Nigerian brand scoops International Woolmark Prize
16/05/2023
This year’s theme this year was ‘dialogue’, representing the links through the supply chain to Australia’s 60,000+ wool growers.
Nigerian designer Adeju Thompson said it was a life changing opportunity: “It means that things will be easier for me, coming from Nigeria there’s no support.”
The awards began more than 70 years ago, with previous participants including Karl Lagerfeld and Yves Saint Laurent, and Christian Dior and Hubert de Givenchy as previous judges.
The winner of the Karl Lagerfeld Award for innovation and AU$100,000 went to Denmark’s A. Roege Hove and the Supply Chain Award went to Amsterdam-based textile studio Byborre.
The Woolmark Company managing director John Roberts said: “The prize celebrates Australian Merino wool, with today's winners and finalists imbued with a life-long love for the fibre. Karl Lagerfeld is a prime example, and more recently, Gabriela Hearst, who won the Woolmark Prize in 2017, continues to be a wonderful champion of the fibre. We're proud of the nurturing relationships developed as part of the programme, connecting designer with the supply chain and breaking down barriers.”
Image: Winning designers celebrate their success in Paris
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