Global apparel retailer Uniqlo today announces that it will launch a UT Collection on May 27 featuring 11 winning entries from UT GRAND PRIX 2022, a global T-shirt design competition run by Uniqlo since 2005. The theme of the latest contest was Peanuts, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of creator Charles M. Schulz. This collection showcase takes on his lovable characters from artists around the world.
Uniqlo has conducted its UT GRAND PRIX design competition since 2005 to foster creativity and talent around the world. The contest is open to anyone, regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Previous contest themes have included Marvel, Nintendo, and Pokémon, and have attracted numerous entries, with winning designs being sold around the globe.
Members of the distinguished panel of judges for the contest included representatives from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and the Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates team, as well as tennis star and Uniqlo Global Brand Ambassador Roger Federer. The panel selected 11 works out of approximately 14,000 entries from around the world with Kazuhiko Okushita emerging as the grand prize winner.
“I took a minimalist approach in representing Snoopy, which is why I used border lines to present him. Peanuts has been ubiquitous since I was a child, and Snoopy’s silhouette has been part and parcel of my life. When I was very young, I wore UTs a lot, so in doing this art I tried to return the favor for all the enjoyment these items have given me. I look forward to seeing people everywhere wearing UTs that I designed,” says Kazuhiko Okushita about his winning design.
Prize-winning entries were labors of love, including one blending Snoopy into the border design from the comic strip and another in which characters appear as part of an ice cream cone.
The Peanuts UT Collection will drop in all Uniqlo stores and uniqlo.com/ph on May 27. To know more, visit https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/contents/feature/utgp2022/
