Conner Ives, UNITED KINGDOM
At least 75 percent of this Central Saint Martins graduate’s designs are made from vintage, deadstock, or sustainable materials. “It’s always about finding new materials to use and new processes to develop,” says Ives. “It’s a constant and hungry evolution.” The designer, who hails from Bedford, New York, says living in London has influenced the way he sources and implements secondhand materials. “When I first got to London, I spent most of my time with friends going to thrift stores,” says Ives. “I so much enjoy the hunt.”