FIT SPORT DESIGN AWARDS – PANEL OF EXPERTS

The FIT Sport Design Awards is an annual design competition dedicated to sports apparel and equipment designers, sports companies, brands, and manufacturers. The program is open to professional Designers, Freelancers, and Emerging talents.  All entries are voted on by a grand jury panel composed of experienced and prominent sport gears designers, professionals, press members, textile and clothing experts, consultants, and industry leaders in the sports design field.

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Listed below are the distinguished experts who are serving as Board Members of the FIT Design Awards.

Germain Thomine MG Industrial Footwear Designer and Founder France

Samantha Taylor The Good Factory Founder England

Joerg Rohwer-Kahlmann VOR Industrial Designer I Co Founder Germany

Alistair Hather Alistair Hather Design Design Director, Apparel & Innovation, Consultant United States

Angela Medlin Faas Design Collab Design Director l Founder United States

Chris Stone The North Face Circularity Designer United States

Ida Urmas Ethica Circular Designer Finland

Isa Svärd POC Global Art Director Sweden

Karl Askill Gymshark Print & Graphic Design Manager England

Florent Degourc Atelier Florent Degourc Design Manager - Designer Senior France

Pete Hill Pete Hill Ltd. Owner Canada

Noreen Naroo Pucci Merrell Chief Product Officer United States

Charles Johnson Driven By Charles / Principal Design Innovation Leader United States

Marcello Kuthan Scott Sports SA Industrial / Product Designer Switzerland

Tetiana Shevchuk Leotaire Olympic Games Designer & Creator and Founder United States

Jonny Davis Mountain Hardwear Senior Product Developer – Equipment United States

Tannese Williams Pantone Product Manager of Fashion, Home + interiors United States

Thiago Bazzi Arc'teryx Equipment Product Developer Canada

Mathieu Boimare Independent consultant Former Salomon Global Product Creation Director for apparel and gear France

TÔ Long-Nam Savannah College of Art and Design Chair for Fashion, Accessory, and Sneaker Design United States

Felipe Fiallo Felipe Fiallo S.R.L.S Founder & Creative Director Italy

Sean Williams OSD, SOLEcial Studies Co-Founder United States

Terez Havancsak Independent Outerwear & Apparel Senior Designer United States

Sam Parkinson North Athletic Studios Founder and Senior Sportswear Designer United Kingdom

Guillaume Salmon SOLEKO DESIGN Footwear Designer France

Pascal D’Amico Decathlon Creative Director France

David Filar Endstate Director of Product Creation & Design United States

Julian Loretz On-Running Performance Footwear Designer Switzerland

Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson adidas Director - Design Education & Growth, S.E.E.D - School for Experiential Education in Design United States

Quintin Williams Q4SPORTS Co-Founder & Chief Global Designer United States

Cesar Idrobo CIDROBO STUDIOS LLC Founder United States

Past Jury

Reinhard Pascher Reinhard Pascher Sports-Design-Thinker

Germany

Blaž Bajzelj Fischer Sports

Austria

Alex Xu Portland Design Ventures

United States

Julie Valuskova YEEZY

United States

Mike Sturge Hi-Tec Sports International

United States

Patrick Krassnitzer Ortovox

Germany

Chris McGrath Timberland

United States

Hortense Carlier Icebreaker

Switzerland

Daniel Shirley On

Germany