Jefferson Textile Design Students Sweep ITA Virginia Jackson Design Competition

Jefferson Textile Design students were awarded all of the top prizes in the 2018 International Textile Alliance Virginia Jackson Design Competition.  This national competition awards excellence in residential upholstery design in jacquard woven, dobby woven and print categories.  All award recipients receive cash prizes.  First place students also receive an all-expenses paid trip to Showtime, the pre-eminent home furnishings show in the country.

First place in Jacquard: A. Zurinah Nuri (in the M.S. Textile Design program)

First Place in Print: A. Zurinah Nuri

First Place in Dobby: Ji Young Park (in the M.S. Textile Design program)

2nd Place in Dobby: Emily Reppert (in the M.S. Textile Design program)

2nd Place in Jacquard: Emily Olsen (in the M.S. Textile Design program)

Honorable Mention in Jacquard: Nina Nickerson, B.S. Textile Design 

Congratulations to all of the Jefferson students for their excellent design work!

Jefferson University Textile Design Collaborations Featured on WWD

Jefferson University Annual Fashion Show Award Winning Designs Featured on WWD

Kelsey Fickes received the Carson Kressley Most Ready for Retail Award for her collection, which included this knit and denim dress, in collaboration with textile designer Madeline Halsey.

"One such collection was the Carson Kressley Most Ready for Retail Award winner Kelsey Fickes’ Beauty in Decay collection of pieces ranging from a teal chiffon dress to a textured knit asymmetric shift inspired by the deterioration of Victorian manor homes."-Marni Prichard Manko

A look by Alexandra Pizzigoni, who won the award for best senior collection in collaboration with textile designer Sivan Ilan. 

To view full article online visit: http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/stuart-weitzman-jefferson-spirit-design-award-1202661838/  

NiCole Monson- iMBA Collaborative Entrepreneurial Business- BuddaflyBlaq

NiCole Monson graduated from Philadelphia University in May 2017 from the Pre MBA Accelerated program, and is now in Jefferson University's iMBA program. In developing her product, NiCole worked with our program director, Marcia Weiss, in the Jacquard Center of Excellence. Her company, BuddaflyBlaq, creates strong, graphic products across a range of end uses. NiCole collaborated with Marcia Weiss (Jacquard) and Alex Rapley (Prototype) to develop the items pictured.  Please find her work on Twitter @seriouslymonson and Instagram @pure_gold_3.