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Junying Z

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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

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