Chelsea will be hosting this year’s TEXPRINT First View between16-17 July.  The event promises to be more exciting than ever with an impressive panel judging and selecting the 6 prize winners.

“TEXPRINT is vital for those in the industry who wish to support young talent.  With the current economic climate and increased competition in the fashion industry, the importance of textile design and original print has grown and I know that a lot of companies are seeking out new talent to differentiate themselves from their competitors.  We anticipate that TEXPRINT 2009 will be our strongest year to date and we are particularly looking forward to the reception we will be hosting with the British Ambassador and Harold Tillman, in his role as Chairman of the British Fashion Council, at the British Embassy in Paris on 16 September.”
Julius Schofield, Chairman, TEXPRINT

This event is strictly by invitation only.

 
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Nigel Bents talking to workshop participants

“The TED Research Cluster is part of an international collaborative design project called Cultural Collage. The project is led by UAL visiting Professor Marie O’Mahony, and it will involve designers and design students from the University of Technology (UTS) in Sydney, Australia, Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile and Chelsea designers and students.

Working around the central themes of recycling, mutli-disciplinary practice and cultural collaboration, the designers will be asked to choose a second-hand plastic object and this will then be sent to the group of designers in the next country to be worked on or transformed, while always maintaining its functionality. The reworked object will then be sent to the next group of designers to be worked on for a final time.

Participants will also be asked to keep a ‘passport’ of their ideas, a sketchbook which records their drawings and thoughts which will be sent on with the accompanying object.

TED recently hosted an introductory workshop at Cheslea with presentations from Marie OMahony, Kate Goldsworthy, Emma Neuberg and Prof. Kay Politowicz. Other participants include textile designer Katherine Wardropper and Nigel Bents, a graphic designer and tutor at Chelsea.

The final pieces will be exhibited as part of PassionTour, a design festival in Santiago in September 2009.”

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Susie Crisfield - BA (Hons) Textile Design Graduate from 2008 whose work was worn on the catwalk in London Fashion Week in September as a garment by Nathan Genden

 Susie Crisfield graduated from BA (Hons) Textile Design last year and her work was featured during London Fashion Week. Since graduating, Susie has been working on a few projects within the fashion industry.

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