We are delighted to present at New Designers our 2023 graduating students from BA(Hons) Textiles from Edinburgh College of Art at the University of Edinburgh.

These talented graduating textiles students present a broad range of unqiue projects driven by contemporary concerns and concepts within the textiles and design sphere and beyond -

Future materials exploration creating lace-like biomaterials - Ruta Vronevskyte

Digital versus Analogue design for fashion textiles - Mae Sinnott

Larger then life portraits celebrating community and people become streetwear prints and embellished surfaces - Anna Simon

Rich heirloom textiles, products and drawing for design longevity - Lucy Silvester

Sumptuously decorated deadstock velvets and maximal floral wallpapers for commercial boutique hotel interiors - Claire Rowand

Textural fashion kints and prints driven by the impact of climate change on Edinburgh's architectural heritage- Clementine Murdoch

Bold colour and print with found toys and designed 3d elements as embellishments for dopamine dressers - Sophie Millan

Plant-based dyed and printed textiles with a sophisticated fashion palette shunning problematic chemical and synthetic options - Emily Criddle

Joyful colour from sunrise to sunset in painterly prints with playful CAD embroidered motifs and a mini-me aesthetic - Briana Brennan

Nature gives hope and takes back neglected urban landscapes through drawn and textural, richly layered textiles and wallpapers for commercial interiors - Aliya Abdul Kadir