Lululemon praises quality of interns from Texprint winners
During the Indigo event at this week’s Première Vision in Paris, Italian designer Nino Cerruti presented prizes to the British-trained textile design graduates selected to exhibit for Texprint, overseen by Lululemon’s director of design, Jill Chatwood.
Nino Cerruti said, “The world is full of crazy artists – but we are industrial designers. We must be artists and designers. The creative and imagination skills need to translate back into clothing and real applications. It is so pleasing to see that the next generation of designers selected to exhibit at Texprint 2014 understand the commercial imperatives that underpin successful design.”
The Texprint award for the most innovative use of colour was awarded to Charlotte Beevor; the pattern prize, sponsored by Liberty Art Fabrics, went to Jane Zhang; and Federica Tedeschi produced the best fashion fabric design. Ms Beevor and Ms Tedeschi also won the Lululemon-sponsored prize, and will take up placements at the Canada-based yogawear company.
Ms Chatwood said: "Three years ago we decided to get more involved and sponsor Texprint and now we benefit, as the quality of interns we get from Texprint is unparalleled. I’m passionate about bringing together art and athleticism. These aren’t areas that people generally put together but athleticism is a form of art and art can be athletic and dynamic too. Looking forward one of our goals has been creating print that feels more handmade than computer generated - designing prints with personality and feeling, made by human beings, with love. I feel that Charlotte and Federica‘s work embodies that spirit.”
The newly established Miroglio Texprint Award for Digital Innovation was awarded to Charlotte Hetheridge for her screen-printed designs.
The Woolmark Company Texprint Award went to Tali Furman. Nino Cerruti said: “All the candidates for The Woolmark award had something interesting and unique to present. So we decided to set the criteria of creativity, innovation and harmonious design, as well as respecting rule that the work must incorporate at least 60% merino wool. It is great to see a very high level of work from both a technical and creative point of view - especially to team creativity and energy resulting in ideas that become real practicable textiles.”
