H&M has announced the eight finalists of the H&M Design Award 2026. The award celebrates the world’s most exciting design talent, providing significant financial and mentoring support to emerging voices whose work demonstrates exceptional creativity, innovation, technical skill, and a desire to challenge convention and make sustainable choices.

Who are the finalists of the H&M Design Award 2026?

• Chico Yu - Bunka Fashion Graduate University, Japan
• Ennis Finnerty Mackay - CSM, Central Saint Martins, UK
• Evelina Kryvopust - Polimoda, Italy
• Fantin Delattre Pirenne - École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre, Belgium
• Jessica Lin - IFM, Institut Français de la Mode, France
• Macy Grimshaw - CSM, Central Saint Martins, UK
• Yichun Liu - Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium
• Yvonne Schichtel - Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium

The winner will be selected at the end of November, and the winning collection will be launched in selected stores and on hm.com in September 2027.

For more information, visit designaward.hm.com.