Virginia Jackson ITMA Design Competition

This year many Philadelphia University Textile Design students chose to participate in the ITMA Virginia Jackson Design Competition. With great pride we'd like to congratulate Nina de Vassal and Ananya Bevinakatti on their winning designs.

Nina de Vassal, graduate print design student won 1st place in the print contest. 

Shrimp was inspired by the Carolina Low Country. Fisherman’s nets churn the ocean revealing this Southern delicacy. The colors were inspired by the charming, breezy facades of the antebellum homes in downtown Charleston. Airy and cheerful, “Shrimp” is perfect for a summer escape.

Ananya Bevinakatti, graduate weave design student won 2nd in the jacquard contest.

The intention for this jacquard was to create a tranquil, thoughtful and fluid textile, to invoke the natural spirit of traditional ceramics and their glazing process, which it’s inspired by. The chair aspires to inspire - be a serene space that stirs creativity. The waves, whirls and movement welcome to ones own imaginative interpretation. It is a textile that aims to embody and encourage simplicity and humility – the very soul of the earth and the fibers we use to create our crafts.

Congratulations again!