Kering award backs Indian startups turning waste into fashion

Noida-based Paiwand Studio, which turns fashion waste into textiles and lifestyle products, won the €50,000 Kering Generation Award at the French Embassy in New Delhi on October 13. Founder Ashita Singhal's studio edged out Anish Malpani's recycling venture Without and Chandni Batra's circular footwear brand A Blunt Story. All three will tour Europe to meet Kering's designers and suppliers.