Beta Testing

Welcome to the new Junk Kouture website. We’ve designed our new website to be more than just a place to take part in Junk Kouture. It’s a new community space where our creators can share designs and creativity, from fashion and upcycling to poetry, music, good deeds, and more.

For the next two weeks, we’re opening the website for BETA testing and would love you to explore it and let us know what you think. If you create an account during BETA, don’t worry, your account will be retained when the website officially goes live on 14 September.

While you’re exploring, you’ll see a little butterfly icon for our chatbot. You can use this to share your feedback with us. What worked, what didn’t, or anything you think could make the experience even better.

Thanks for helping us shape the new Junk Kouture community.

JK Team

It's time to

Inspire. Create. Empower. Succeed.

Junk Kouture is the world's first global sport for young creatives, empowering young people through creativity, innovation, circular thinking and real-world experiences to build confidence and future-ready skills

How to Enter

You’re just three steps away from taking your idea to the runway.

Gather your team, create a design from recycled materials and submit your entry through the portal.

2025 World Final City Designers of the Year L-R: Milan, London, Paris, Dublin, New York, Dubai
2025 World Final City Designers of the Year L-R: Milan, London, Paris, Dublin, New York, Dubai

Junk Kouture is an

Explosion of creativity

One idea can take you anywhere.

There’s no one way to do Junk Kouture. Every design starts with an idea and becomes something completely original. Shaped by imagination, experimentation and materials others might overlook.

2026 Regional Finalist: Beautifully Strange from Bailieborough Community School
2026 Regional Finalist: Beautifully Strange from Bailieborough Community School
2026 Dublin City Finalist: Measured in Motion from Moville Community College
2026 Dublin City Finalist: Measured in Motion from Moville Community College
2025 World Finalist: Verdant Vanguard from Abu Dhabi Indian School
2025 World Finalist: Verdant Vanguard from Abu Dhabi Indian School

COMING UP NEXT

See what’s happening next in the Junk Kouture journey.

From Regional and City Finals to the World Final, partner activations and special events, discover where Junk Kouture is heading next.

Watch the Livestream

The runway. The creativity. The excitement. Live.

We’re always innovating at Junk Kouture, and this season is no different. Our live events will be streamed to audiences around the world, bringing the excitement of Junk Kouture directly to you.

Sign up or log in to the Junk Kouture portal to access our livestreams and experience the shows from wherever you are.

Watch the Livestream
2026 Dublin City Final: L-R Roisin Heffernan, Fionnuala Moran, Troy Armour, Claire Garvey

Coming Soon

Show Programme

Your guide to Junk Kouture live

Discover the designs, meet the young creatives behind them and explore the stories, partners and highlights that bring each Junk Kouture event to life.

Show Programme

A global stage

Creativity without borders

Dublin. London. Milan. And now, the rest of the world. Junk Kouture is taking creativity global.

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WORLD DESIGNERS OF THE YEAR

Celebrating creativity at its highest level

Meet the young designers who have risen through the Junk Kouture competition to earn the title of World Designer of the Year. Showcasing extraordinary creativity, innovation and circular thinking on a global stage.

2025 World Designer of the Year Carousel Couture - Salesian Secondary College, Co. Limerick

2025 World Designer of the Year Carousel Couture - Salesian Secondary College, Co. Limerick

2024 World Designer of the Year Aquacultural - Wilson's Hospital School, Co. Westmeath

2024 World Designer of the Year Aquacultural - Wilson's Hospital School, Co. Westmeath

2023 World Designer of the Year #TAGMe - Moate Community School, Co. Westmeath

2023 World Designer of the Year #TAGMe - Moate Community School, Co. Westmeath

2022 World Designer of the Year Back to the Future - Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School, Co. Longford

2022 World Designer of the Year Back to the Future - Cnoc Mhuire Secondary School, Co. Longford

LATEST FROM JUNK KOUTURE

See what’s happening across our global community

From competition news and inspiring designer stories to events, partnerships and opportunities, discover the latest from the world of Junk Kouture.

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