Trocadéro, Aimee St Hill, University of East London
I Love Paris was the theme of the 2010 silk scarf competition, in which textile designers from 19 UK universities and colleges competed for Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes. The themes included a chance to portray the quirkiness of Parisian arrondissements and differing aspects of French culture.
The Gold Award went to Aimee St Hill for her depiction of the Trocadéro area in the 16th arrondissement, with its terraces and tourist bustle. Brilliant colours added to the strong 3D element of the design.
Food & Wine, Charlotte Porter, Loughborough University
Loughborough University’s Charlotte Porter won silver with her display of Paris gourmet food and wine, from frogs, ducks and loaves of bread to cheeses and colourful macaroons; all set amongst a few of the city’s top landmarks such as the Moulin Rouge and Sacré-Coeur basilica.
Champs-Élysées, Sarah Claydon, Cleveland College of Art & Design
The Champs-Élysées was the theme of the scarf created by Sarah Claydon from Cleveland College of Art & Design. An Art Deco inspiration in vibrant lime, lilacs and fuchsia with black and white is carefully created from spots, checks and simple two-colour geometrics.
Faubourg Saint-Germain, Edinburgh College of Art; The Louvre, Chelsea College of Art & Design
Edinburgh College of Art’s design Faubourg Saint-Germain made full use of French painterly traditions, with Impressionistic and romantic lamp lights, and shuttered windows.
The Louvre by Chelsea College of Art & Design is designed with a rich gold picture-frame border that tied beautifully into a scarf and was inset with kaleidoscopic patterns.
Versailles, University College Falmouth; Ile de la Cité, Royal College of Art
Versailles by University College Falmouth gave us cut-out motifs of its key features, fountain putti, classic French lawns and balustrades.
A depiction of Ile de la Cité came from the Royal College of Art included sophisticated silhouettes of Notre Dame with its stained glass windows, all framed within a border of bridges over the Seine complete with their 19th century lamp posts.
Montmartre, University of Northampton; Bastille & Bercy, Northumbria University
Montmartre by the University of Northampton is a bright topographical representation of the hilly area of the 18th arrondissement, with its history of artists and musicians.
Northumbria University was given the Bastille and Bercy area; inside the scarf’s muted russet orange border is depicted the fall of the Bastille, bridges and rowing boats and much more.
Image credit: Images of winning designers by James McCauley
