The judges Mary Schoeser and Fiona Candy were drawn to Kate's work because of her interest in the longevity of fabrics and clothing. Her knitted, indigo fabrics are designed to grow old gracefully- even to improve with age. Mary and Fiona agreed that this approach to textile making offers an antidote to the relentless pace of fashion, which will be difficult to sustain in the future. Kate's research in the context of Wabi Sabi - the Japanese art of impermanence - has indicated ways to construct and also to 'coat' her fabrics with other materials that have the potential to wear away slowly and change over time. Her fabrics can show the entropy of wear and tear that evidences time passing in a beautiful way, and to purposefully show the marks that signify the lived experience of their wearer.

During her degree Caroline did 6 months work experience working in London for Margo Selby and in New York for Tom Cody Design. Inspired by an interest in Victorian culture and design she explored the possibilities of mixed fibre shrinkage and quilting to create her final collection. Employing modern colour trends and a lustrous combination of tram silk and dip-dyed cotton she has created an innovative and beautiful collection of fabrics for menswear shirtings and accessories.

Selected for her versatile collection of fabrics for fashion and furnishings using printed relief and pleated techniques in glorious colours, Lucy was also awarded the Textprint Interior Fashion Award.  Inspired by origami, paper sculpture and the irridescent colours of peacock feathers, her reversible and sculptural screen printed textiles are achieved by concentrating on both sides of the cloth. Equal importance is given to surface pattern and relief effects embossed surfaces in printed textiles.