TEX+ 2025 PRIZE & AWARD WINNERS

HELGA GOLDMAN PRIZE

for Innovation & Creativity

Awarded by the Trustees of TEX+

£1000

Winnie Sowter

Edinburgh College of Art

Mixed Media

I am a textile designer focused on creating tactile work that promotes mindfulness, emotional grounding, and meaningful connection. Collaboration is central to my practice, and I enjoy working closely with communities to co-create textiles that reflect their experiences, needs, and voices. My designs aim to support emotional well-being and creative therapies, helping transform everyday spaces into calm, inclusive environments. My recent project, Tactile Connections, is rooted in the belief that textiles can offer more than just function or decoration. They can foster emotional connection, support well-being, and bring people together through shared making. What began as a personal interest in texture and touch evolved into a collaborative, community-led process that deepened my understanding of the social and therapeutic potential of textiles. This experience reinforced my commitment to designing with care, empathy, and intention, placing touch, slowness, and shared creativity at the heart of my work.

The pentland PRIZE

2-month paid design placement at Pentland Brands

Awarded by Katie Greenyer, Pentland Brands

Yingruo Cao

London College of Fashion

Knit Textiles

A knit-specialised textile graduate who obsessed with fashion knitwear.

At Pentland Brands, we’re so passionate about supporting the next generation of creative talent. We believe in them and the great impact they will bring to our business. TEX+ gives us the opportunity to see and meet the most impressive and inspiring Textile designers with new fresh ideas that excite!

Katie Greenyer: Pentland Brands

The pentland PRIZE

2-month paid design placement at Pentland Brands

Awarded by Katie Greenyer, Pentland Brands

Aidan Morris

Glasgow School of Art

Print Textiles

I am a textile designer who thrives in the digital medium, blending digital prints with fabrics and using print as my preferred medium. As I grew up, I was always fascinated by the newest technologies and software, growing up during the peak of technological advancements and a family that worked within the computing industry, I was surrounded by it. After my time at college, I was able to get myself an internship at Stella McCartney, where I found my drive for working within the industry. I have now found my own style within the printed textile space and have thoroughly enjoyed learning more and more about my craft throughout and the sustainability advancements that are being made within the industry. I look forward to continuing to create and problem solve within print.

At Pentland Brands, we’re so passionate about supporting the next generation of creative talent. We believe in them and the great impact they will bring to our business. TEX+ gives us the opportunity to see and meet the most impressive and inspiring Textile designers with new fresh ideas that excite!

Katie Greenyer: Pentland Brands

THE PATTERN CLOUD PRIZE

1-year free access to The Pattern Cloud Graduate Plan

Beth Lingard

Leeds Arts University

Print Media

Beth is an award-winning print designer, whose work celebrates the artisan craft of drawing and painting. Strong observational studies are illustrated in a variety of media, that exemplify Beth’s detailed yet decorative handwriting. Handcraftsmanship is established into opulent artworks through her capability of digital techniques. As a designer her influences derive from her passionate attempt to evoke the beauty and wonders of our natural world. Constantly inspired by nature, she is particularly moved by the changing light in nature through the seasons and daily variation. Using the landscapes around her, such as the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, as inspiration for much of her drawing. She takes great joy in capturing a plethora of imaginative flora, fauna and creatures, and embraces an element of the otherworldly and fantastical amongst these ecosystems.From intricate repeats to dramatic murals, Beth transports her viewers into immersive dreamlike realms.

Bay & Brown Prize

Online floral print course and portfolio session with Tracey Brown

Asha Vine

Arts University Bournemouth

Printed Textiles

My work centres aesthetically exciting designs that also breathe life into meaningful and complex conceptual landscapes. Merging historical research with contemporary perspectives to highlight innovative and stimulating directions. That strive to capture and explore both sociological and philosophical perspectives.

Mary Restieaux Prize

Private studio visit, mentorship and hand-dyed silk yarns

Amber Fry

Central Saint Martins

Weave Textiles

I am a natural dye designer, sustainability consultant and regenerative textile researcher, whose work centres around colour, its properties and application within regenerative contexts. Based in Kent/London, I have a natural dye and fibre garden at my allotment, where each spring I sow new inspiration.

