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4 February 2010 | PR 10/12
Loughborough University graduate’s winning scarf design to go on sale at landmark London department store
Jayne Boyle's winning scarf design
A silk scarf designed by a Loughborough University printed textiles graduate has gone on sale at one of the UK’s most prestigious and historic department stores – Liberty of London.
The design by Jayne Boyle was entered into the TEXPRINT ComOn 2009 scarf design competition during her final year of study at Loughborough.
The competition is a collaboration between TEXPRINT, a non-profit organisation that launches new UK-trained textile design talent, and ComOn, an initiative launched by Confindustria Como to bring together young designers and the Como silk industry. With the theme of the ‘Grand Tour’, 24 British art schools were twinned with evocative Italian cities and set the challenge of creating a scarf print to celebrate that area.
From a group of 15 shortlisted entries, three winning designs were selected by a panel of judges from the fashion industry including Elena Alfani, director of accessories at Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo, and Ed Burstell, director of buying at Liberty.
Jayne’s design, based on Bergamo, won the silver award.
Speaking about Jayne’s achievement Tina Frank, printed textiles programme leader at Loughborough University, said: “The whole team is delighted with Jayne's accomplishment and wish her every success in her future career.”
The limited-edition scarf designs were unveiled on January 12 in New York at the Direction by Indigo event, an international exhibition of creative textile design, and went on sale at Liberty on
January 30.
Following her success in the competition Jayne has also been offered a six-month placement at Salvatore Ferragamo fashion house in Florence.
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Notes for editors:
1. The three competition winners were:
Gold Award
Robyn Holmyard, Siena
Birmingham City University
Silver Award
Jayne Boyle, Bergamo
Loughborough University
Bronze Award
Amanda Lewington, Capri
Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication
www.TEXPRINT.org.uk www.comon-co.it
2. Loughborough is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines
It was awarded the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year 2008-09 title, and is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in national newspaper league tables. In the 2009 National Student Survey, Loughborough was voted one of the top five universities in the UK, and has topped the Times Higher Education league for the UK’s Best Student Experience every year since the poll's inception in 2006. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, the University has been awarded six Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
Loughborough is also the UK’s premier university for sport. It has perhaps the best integrated sports development environment in the world and is home to some of the country’s leading coaches, sports scientists and support staff. It also has the country’s largest concentration of world-class training facilities across a wide range of sports.
It is a member of the 1994 Group of 19 leading research-intensive universities. The Group was established in 1994 to promote excellence in university research and teaching. Each member undertakes diverse and high-quality research, while ensuring excellent levels of teaching and student experience.