Who we are

Texprint is an organisation run by industry professionals with the added support of many internationally recognised industry names.  Our aim is to select, mentor and promote the best of the UK’s newly graduated textile designers, providing an opportunity for realistic development, and a vital bridge between higher education and the real, commercial world.

The Management Team is responsible for the overall strategic direction of Texprint, for sponsor relationships, for the efficient and effective management of funds, and for the selection, mentoring and promotion of the Texprint designers.

Barbara Kennington: Chairman more...

Helga Goldman: Chief Executive 

Peter Ring-Lefevre: Creative Director  more...

Joanna Bowring: Sponsorship Director more...

Gill Gledhill: Press & Marketing

Kate Harris: International Communications

Gilian Little: Designer Liaison

The Texprint Council meets twice-yearly to monitor and review how Texprint is performing against its aims and objectives.  Its members represent design education, industry, press and PR.  All are highly regarded in their fields.  Members:

Peter Ackroyd MBE, The Woolmark Company; Michael Angove, alumnus 2000/2005; Sarah Cheyne, Johnson Cheyne Design; Christian Dewar Durie, journalist; Gill Gledhill, GGHQ & Premiere Vision Pluriel; Stephen Higginson, Super-Vision; Janet Holbrook, Holbrook Studios; Barbara Horspool, Jigsaw; Clare Johnston, Royal College of Art; Jane Makower, M.Makower & Co Ltd; Emma Mawston, Liberty Art Fabrics; Jaine McCormack, Guy Goodfellow Ltd; Yann Menard, Mode Information Europe; Scarlet Oliver, alumna 2006; Kay Politowicz, Chelsea College of Art & Design; Jane Rapley OBE, Central St. Martins College of Art & Design; Julius Schofield MBE, Indesign Recruitment; Anne Tyrrell MBE, Anne Tyrrell Design;  Philippa Watkins, journalist; Sandy Verdon, Hobbs