DJCAD students first and third in international competition

A collection of women textiles inspired by extreme weather conditions has won first prize for final year DJCAD textiles student Selina Law in a prestigious international design competition - Colour in Design.

Angela McKay, also a final year DJCAD textiles student, took third place in the annual competition, organised by the Society of Dryers and Colourists, which attracts entries from major design colleges across the UK and from as far afield as the US.

The winning students were chosen by a broad selection of industry representatives from across the fashion and textiles sector including George Davis, founder of Next and current designer of the Per Una range at M&S.

The students' success has also won the University's textile design department £6000 of software and training from international textile design software company Lectra.

Praising the students' achievements, Frances Stevenson, teaching fellow within the textile design department, said, "The awards are very competitive and the students' success reflects the continued reputation of the textiles course at Duncan of Jordanstone."

"It is a fantastic prize as it gives the textile design course technology relevant to industry and it will open up even more opportunities for our students."