design for Asia held in Hong Kong, Japanese fashion giant Yohji Yamamoto received this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Working in the fashion industry for 45 years, Yamamoto is renowned for his avant-garde style and his unique designs have graced international runways since his debut in Tokyo in 1977. He presented his first collection in Paris in 1981. In 2002, he was appointed as the creative director for Y-3. Yamamoto’s dedication to the fashion industry has been recognised the world over, and he has been awarded with Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest honour in arts and culture in France.
The Design Leadership Award 2017 went to the influential hospitality leader Adrian Zecha while the communication design influencer Alan Chan was honoured with the World’s Outstanding Chinese Designer
