WINNER
Niamh Wright
Beautiful Decay
Nottingham Trent
AWARD PRIZE
The winner of the Cole & Son Award Prize for Future Designers, will receive £1000.00 endowment and enjoy a tailored 4-month paid placement and mentorship at Cole & Son, including training in many fields, such as design and wallpaper/fabrics processes. The Prize promotes future designers to also work with sustainable designs.
JUDGES
Marie Karlsson – Creative & Managing Director, Cole & Son Design House
Krishna Daya – Senior Designer, Cole & Son Design House
Bryony Hotchkiss – Designer, Cole & Son Design House
JUDGES COMMENTS
Beautiful designs that reveal something new with each revisit.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the ever-changing beauty of flowers as they begin to wilt and fade, this collection captures the transience and elegance of the natural ageing process. Combining traditional, hand-painted details, and digital design processes, my designs aim to create a calming, ethereal interior space. Floral scenes will be visualised as luxury wallcoverings, alongside detailed flower studies printed onto silk to create decorative wall art and interior textiles. This collection aims to emulate the immersive feeling of being in nature, to evoke a sense of wellbeing.
AWARD CRITERIA
The winner of the Cole & Son Award Prize for Future Designers, will receive £1000.00 endowment and enjoy a tailored 4-month paid placement and mentorship at Cole & Son, including training in many fields, such as design and wallpaper/fabrics processes. The Prize promotes future designers to also work with sustainable designs.