The American Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists (AATCC) recently completed its fourth annual design competition, Earth Day, Every Day, developed by its Concept 2 Consumer (C2C) interest group and the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association (CITDA).
AATCC received 140 entries from 25 institutions worldwide. Final judging took place May 5 at the AATCC Technical Center, Research Triangle Park, N.C., USA.
Judges were Carrie Yates, Cotton Incorporated; Genevieve Garland, North Carolina State University Nonwovens Institute; Jeana Fitzgerald, Cotton Incorporated; and Kerry King, [TC]2.
The winners were announced at the C2C interest group meeting on May 8. All winning entries will receive cash awards of US$1,000 for first place and US$500 for second place, plus complimentary student registration for the 2009 AATCC International Conference (IC), to be held March 10-12 in Myrtle Beach, S.C, USA.
One of the five finalists in the Apparel Design, Product Design category was also randomly selected for a trip to Bradford, England to participate in the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) Global Design Competition last month. Casey Bianco of Virginia Commonwealth University was selected for that honor.
Interior/Outdoor Design, Fabric Design Winners:
- 1st Place - Everything Goes Around Comes Around by Hyun M. Koh, Rhode Island School of Design
- 2nd Place - Wool You Be Mine? by Monica Ogrodowski, Rhode Island School of Design
Apparel Design, Fabric Design Winners:
- 1st Place - Green with the Wind by Jessica Murphy, Syracuse University
- 2nd Place - Iris by Jessica Lee, Virginia Commonwealth University
Apparel Design, Product Design Winners:
- 1st Place - Save the African Safari by Allie Thielens, Cornell University
- 2nd Place - Natural Beauty by Casey Bianco, Virginia Commonwealth University.
American Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists