British-born fashion designer, Hoyan Ip, founder and director of Bio-Trimmings is acknowledged for research-based, experimental and explorative innovations within fashion and design who continues to challenge the meaning of future fashion. After graduating in 2008 at the prestigious, University of Westminster in London studying a Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, she gained many leading press coverage for her innovative collection at Graduate Fashion Week where she pushed forward conceptual clothing inspired by lifejackets and the journey on a plane. She continued developing her pioneering practice to develop new ideas and innovations, which she has shown at events such as Clothes Show Live in Birmingham and Oxford Fashion Week.