Parsons x Kering Empowering Imagination Finalist Han Wen Names John Galliano His Designer Icon

Han Wen is one of 12 finalists in this year's fifth edition of the Parsons x Kering Empowering Imagination design competition, a program that grants its two winners a two-week trip to the Kering facilities in Italy, including the Kering Materials Innovation Lab. Wen hails from Hainan, China, and came to the U.S. six years ago. He loved art from early childhood and was encouraged to become a designer by his high school art teacher. He counts John Galliano as his icon, and like the former Dior cre...