BAMPO Wins Two Awards at the 2026 European Design Awards

Winning Again, Returning with Honor

At the beginning of the new year, good news arrives. With two meticulously crafted works, BAMPO once again shines on the international design stage—its “Dong Hand-Crinkled Leather” wins the Gold Award at the European Design Awards, while the “Flow Hobo (Dong Hand-Crinkled Texture)” simultaneously receives the Silver Award.

The European Design Awards is a prestigious international design competition, attracting designers, brands, and studios from over a hundred countries and regions worldwide each year. Its jury consists of leading industry experts dedicated to recognizing works with outstanding creativity and forward-looking value, while promoting global exchange and development in the design industry.

This recognition reflects the deep integration of Eastern traditional wisdom with modern design concepts. BAMPO’s approach of translating culture through design continues to resonate with the world.

Dong Hand-Crinkled Leather

Its essence is rooted in the Dong textile craftsmanship of the remote Dong villages in the Qiandongnan mountains.

Through contemporary leather-making techniques, this traditional craft is reinterpreted with deep sensitivity and respect.

On naturally developed, fine-grain leather, artisans perform hundreds of cycles of hand folding, shaping, and resting.

Each crease leaves behind a unique life-like texture.

Every piece of leather preserves a breath of the mountains and wilderness.

Its essence is rooted in the Dong textile craftsmanship of the remote Dong villages in the Qiandongnan mountains.

Through contemporary leather-making techniques, this traditional craft is reinterpreted with deep sensitivity and respect.

On naturally developed, fine-grain leather, artisans perform hundreds of cycles of hand folding, shaping, and resting.

Each crease leaves behind a unique life-like texture.

Every piece of leather preserves a breath of the mountains and wilderness.

Flow Hobo (Dong Hand-Crinkled Texture)

Inspired by the poetic softness of Eastern silk traditions spanning a thousand years, it embodies an endless imagination of tenderness and intimacy.

It is the fusion of intangible cultural heritage textures with lightness and inclusivity, transformed into a soft, tactile comfort that fits naturally in the palm of the hand.

With its warm and gentle presence, it responds to contemporary desires for a more meaningful way of living, quietly integrating into diverse modern lifestyles.

It becomes a portable sanctuary for the soul—an everyday beauty that can be felt, accompanied, and lived with.

On the global map, we continue writing the story of the East.

Gold and silver awards stand as testimony to honor, marking recognition of BAMPO’s design strength.

Looking ahead, BAMPO will continue to delve deeper—rooted in cultural heritage and shaped by craftsmanship, nourished by outstanding traditional culture.

With cultural roots and the beauty of inclusivity, the poetic way of Eastern living will continue to spread across the world.

To read the original report on “Dong Hand-Crinkled Texture”, please check the report below:

https://betterfutureawards.com/eur26/project.asp?id=36355