Texprint news and archive

Woolmark Texprint Award names winner

Textile designer Sophie Manners has been named the winner of the second annual Woolmark Texprint Award in support of Campaign for Wool at Indigo, Paris. Manners, who designs primarily with 60 percent or more Merino Wool, was chosen as the winner out of the 24 shortlisted designers taking part in the Texprint programme this year, due to her “...

Design

Carlo Volpi wins Texprint’s best fashion-fabric award

Royal College of Art textile design graduate Carlo Volpi impressed a judging panel made up of industry experts to take home Texprint's Body award for best fashion fabric at Texprint’s 40th anniversary presentation in London. A judging panel featuring Browns creative director Caroline Burstein and designer Neisha Crosland reviewed the work of 24...

Fashion

Texprint appoints new chairman

Texprint, the non-profit organisation that nurtures home-grown textile talent, proudly announces the appointment of its new chairman Barbara Kennington (formerly creative director of WGSN – the world’s leading online research, trend analysis and news service for the fashion industry). Kennington will formally take over from the current chairman...

Fashion

Texprint winners First View Exhibition

Emphasising the professional and creative synergy between the worlds of art and fashion, this year’s Texprint was supported by New Look, Salvatore Ferragamo and Giles Deacon. An international design audience comprised of corporate brand Miroglio Textiles Italia, Marks & Spencer, and fashion cognoscenti Jenny Packham and Paul Costello. A jury of...

Fashion

Texprint talent of the future

On 16th and 17th July the first view exhibition of Texprint is taking place in London. Responsible for discovering some of the fashion industry’s creatives such as Zandra Rhodes and Alice Temperley, Texprint is one of the industry’s best creative get together. This year’s showcase commences with the Texprint First View at Chelsea College of Art...

Fashion

Paul Smith presents Texprint

Sir Paul Smith announced this year’s Texprint prize winners. Six of the 24 British-trained designers at Indigo in Paris received £750 and the opportunity to showcase their work at Interstoff Asia Essential in Hong Kong in October. Hannah Jefferies was rewarded with the Print Prize handed out by Diane von Furstenberg; the Breaking New Ground...

Fashion

Industry supports Texprint

This year’s Texprint First View Exhibition received great support from the Fashion Industry. The exhibition was led by Harold Tillman, Chairman of Jaeger and the British Fashion Council / London Fashion Week. Other supporters included representatives from Louis Vuitton, MaxMara, Roland Mouret, Paul Smith, Issa London and Catherine Walker, all...

Fashion

Texprint exhibition launch

Non-profit fashion charity Texprint, is launching its first view exhibition in London on July 17-18th and Indigo in Paris on September 23-26th July. On the look out for young talent in the fashion industries, the Texprint First View exhibition will present a showcase of the best budding designers entering the market place. Texprint will bring...