Textile designer Olivia Qi winner the New Design of the Year Award at New Designer 2015
Recent Textile Design
graduate, Olivia Qi, won the prestigious New Designer of the Year Award at the
2015 New Designers exhibition in London last night, 24 June 2015. Every year, a series of prestigious, industry
supported Awards and Associate Prizes are presented to the most innovative
graduates at New Designers. They form a very
important part of the show and are proven to have a direct and personal
impact on the career of the winners.
graduate, Olivia Qi, won the prestigious New Designer of the Year Award at the
2015 New Designers exhibition in London last night, 24 June 2015. Every year, a series of prestigious, industry
supported Awards and Associate Prizes are presented to the most innovative
graduates at New Designers. They form a very
important part of the show and are proven to have a direct and personal
impact on the career of the winners.
24-year old Olivia, who was was born in China, was brought up in Inverness where her family is now based. She attended Milburn Academy before coming to The Glasgow School of Art . A specialist in knit, Olivia graduated from the GSA last week, and along with other young designers from
across the UK is now showcasing her work at the New Designers 2015
exhibition in the Business Design Centre in London.
across the UK is now showcasing her work at the New Designers 2015
exhibition in the Business Design Centre in London.
Some of Olivia Qi’s recent textile designs
“We are delighted for Olivia that she has won
this prestigious award,” says Jimmy Stephen-Cran, Head of Fashion and Textiles
at The Glasgow School of Art. “Olivia was a hugely talented student and her
creativity has been justly recognised in this award. We wish her every success
as she sets out on her career as a designer.”
this prestigious award,” says Jimmy Stephen-Cran, Head of Fashion and Textiles
at The Glasgow School of Art. “Olivia was a hugely talented student and her
creativity has been justly recognised in this award. We wish her every success
as she sets out on her career as a designer.”
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| Three designs by Olivia Qi showcased in the 2014 GSA Fashion Show |
Olivia’s win follows
hot on the heals of the announcement that one of the recent cohort of Fashion
Design graduates, Jonathan Douglas, will be joining Tommy Hilfiger Calvin
Klein.
hot on the heals of the announcement that one of the recent cohort of Fashion
Design graduates, Jonathan Douglas, will be joining Tommy Hilfiger Calvin
Klein.
Jewellery design by Ieva Mikutaite and Gravitational Pull goblet by Karen Westland
both category winners in the New Designer 2015 Awards.
Further success for GSA alumni at the New Designers Awards came in the form of two Silversmithing & Jewellery graduates. Karen Westland won the Goldsmiths Company Silversmithing Award and Ieva Mikutaite won the Goldsmiths Company Jewellery Award.
New Designers 2015 part
1, which features work by recent GSA Fashion & Textiles and Silversmith & Jewellery
graduates runs in the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street
London, N1 0QH until Saturday.
1, which features work by recent GSA Fashion & Textiles and Silversmith & Jewellery
graduates runs in the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street
London, N1 0QH until Saturday.
New Designers part 2, which features work by recent GSA Interior Design
graduates, runs in the Business Design Centre from 1 – 4 July.
Further details
http://www.newdesigners.com/visiting
graduates, runs in the Business Design Centre from 1 – 4 July.
Further details
http://www.newdesigners.com/visiting
Ends
Further information
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474
press@gsa.ac.uk