Texprint 2010 Textile Design Winners

Leading fashion and design luminaries have chosen the six special prize winners among the 24 selected new graduate textile designers of this year's Texprint competition.  The designers presented their work to the press and members of the industry at First View at The Triangle Building at Chelsea College of Art last week. 
Here is a list of the winners:-
Breaking New Ground Prize: Sarah Podlesny of Central St Martins College of Art & Design
Prize judge Peter Copping, artistic director of Nina Ricci, was impressed with how “Sarah took a very simple idea and explored it fully through interesting techniques to arrive at a fantastic end product”. The prize is sponsored by the Pentland Group.
Colour Prize: Andrew Boyd, Cleveland College of Art & Design
Long-time supporter Pantone Europe is sponsoring the Colour prize, which was judged by designer Wakako Kishimoto, who said: “Andrew’s work shows he has an eye for something new and he knows the value of something alien.”
Weave Prize: Holly Bradley-Gill, Central St Martins College of Art & Design
Burberry’s Sally Taylor, director – fabric and trim, and Jacqueline Ednie, senior designer soft accessories, print and colour, judged the prize, which is sponsored by The Clothworkers’ Foundation.
They agreed that Holly’s translation from concept through to research drawing and development and final weave technique was very strong, original and versatile.
Knit Prize: Elena Munoz, Central St Martins College of Art & Design
Judge Derrick Campbell, managing director of the prize sponsor Lyle & Scott, praised the way in which Elena took an unusual subject – legless insects - and translated that through a scientific and then architectural approach which made for an outstanding collection.
Print Prize: Rebecca Lu, University of Brighton
Judge Elena Alfani the director of accessories at the Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo, chose Rebecca’s work due to its details, handwriting and use of colour. The award is sponsored by the print specialist Liberty Art Fabrics.
Interior Fashion Prize: Andrew Stevenson, Royal College of Art
Texprint’s programme also fosters new talent in the interiors market and this year the prize, given by the Sanderson Art in Industry Trust, was chosen by the textile designer Donna Wilson on behalf of prestige home interior design store Heal’s.


All 24 finalists including the winning designers will next present their work at Indigo (part of Première Vision Pluriel September 14-16, 2010) where the prize presentation will take place on September 15 at 3.30pm. The Paris event will also mark the official handover from Texprint’s chairman Julius Schofield to Barbara Kennington. Commenting on her new role, Ms. Kennington said: “My aim will be to continue to take TEXPRINT forward, exploring new aspects of communication (both online and offline), new ways of promoting our extraordinary wealth of design talent, and also finding new connections within the wider global industry.” She also told me that she will also soon be launching her own interior design resource website.  Ms. Kennington graduated from London’s Royal College of Art in the late 1970s at which time she set up her own label becoming part of London’s ‘new wave’ of design talent. Later, moving on to work as Design director for Desmond & Sons, then Coats Viyella PLC, both major suppliers to Marks & Spencer. In 1997, having developed the concept of WGSN with its founders Mark and Julian Worth, Kennington was invited to join WGSN to put the concept into action. Within 10 years WGSN became the world’s leading online fashion information site with a turnover of £30 million and upwards of 2,500 companies subscribing worldwide.

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