New Designer awards fruitful for five students
12 July 2024
Five students have won prizes at this year’s New Designers awards.
The prestigious annual New Designers awards are judged by key industry leaders to find the rising stars of tomorrow.
Three students from our BA Textiles Design course and two from BA Sustainable Product Design received awards, building on Beth Somerville's success in last year's awards.
Textile Design course leader Sally-Ann Gill said, "I’m so pleased for this cohort of students. Getting recognition from New Designers in the form of these awards shows how well our students are prepared for industry. Our students are professional, with full, exciting portfolios of inventive and technically proficient work. We were praised for the way original narrative is built into project outcomes and this is certainly true of Ellie, Lucy and Megan’s textile designs."
Read on to see the winning projects!
Meet Falmouth's New Designer winners
Lucy Martin
- Course: Textile Design (BA)
- Project name: Garden of Memories
- Award: The Habitat Future Design - Textiles, product & surface pattern design
- Award prize: Six month work placement at Habitat
Habitat’s brief had a requirement to have a rich story behind the collection. Lucy drew inspiration from memories, nostalgia and symbolism to create a mixture of wallpapers, and textiles. The judges loved Lucy’s use of colour, placement and stylised elements in her prints.
Megan Clift
- Course: Textile Design (BA)
- Award: The Turner Bianca prize
- Award prize: Design placement at Turner Bianca
The judges complimented Megan’s beautiful handwriting with a varied approach. They also praised her excellent use of colour in her work.
Ellie Laundy
- Course: Textile Design (BA)
- Award: The Kindred Collaboration award
- Award prize: Mentorship, portfolio-building advice, work placement opportunity, and the commission of a Kindred collection
The judges' comments on Ellie's work were "a beautifully curated story listing expressive characters and bold shapes with confident colour application."
Louis Jacques Wright
- Course: Sustainable Product Design (BA)
- Project name: Organic Opulence
- Award: The Design Council Design for Planet Prize
- Award prize: Ticket, accommodation and travel to attend the Design for Planet Festival
For Louis’ project, he designed jewellery that is customisable, regenerative, and entirely biodegradable. It is also a zero-waste solution that aligns beautifully with contemporary lifestyles and values. The judges commented positively on his innovative approach to breaking down the systemic issues in the fast fashion and jewellery industries.
Will Falch-Lovesey
- Course: Sustainable Product Design (BA)
- Project name: Seaweed Sustainability Pregnancy Test
- Award: Made Materials Innovation Prize
- Award prize: Affiliate Membership of the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) and of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) until December 2025.
“Being awarded at New Designers was an incredible and unexpected honour. Being recognised at this stage in my career is hugely uplifting, especially knowing others appreciate the hard work invested in a project.”
On his prize of IED and IOM3 memberships, Will says “I look forward to being part of a community of like-minded, dynamic, and vibrant individuals. I can't wait to learn more; I have truly only scratched the surface.”
Will was also featured in The Guardian's June design news article.
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