The Texprint Programme
Mentoring and Interview process with panel l to r Kate Lewis, David Cooper John Lewis, Sue Cairnes Cainesclark, Peter Ring-Lefevre Texprint & graduate
Mentoring and Interview process. Panel l to r Jeremy Somers Circleline, Photini Papas WGSN, Melissa Wright Whiston & Wright, Graduate and Peter Ring-Lefevre
Andrew Blessley of the Clothworkers’ Foundation (Major Sponsors) talks to a Texprint Star at First View
The source of new textile design talent
- Around 200 textile design graduates of British universities and colleges, BA and MA levels (who may be of any nationality), are interviewed each year.
- Initially they are submitted by their colleges or through Texprint's talent scouts.
- The interviews, held over three weeks, are in tutorial-style with daily panels invited from industry experts in their fields.
- Applicants are judged on the standard of their creative work, their training and their ability to make full use of the opportunities offered.
- The final selection of around 24 designers are mentored and guided through two exhibition events, one in London and one in Paris; Six special prize winners also exhibit at a third one in the Far East.
- The designers creative skills are promoted to the industry, media and related organisations that can help their career launch.
- In addition leading figures in the industry are invited to judge six additional prizes.
- Texprint helps emerging talent, providing an opportunity for realistic development - it is a vital bridge between higher education and the real, commercial world.
- These new designers benefit from a supported career launch, make invaluable contacts by being in the right places at the right time and by being easily accessible to the right people.
- The main Texprint presentation is at INDIGO, the international textile design specialty show, part of Première Vision Pluriel, which groups Europe's most important fashion fabrics, yarn, textile design and accessories fairs altogether. 'First View' in London is exclusively for Texprint's supporters, press and specialists. The six special prize winners also present at Interstoff Asia Essential, Hong Kong.
Opportunities
Texprint provides industry with an exciting new design resource as well as a marketing, advertising, networking and philanthropic opportunity for those looking to support creative talent and youth / education / employment possibilities, within the framework of the textile and related industries.
Mentoring and Interview process l to r Emma Mawston Liberty, Kate Denham Design Library, Joanna Bowring Texprint, Tanya Shaw SC PR, Victoria Shepherd & Peter Ring-Lefevre
Support Costs
Major Sponsors contribute from £ 7,000
Supporters contribute sums from £ 2,000
'Friends of Texprint' is for donations up to £ 2,000.
Programme Detail
For a two page written summary of the programme, to print out, click here
Figures
For a summary of facts and figures for Texprint, to print out, click here.
Annual Report
View our 2008 online annual report
View our 2007 online annual report