Design Competition

The 2011/12 Design Competition information is now available. Click the links below to download the entry form, prospectus and timetable.

Download the 2011/12 design competition entry forms here

Download the 2011/12 design competition prospectus here

Download the 2011/12 design competition timetable here

2010/11 Première Vision Prizewinners: left to right, Amanda Quartly, Melanie Brown, Holly Lawrence and Emma Pengilly.

The Bradford Textile Society derives the greatest pleasure from the continuing success of its Prize Schemes, which have been the source of encouragement and inspiration to textile students and practising textile designers, and have helped to stimulate new developments in textile design and construction, and finishing and printing techniques. Many members are convinced that this competition, one of the oldest of its kind, is the most important event in the annual programme.

The original sponsors, the Society itself and the Wool Record, share the distinction of having presented special prizes for design achievement since the Schemes were established in 1923. The Society is also grateful to individual organisations and companies, whose support and encouragement has helped the organising committee to increase the total prize money by a considerable amount over the years. In particular it acknowledges the generosity of the Clothworkers Foundation, which has awarded a number of prizes since 1968, the Dyers' Company, Prestigious Textiles Ltd, The Woolmark Company, the British Wool Marketing Board, the Association of Fashion & Textile Courses, Holland & Sherry Ltd and Bradford College.

Fabrics Made from Wool

In the Woolmark Company Award section of the Society's Design Competition, students are invited to use imagination to create a merino wool fabric for fashion that is innovative and challenges people's perceptions of wool.

The brochure "Be inspired by Merino Wool"is available for download here