Vietnamese student wins grand prize on design in Japan
Phan Khanh Trang, a student from Hue
College of Arts got a grand prize at Japan’s second annual
International Furoshiki Design Contest for students at universities and
vocational schools around the world.
This was
the first time that Vietnam had participated in the contest. Apart
from Trang, three other Vietnamese students won a merit prize and one
earned an honorable mention.
Organised by the Japan
International Exchange Fund, the contest aims to promote cultural
cooperation between Japan and other cultures across the world. The
design models of wrapping cloths featured Japan ’s traditional
cultural trait as well as showed its applicability in the modern life to
contribute to protecting the environment.
The
awards ceremony to Vietnamese students is expected to take place in
Hanoi on March 3. The models and unique applications from the contest
will be displayed in the Japan Foundation Centre for Culture Exchange in
Vietnam until March 10./.