The British Glove Association, in collaboration with the Worshipful Company of Glovers, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Glove Design Competition. They are as follows:
Cat 1 - Design a glove for a member of the Royal Family Winner Ms. Elizabeth Foicik - College of West Anglia (Isle Campus) Runner Up Natasha Osborne - Sheffield College
Cat 2 - Design a pair of Ladies' or Men's leather or fabric and leather gloves for a particular winter sport or activity Winner Miss Amy Fleuriot - London College of Fashion Runner up Ms Jo Ling - Colchester School of Art
Cat 3 - Design a pair of Ladies' or Men's Fashion gloves for Aut/Wint 07 Winner Mrs. Hannah Moreton - DeMontfort University Runner up Ms Aime Newell - Colchester School of Art
Dents Prize - The Most Commercial Design Winner Ms Margaret Quon - Oxford & Cherwell Valley College
The Silver Salver, which is awarded to the college judged to have contributed the best series of designs and held for one year, has been awarded to Colchester School of Art.
The judges were all impressed by the ideas of one of the designs and decided to award a "Judges Choice for Innovation" Certificate to Aimi MacKay of Grays School of Art at the Robert Gordon University.
The competition has now been running since 1975. Its purpose is to encourage students to create practical yet original glove designs. The judges look for designs that show a commercial aspect in respect of the ease of manufacture and sell-ability.