Bursaries & Awards
The Textile Society Student Bursary Winners
2011
Postgraduate Student Award
Lauren Barfoot
Royal College of Art
Engineered Flora
All three judges agreed that Lauren's designs have instant visual impact and they recognised links with the works of Paul Poiret, Sonia Delaunay, Raoul Dufy and also Kenzo and McQueen. In addition to her signature intricate decorative style and bold use of colour, Lauren is applying innovative garment engineering by placing her designs directly onto flat garment forms at the point of digital printing; the forms can then be cut out and constructed with just a few simple seams. She is also exploring ways to apply digitally printed fabric onto secondary materials such as neoprene, in order to extend the qualities of the digital print process. She plans to use the bursary to purchase materials for her final project at the RCA; these will enrich her creative repertoire by allowing more scope for experimentation.
Postgraduate Runner Up
Ye Li
Glasgow School of Art
Fashion as a Canvas
Ye Li describes textile as a link between fine art and decoration. She has been looking at the work of artists such as David Hockney, Henri Matisse and Patrick Caulfield to help inspire her own approach to printed textiles and fashion clothing design, and to aid her contextualisation of 'fashion as a canvas'. Her prints are vigorous and energetic, like paintings. For the garment silhouette, she is using origami forms, and will mount printed silks onto Staflex to create folding and volume. The bursary will support the costs of materials for her final MA project
Undergraduate Student Award
Gwyneth Depport
University of Central Lancashire
Conversations
In selecting the winner for the BA Bursary, the judges were impressed by the depth of original research, and the exploration of traditional processes of drawing, painting, and stitch, within a contemporary translation and innovative application of screen and digital print. The value of recycling is explored as process within a well contextualised theme referencing social interaction. The work crosses the boundaries of art, textile, craft and design, and the combination of hand crafted and digitally produced imagery embraces a future ethos that recognises the values and importance of tradition and technology. Gwyneth has produced a unique series of conversational pieces that have a universal appeal, and would happily translate within an art or design context. She will use the bursary to enable further research, and to purchase materials and equipment for the final degree show.
Undergraduate Runners Up
Lauren Fowler - Blackberrying
London College of Fashion
Jessica Penrose - A Journey Across Continents and Centuries
University of Central Lancashire
Annice Callery - The Division of Common Land
Glasgow School of Art
2010
MA Student Award
Julie James-Turner
University of Central Lancashire
Her work offered a combination of historical research with modern interpretation through laser cutting. Her concept reusing pieces such as collars and buttons also brought a fresh approach through collage to the much discussed issue of recycling.
BA Student Award
Jennifer Sturrock
London College of Fashion
Her work showed innovative material outcomes from tightly packed lycra knits all in cool neutral colours to innovative jewellery using elastic bands.
2007
Art & Design Award
I dream of bears and beasts
Stephanie's work is inspired by exhibits held at the National Museum of Copenhagen. Her sources include pencil drawings of grizzly monsters made by an Inuit Shaman from Greenland and other animals of Scandinavia: "realising their beauty; the eerie and the dark temperament of the culture; looking at inky barren landscapes; the feeling and colours of the Northern Lights and the wilderness". The award enabled funding of fabrics, printed materials and finishes as well as outsourcing laser cutting facilities.
History Award
Lu Zhiyong
MA Textile Conservation
Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester
A Chinese Liao (907-1125) Silk Sock: Research on the Decoration, Materials and Decorative Techniques
Gold paint and patterns made of decorative pieces glued onto the fabric make the sock from the Abegg-Foundation a rare survivor. This kind of decoration was rare on ancient costume and there is no literature available. Travel to view objects in related collections and instrumental analysis including Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope, were both made possible by the award.
Science Award
Rachel Rhodes
MA Textile Conservation
Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester
The Identification and Conservation of Real and Simulated Pearls used as part of Textile objects
Encountering pearls on Opus Anglicanum embroidery and simulated pearls on couture dresses was the inspiration for this research. Rachel used electronic equipment to discover the simplest and most effective methods of identifying pearls, her results and findings will be used to help the future conservation of precious textile objects. The award enabled expanded research and purchase of a wider variety of samples.
Business Award
Lucy Catherine Allen
BA(Hons) Fashion Retail Management
Birmigham Institute of Art & Design
The Aquapack
An ecologically considered water safety backpack for water sport enthusiasts, the Aquapack was designed to enhance safety and performance without restricting the wearer. Its ergonomic design offers scope for innovative future product development. The award has enabled Lucy to purchase electronic components and apply for a patent.
2006
Claire Diamond
Goldsmith's College
So near and yet so far
Laura Glasel
Huddersfield University
My Dutch and Danish Experience
Malin Svard
BA(Hons)Textile Design
Central Saint Martins
My Favourite Songs
2005
Angelica Gigica
West Dean College
Tapestry project
Caterina Radvan
London College of Fashion
Clothing for the disabled
Hanna Cottrell
Falmouth College of Arts
Researching CAD through own studio work
Lyndsey Lees
Print student
Glasgow School of Art