Design-A-Bag Competition 2008: Results and Designs of the Winners Fashion Access created Design Access as a platform for designers and design students to showcase their creativity. It offers them a chance to distinguish themselves as specialists capable of creating designs to international standards, and gain exposure in a very demanding market. It aimes at encouraging creativity and innovation within a changing and competitive environment. 'Design-A-Bag Competition 2008' was the second event in a series of design competitions for the international fashion accessories industry. The competitions were open to all designers and design students from around the world and, uniquely, they were conducted on-line. In 2007, 3 design students from the ESAM School in France, one from the School of Design of the Hong Kong Poly U and 3 professional designers from Hong Kong were selected for their creativity among more than 200 drawings sent from 100 countries. This year again, the response had been outstanding: over 200 design students and designers from Australia, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, The Philippines Turkey, UK, USA and even Venezuela...had submitted their drawings on the following themes: FIT: Smart casual bag for urban lifestyles PARTY: Evening bag for fun and special occasions THE MALEBAG: Bag for male, handy, practical, long lasting, multi functional and occasion DREAM TEENS: Bag for teenagers Winners were selected by professional judges from the fashion industry and won a trip to the Awards Presentation Ceremony held at Fashion Access March 2008 in Hong Kong on the 1st of April 2008. Cash Prizes from USD500 to USD1500 were awarded to the winners in various categories. As part of their prize, the winners were invited to Hong Kong to attend the trade exhibition Fashion Access and the high-profile Fashion Access Party  and award ceremony on the 1st of April 2008. This gave them the opportunity to meet with key players in the industry and hopefully to launch or boost their career. The top 20 designs were displayed in Fashion Access held from 31 March to 2 April 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Please click here to view the winning designs. For more about Design-A-Bag Competition, visit here for all exclusive video interviews with our winners and judges.