

Junying Z

EDUCATION
Royal College of Art | London
MA Fashion Design (2024.09 – 2025.09)
Focus: Multisensory interactive fashion design based on attachment theory
The Glasgow School of Art | Glasgow
BA (Hons) Fashion Design (2020.09 – 2024.07)
Degree: Upper Second-Class Honours
Final Collection: Temperature-adjustable transformative garments
Thesis: Critique of fast fashion from a deconstructive and sustainable perspective
PROJECT & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Interactive Healing Fashion (2024–2025): Emotion-responsive pneumatic garments using facial and audio
sensors
- SYMBIO DESERT (2024): Adaptive fashion system with water circulation and temperature-reactive
fabrics
- Anchors in Motion (2024): Community design project for cultural integration through mobile kitchen
concepts- Academic Projects: Deformation / Balance / Methodology of Escaping
BRAND & CREATIVE EXPERIENCE
AWZZ Fashion Company LTD | Co-Founder (2022–2024)
- Developed two product lines: ready-to-wear and urban casual
- Designed custom for Jessica Alexander (Disney's 'The Little Mermaid')
- Directed visual storytelling and fashion shoots; managed social media (2,000+ followers)
- Featured at Sitara Fashion Show as finale designer
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 24SS London Fashion Week | Assistant Designer
- Roland Construction (Vancouver) | Logo and uniform design
- ACS Sustainable Fashion Competition (Athens) | Selected for runway and exhibition
- Utopia Art Exhibition (London) | Sold original painting and presented fashion works
- Katongola Official | Model and creative collaborator
- UN COP26 | Participated in sustainability discussions
- Scottish Wedding Show | Bridal styling assistant
- 'Details' Forum by Chen Danqing | Intensive art dialogue & workshop
SKILLS & LANGUAGES
Languages: Mandarin (native), English (fluent)
Tools: Clo3D, 3D Printing, Garment Construction, Visual Branding
Strengths: Creative Direction, Styling, storytelling