Designers Launched by Texprint in 2009  Caroline Allison   Fiona Binns   Ruth Davis   Rene de Lange   Sarah Hemingray   Holly Flanagan   Lilly Hibbert   Samantha Leutton   Hollie Maloney   Laura McPherson   Lucinda Mettyear   Natasha Mohide   Marie Molterer   Katrina Neri   Tiphaine Pigott   Chloe Scadding   Justin Smith   Lisa Stannard   Martha Steadman   Will Stone   Nicola Strathearn   Nancy Taplin   Louise Somers   Tamara Vodden   Gemma Waggett 

The 24 designers below were selected for a place on the Texprint programme to exhibit at Indigo in Paris, September 2009.

© Caroline Allison	Weave Designer

Caroline Allison

Tel : +44 (0) 7989 188 671
E-mail: caroline_allison@msn.com

A wholesome collection of woven designs and sophisticated methodology inspired by British cultures of the past.

© Fiona Binns	Weave Designer

Fiona Binns

Tel : +44 (0) 7986 291 971
E-mail: fhbinns@hotmail.co.uk

Sophisticated and subtle collections of woven designs using colour to explore a variety of effects. Combined with a mixture of movement and pattern, textures are created in both hand woven and jacquard designs.

© Ruth Davis	Print Designer

Ruth Davis

Tel: +44 (0) 7877 062 371
E-mail: ruth9886@hotmail.co.uk

“Tin Can Alley” celebrates the quintessentially British charm of Scarborough and its market vaults in a collection of screen-printed designs.
Winner of the Texprint 2009 Print Prize

© Rene de Lange	Mixed Media Designer

Rene de Lange

Tel : +44 (0) 7886 356 120
E-mail: renedelange@hotmail.co.uk

Chasing Shadows” – an audacious screen printed collection of designs reflecting individuality through contrasting Japanese-inspired mark making, texture and manipulation.

© Holly Flanagan	Mixed Media Designer

Holly Flanagan

Tel : +44 (0) 7892 755 252
E-mail: hollyflanagan@hotmail.co.uk

Individual and innovative embroidered structures embracing the “Masculinity of the Goddess”, combining unusual colour palettes to create strong impact print designs.

© Sarah Hemingray	Print Designer

Sarah Hemingray

Tel : +44 (0)7912 416521
E-mail: sarah_hemingray@hotmail.com

Modern Madonnas: A collection focusing on printed fantastical aesthetics with creative solutions manifested in the backdrop of the natural world.

© Lily Hibbert	Knit Designer

Lily Hibbert

Tel : +44 (0) 7921 838 844
E-mail: lilyhib@aol.com

“Contours” is a knitwear design collection based on contour-like structures. The exploratory body of work focuses on a range of knit and hand embellished surface textures.

© Samantha Leutton	Knit Designer

Samantha Leutton

Tel : +44 (0) 7740 531 896
E-mail: samanthaleuttonknit@live.co.uk

Fine knitted designs incorporating recycled yarns handmade from waste created during initial fabric sampling.

© Hollie Maloney	Knit Designer

Hollie Maloney

Tel : +44 (0) 7946 329 972
E-mail: holliemaloney@hotmail.co.uk

Knitwear design collection inspired by the eco-architecture and the accidental colour within the photography of structure.
Winner of the Texprint 2009 Knit Prize

© Laura McPherson	Knit Designer

Laura McPherson

Tel : +44 (0) 7793 006 320
E-mail: laura.mcpherson@network.rca.ac.uk

A collection of ethereal knitted designs for fashion inspired by blurred and distorted images exploring relationships between solid and transient form

© Lucinda Mettyear	Weave Designer

Lucinda Mettyear

Tel : +44 (0) 7966 459 439
E-mail: lucinda_mettyear@yahoo.co.uk

“Paper Presentation” displays innovative woven fabric designs using primarily paper yarn and stainless steel combined with the smocking technique.

© Natasha Mohide	Weave Designer

Natasha Mohide

Tel : +44 (0) 7841 459 254
E-mail: natasha.mohide@gmail.com

A collection of woven designs that explores ideas around Russian royalty and military attire reflecting romantic, indulgent and luxurious themes

© Marie Molterer	Print Designer

Marie Molterer

Tel : +44 (0) 7837 080 399
E-mail: mariemolterer@web.de

“For: Against: Without Bauhaus” is defined by bright colourful print designs and outlandish shapes sculpted throughy digitally printed neoprenene.
Winner of the Texprint 2009 Chairman's Prize

© Katrina Neri	Print Designer

Katrina Neri

Tel : +44 (0) 7949 415 072
E-mail: katrina.neri@hotmail.co.uk

A collection of printed fabric designs create a mood illuminating the use of hidden imagery blurred behind a geometric cloud

© Tiphaine Pigott	Print Designer

Tiphaine Pigott

Tel : +44 (0) 7852 436 543
E-mail: tiphaine.pigott@gmail.com

An eclectic collection of colourful abstract and figurative print designs featuring English animals.

© Chloe Scadding	Mixed Media Designer

Chloe Scadding

Tel : +44 (0) 7891 896 822
E-mail: chloescadding@yahoo.co.uk

Designs exploring textile surfaces combining traditional and contemporary techniques based on mark making inspired by the surrounding environment

© Justin Smith	Knit Designer

Justin Smith

Tel : +44 (0) 7753 532 794
E-mail: justin.r.smith@network.rca.ac.uk

A selection of holding and crafts based knitted techniques developed for sculptural accessory ideas.

© Lisa Stannard	Print Designer

Lisa Stannard

Tel : +44 (0) 7595 623 748
E-mail: l.stannard@yahoo.com

“People, Places and Things” provide the source for original illustrations which inspire a sophisticated range of digital print designs.
Winner of the Texprint Colour Prize

© Martha Steadman	Weave Designer

Martha Steadman

Tel : +44 (0) 7742 810 028
E-mail: marti_266@hotmail.com

Traditional associations in the Welsh valleys. Double cloth “carthen” weaving influences a contemporary and personal woven design collection.
Winner of the Texprint Weave Prize