Texprint Colour Winner Andrew Boyd, Cleveland College of Art and Design
The Texprint 2010 Awards were announced during First View, held July 15 and 16 at Chelsea College of Art & Design. A chance to see the work of both the prize winners and the 18 textile graduates finalists selected this year as the 24 to represent Texprint at Indigo Paris this September.
The Colour Award was won by Andrew Boyd of Cleveland College of Art & Design who was inspired by colourful jockey’s silks, spots, checks and stripes and ‘has a passion for screen printing simple shapes and making intricate patterns from them.’ The prize was sponsored by Patnone Europe and judged by Wakako Kishimoto of Eley Kishimoto who said: “Andrew’s work shows he has an eye for something new and knows the value of something alien.” See Andrew’s ARTS THREAD portfolio.
Texprint Print Winner Rebecca Lu, University of Brighton
Elena Alfani, director of accessories at Salvatore Ferragamo, judged the print award, which went to Rebecca Lu of the University of Brighton. Elena chose Rebecca’s work for its details, handwriting and use of colour. The prize is sponsored by Liberty Art Fabrics. Rebecca draws a lot from nature, sketching owls, rabbits, squirrels alongside the foliage and flowers. Using cut outs and stencils, Rebecca reinterprets the motifs with an Art Nouveau slant into prints designed specifically for garment shapes, mainly working in silk.
Texprint Breaking New Ground Winner Sarah Podlesny, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Texprint Breaking New Ground winner was Sarah Podlesny from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. The award is sponsored by the Pentland Group and was judged by Peter Copping, artistic director of Nina Ricci. Sarah’s collection entitled Puddles of Light is inspired by the ‘natural iridescence of oil puddles and bubble surfaces’ and pieces are woven using smart film, to give dramatically different changes in colour when viewed and lit from differing angles. Peter said: “Sarah took a very simple idea and explored it fully though interesting techniques to arrive at a fantastic end product.”
Texprint Interior Fashion Winner Andrew Stevenson, Royal College of Art
Sanderson’s Art in Industry Trust sponsored the Interior Fashion prize, won by Andrew Stevenson from the Royal College of Art. Andrew studied woven textiles at the college and translated the pieces into menswear, but his work has aspects that translate well into interiors. Andrew describes his work as ‘a collection of fabrics, woven and printed, for the travelling man inspired by a European sailing voyage. The fabrics embody a painterly quality taken from personal drawings and graphic prints with reference to Matisse, Hockney and the film The Darjeeling Ltd.’
Texprint Knit Winner Elena Muroz, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martin’s Elena Muñoz won the knit award was given for her collection inspired by organic architecture of human bodies and insects. Elena was ‘inspired by the patterns on insect’s bodies – especially those found on beetles and the never-ending varieties found on insect’s wings. Elena ‘worked on transparencies and layers, trapping thick yarns inside thin yarns and intertwining them with bulky cables. The result was to emulate the way textures of muscles, fibres and veins merge to create an organic system.’
Derek Campbell, managing director of Lyle & Scott and judge and sponsor of this prize praised the translation of the insect theme through to finished garments with an architectural feel.
Texprint Weave Winner Holly Bradley-Gill, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
The Texprint weave winner was Holly Bradley-Gill from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, with her collection designed around the question’ Can ‘rationed fashion’ be for a high-end use? Holly explained: ‘Inspired by World War Two and the ‘make-do-and-mend’ concept of the era, I have made a woven textile collection that is aware of the importance of resources around us.’
Sponsored by the Clothworkers’ Foundation, the award was judged by Burberry’s Sally Taylor, director of fabric and trim and Jacqueline Ednie, senior designer soft accessories, who commented on Hally’s strong, original and versatile translation from original concept through to final weave technique.
Texprint finalists Florence Salazar; Kezia Lewis; Beth Parry
There was also some great work from the other finalists at the exhibition. Kezia Lewis, a gradaute of Glasgow School of Art, showed her collection Outameni. Kezia describes her collection: ‘Tracing my Caribbean heritage, I have focused on the rural and urban culture of Jamaica, capturing the distinctive characteristics of everyday island life: the lush scenery, rickety roadside shacks, house fronts and unusual colour combinations.’ Kezia has abstracted this inspiration into geometrical forms, that work alongside her drawings.
Florence Salazar’s knitwear collection is called Miami Flo and celebrates the bright yellows, oranges and reds of the sunshine resort. Florence’s body-con dresses portray the fun nightlife and frivolity of the beach life, with palm tree and flamingo motifs.
Chelesa College of Art & Design’s Beth Parry’s collection is called Enchanted Realm and looks back at childhood fairytales and the memories that accompany them. Beth has created intertwined and lacy forms reminiscent of the twisted tales through traditional textile techniques such as French knitting and crochet.
Leigh Cooke 1995; Texprint Alumni product display
The exhibition also included a display of the work of previous Texprint designers, such as Leigh Cooke, Alice Palmer and Margo Selby.
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Andrew Boyd: andrewfboyd@hotmail.co.uk
Rebecca Lu: rebecca_phoenix_lu@hotmail.co.uk
Sarah Podlesny
Andrew Stevenson
Elena Muñoz
Holly Bradley-Gill: hbradleygill@gmail.com
Kezia Lewis
Florence Salazar: flosalazar@gmail.com
Beth Perry: bethparrydesign@hotmail.com
