Local designer wins international contest
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22-year-old Phan Khanh Trang’s design, which beat other 200 works, won her JPY 100,000 (US$ 1,200), said the Japan Foundation in Hanoi Tuesday.
Besides Trang, a senior from Hue University of Arts, four other students from Hanoi and Danang also won a consolation and honor prize.
The competition, held for the second time this year, is an annual event hosted by the Japan Foundation in Tokyo to promote international cultural exchange.
An award ceremony honoring the five local winners will be held on March 3 at the Japan Foundation in Hanoi.
Furoshiki is traditional Japanese cloth used as wraps, bags and decoration. In recent years, as environmentalists have protested against the use of plastic shopping bags, Japanese have increasingly turned to furoshiki as an alternative. Furoshiki are commonly used to wrap and carry lunch boxes (bento) and often doubled as a table mat for lunch. |