With a driving interest in textile sustainability, I am eager to increase industry engagement with decentralised soil-to-soil textile systems that look after people and the planet. Since tier 4 of the supply chain, which focuses on how raw materials are produced, accounts for 24% of the textile industry’s carbon footprint it is critical to be implementing sustainable design from the ground up. Therefore, my vision for the future is to see a greater fusion of agriculture practices with sustainable textile product creation that feels visually exciting and contemporary in their look and feel. All whilst utilising ancient craft skills and local manufacturing knowledge to produce high quality products that support environments, communities and economies.

TEX+ Trustees’ Prize for Sustainability & Ethical Practice

£1000

Amber Fry

Central Saint Martins

Weave Textiles

I am a natural dye designer, sustainability consultant and regenerative textile researcher, whose work centres around colour, its properties and application within regenerative contexts. Based in Kent/London, I have a natural dye and fibre garden at my allotment, where each spring I sow new inspiration.

With a driving interest in textile sustainability, I am eager to increase industry engagement with decentralised soil-to-soil textile systems that look after people and the planet. Since tier 4 of the supply chain, which focuses on how raw materials are produced, accounts for 24% of the textile industry’s carbon footprint it is critical to be implementing sustainable design from the ground up. Therefore, my vision for the future is to see a greater fusion of agriculture practices with sustainable textile product creation that feels visually exciting and contemporary in their look and feel. All whilst utilising ancient craft skills and local manufacturing knowledge to produce high quality products that support environments, communities and economies.

TEX+ INDUSTRY TEX+ Trustees’ Prize for Technical Excellence

£1000

Severina Seidl

Royal School of Needlework

Mixed Media

Severina Seidl is an artist, designer, and hand embroiderer who transforms traditional materials in innovative and unconventional ways, often integrating them with non-traditional materials, particularly from the fine arts.Her long-standing passion for art led her from studying fashion design in Germany to the Royal School of Needlework in London, where she explored ways to merge her love of art and fashion. Driven by a desire to translate the organic and unpredictable quality of her drawings and sketches into hand embroidery, she began experimenting with a variety of materials. For her, innovation is essential to achieving the seemingly impossible—pursuing a vision, an idea, an urge to discover.

the liberty fabric studio prize

Awarded by Mary-Ann Dunkley

Mentorship for 3 months. A visit to the London Fabrics design studio to meet the designers, discover the famous archive and gain understanding of the design procces.

Esme Whitton

UWE Bristol School of Art and Design

Print Media

Sahara Prize

Awarded by Suzy Coppersmith Heaven

£500, 1-month placement at Sahara, plus design purchase opportunity

Beth Lingard

Leeds Arts University

Weave Textiles

Beth is an award-winning print designer, whose work celebrates the artisan craft of drawing and painting. Strong observational studies are illustrated in a variety of media, that exemplify Beth’s detailed yet decorative handwriting. Handcraftsmanship is established into opulent artworks through her capability of digital techniques. As a designer her influences derive from her passionate attempt to evoke the beauty and wonders of our natural world. Constantly inspired by nature, she is particularly moved by the changing light in nature through the seasons and daily variation. Using the landscapes around her, such as the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, as inspiration for much of her drawing. She takes great joy in capturing a plethora of imaginative flora, fauna and creatures, and embraces an element of the otherworldly and fantastical amongst these ecosystems.From intricate repeats to dramatic murals, Beth transports her viewers into immersive dreamlike realms.

Sanderson Art in Industry Prize

Awarded by Dominic Lowe

£500

Beth Lingard

Leeds Arts University

Print Media

Beth is an award-winning print designer, whose work celebrates the artisan craft of drawing and painting. Strong observational studies are illustrated in a variety of media, that exemplify Beth’s detailed yet decorative handwriting. Handcraftsmanship is established into opulent artworks through her capability of digital techniques. As a designer her influences derive from her passionate attempt to evoke the beauty and wonders of our natural world. Constantly inspired by nature, she is particularly moved by the changing light in nature through the seasons and daily variation. Using the landscapes around her, such as the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales, as inspiration for much of her drawing. She takes great joy in capturing a plethora of imaginative flora, fauna and creatures, and embraces an element of the otherworldly and fantastical amongst these ecosystems.From intricate repeats to dramatic murals, Beth transports her viewers into immersive dreamlike realms.