Texprint Awards announced

In a ceremony held at Première Vision, Paris, Texprint has announced winners of its prestigious awards. Four textile design graduates won prizes for Colour, Pattern, Fashion and Interiors. The Texprint Awards highlight the exceptional textile design, techniques and innovation skills that are developed at UK colleges and universities.

The Texprint Pattern Award was presented to Joanna Robins, who has graduated from University of West of England (Bristol) having specialized in Textiles for Fashion Design. The Texprint Fashion Award winner is Jessica Leclere, who has recently completed an MA in Textiles – Knit, at the RCA (Royal College of Art). The Texprint Interiors Award went to Anja Alexandersdottir, a student at Heriot Watt University. The Texprint Colour Award won by Emma McCluskey, who studied Textile Design at Duncan and Jordanstone College of Art & Design. More than 200 graduates apply to Texprint to be considered for its extensive professional mentoring programme.