13 textile design students win Jackson awards
Susan M. Andrews -- Furniture Today, June 5, 2006
High Point — Thirteen textile design students have been awarded the 2006 Virginia Jackson Design Awards from the International Textile Market Assn. Educational Foundation.
The awards, which recognize and encourage students enrolled in textile design curriculums, are given in three categories: jacquard, print and dobby.
Winning designs were selected out of 54 entries from seven schools and were judged based on aesthetic form, ability to be manufactured and applicability to furniture products.
There were 11 entries in the jacquard category. The winners, including ties, are:
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Hillary Bird, Rhode Island School of Design, first
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Sara Murphy, RISD, second
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Sara Greenewalt, RISD, second
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Janie Woodbridge, RISD, third
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Emily Neal, RISD, third
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Adriane Nicolaisen, Philadelphia University, third
There were 26 entries in the print category. The winners are:
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Kathryn Maresca, Rhode Island School of Design, first
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So Eun An, RISD, second
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Jennifer Chung, RISD, third
There were 17 entries in the dobby category. The winners are:
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Happy Bowen, Rhode Island School of Design, first
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Janie Woodbridge, RISD, second
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Allison Cooper, Kansas City Art Institute, third
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So Young "Amy" Lee, RISD, third
First-place winners Bird, Maresca and Bowen will receive an all-expense-paid trip to attend the first two days of the upcoming Showtime in High Point. During the Runway Fashion Show at Showplace on Monday, June 5, they will be recognized at an awards ceremony, and their designs will be on display.
The students are encouraged to bring their portfolios and seek opportunities for portfolio reviews, said Catherine Morsell, executive director of ITMA.
"We want to encourage textile company representatives to set up appointments to review the students' portfolios. Each has graduated or will graduate in December and is job hunting," Morsell said.
Appointments can be scheduled by calling the ITMA office at (336) 885-6842.
Participating schools for the 2006 competition included North Carolina State University, Philadelphia University, Rhode Island School of Design, Syracuse University, Buffalo State College, Kansas City Art Institute, and New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.
This year's judges were Sara Gray, design consultant; Erica Youngelson, American Decorative Fabrics; Wesley Mancini, Wesley Mancini Ltd.; and Scott Jensen, Craftex Mills.
The Virginia Jackson Design Awards were first presented in 1995.
