Launch of 'The Australian Merino Woolmark Prize'

09 Apr '08

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For the inaugural Woolmark Prize 2008, designers from cultures as diverse as China, Japan, Norway, England, Belgium, Germany and France – have been selected by an international panel of fashion experts to participate. Each designer has formulated a capsule collection, emphasising the sensual, sculptural aspects of knitted yarn.

A panel of fashion experts will assess the entries and adjudicate the Prize, to be presented at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, on July 3 2008.

The winner of the Woolmark Prize 2008 will receive significant in kind support from AWI and Woolmark through industry support and mentoring.

The Woolmark Prize will be awarded annually and aims to be one of the most sought after prizes for up and coming global designers.

Finalists for the 2008 Woolmark Prize are:

• Louise Goldin, Britain
• RubecksenYamanaka (Hilde Rubecksen/Tomoko Yamanaka), Norway/Japan
• Shao Jia, China
• Tom Scott, USA
• Everlasting Sprout (Keiichi Muramatsu/Noriko Seki), Japan
• Chrystl Fischer, Belgium
• Qui Hao, China
• Cooperativedesigns (Annalisa Dunn/Dorothee Hagemann), Britain/Germany
• Marielle Van de Ven, Holland
• Xavier Brisoux, France

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