Every year the best of our Textiles degree students showcase their work at the prestigious New Designers event with many students coming away with new job opportunities, new commisions or awards.

This year, 2020 Textiles graduate Amelia Paveley has been shortlisted of the New Designers Wilko Retail Design Award!

Amelia’s brief was to design a collection of textiles, surface patterns for products or prints that capture a current trend and has been translated into a design with universal appeal.

The most commercial Surface pattern and print Design in response to the brief may get, the IP for there work purchased for £600, get an opportunity to work alongside the Design team to bring the Surface pattern and print Design to market and also a 2 week virtual work experience placement with the design team.

At The Northern School of Art we are sending luck to Amelia and hoping she takes the top designer spot!

If you’re interested in studying a degree in Textiles and Surface Design be sure to check out our fantastic course. With 96% student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, this degree has an exceptional reputation and you will be working with lecturers and technical demonstrators who continue to work successfully within different aspects of the industry.

Read more about the course and how to apply at the link below:

https://northernart.ac.uk/study-with-us/hartlepool-campus/degree-fda-courses/ba-hons-textiles-surface-design-2/