YAY! And drum roll please… it is time to unveil the winners of the 2019 Make it in Design Scholarship in association with Print & Pattern.
We received such an array of beautiful design entries from over 170 applicants from 39 different countries and had our panel of judges had such a wonderful time reviewing all of the AMAZING applications. We are absolutely thrilled that so many people want to make surface pattern design a part of their creative journey, and recognise Make it in Design as a fantastic way to do that. Thank You!
Entries were shortlisted by Make it in Design co-founders Rachael Taylor and Beth Kempton following which Marie Perkins of the Print & Pattern blog joined the panel to select the final winner. As the standard of entries is so incredibly high it was decided that we would have not just one winner, but will offer THREE full scholarships and SEVEN runner up prizes.
Our panel of judges said:
“Every year Beth, Rachael and Marie from Print and Pattern have the honour and privilege to look through all the fantastic scholarship submissions as submitted from all around the world.
We can honestly say it’s one of our favourite times of the year for Make it in Design! We simply LOVE pattern and are so looking forward to welcoming each of our winners and runners up into the Make it in Design community in 2019. Congratulations to all our winners, and a HUGE thank you to everyone who entered – it really was a pleasure”.
The Winners
We are thrilled to announce our three scholarship winners:
Claire Mounier | France | Website
Marie Perkins of Print Pattern selected Claire Mounier as her overall winner.
“Claire’s Safari design demonstrated some great drawing and colour skills, and her dinosaurs showed she has a fun quirky way of thinking. These are brilliant qualities to have as it gives Claire a unique personal style that will stand out from the crowd”.
Becky Dinnage |UK | Instagram
Make it in Design co-founder Rachael Taylor selected Becky Dinnage as her overall winner.
“Becky’s use of colour is so bold and impactful – LOVE it! Your work has a fabulous fresh and commercial feel to it and I cannot wait to see more”.
Nirosha Ambagahawatta | India | Instagram
Make it in Design co-founder Beth Kempton selected Nirosha Ambagahawatta as her overall winner.
“I love the the sense of movement and rhythm evoked in these delicate structures by Nirosha which dance off the screen in a beautiful and playful way”.
Congratulations Claire, Becky and Nirosha – you are our winners! Get ready to launch your surface pattern design career in 2019!
You each win:
- A free place on all 4 modules of The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design (M1: Designing your way; M2: Creating your professional identity; M3: Monetising your designs and The Ultimate Portfolio Builder) worth over £1,076
- Complimentary access to leading trend website WGSN for 180 days
- The opportunity to be featured on the Print & Pattern blog, in MOYO Magazine and on the Make It In Design site
The Runners up
The standard of entries this year was again so high that we wanted to offer more prizes. Therefore we have selected 7 runners up who will each receive a free place on the self paced Module 1 class with access for 12 months.
Emma Lawrence-Peattie | Musselburgh, Scotland | Portfolio
Fiona Solley | Australia | Website
Kate Ireland | UK | Website
Madison Herman | USA | Instagram
Pauline-Greuell | The Netherlands | Instagram
Sarah Knight | UK
Tina Wells | USA | Website
We will be in touch with the winners and runners up directly by email with details of your prize. Thank you everyone, we are very excited to welcome you all to class.
