Welcome to My World…Are you sitting comfortably?
Then let’s begin.My World tells an exciting and fun story of adventure and
discovery from across the globe.Eight lively prints capture wonderful story
telling designs, with two ditsy coordinating embroideries; Lots of Dots and Mix
It Up, for complementary cushions, blinds and accessories.Lovingly Hand
painted, our My World designs bring to life fun-filled adventures with themes
of London days out, visiting the zoo, jungle ventures, Little Bear picnics and
a much more… Catering from nursery to
primary ages, your children’s bedroom or playroom will come to life with our My World fabrics. Come and discover the story behind the collection… Learn
a little more about the My World collection over on the Pt Blog. Watch our video capturing the themes that inspired the collection.
‘It’s all about the kids’Do you need to keep
the kids quiet and entertained this half term? Then enter our My World “It’s
all about the kids” competition. Running from Monday 16th to Friday 20th October, each day we will feature a fabric from our My World collection, which we have matched up to a famous children’s book. Enter the poll on each day for your chance to win. It’s really that simple.How it works:On Monday 16th October 2017 we will release our first Facebook poll, answer the question correctly for your chance to win a 3 metre fabric bundle from our new My World Kids collection and a children’s book. The competition will run all week with a total of 5 polls available to enter. The competition will end on Friday 20th October when the last poll will be published; you will have until 6.00pm on Friday 20th October 2017 to enter. All winners will be randomly selected and will be contacted no later than Monday 30th October 2017.Please see the full T&C’s below.My World ‘All about the Kids’ Facebook Competition – Terms & ConditionsBy entering, you agree to Prestigious Textiles Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy and Cookie PolicyTerms & Conditions:1. The competition will run from Monday 16th October to Friday 20th October 2017 closing 6.00pm (BST), 2. You must like the Prestigious Textiles Facebook page 3. Each day a Facebook poll will be released, to enter you must select the answer. 4. To enter you must select the correct Facebook poll answer, if you wish to enter on more than one day you can but must participate each day. 5. All winners will be randomly selected when the competition finishes at 6.00pm on Friday 20th October. The winners will be announced week commencing 23rd October 2017. 6. We will notify all five winners by Facebook messenger from the Prestigious Textiles Facebook account. 7. If any winner does not respond within two weeks of initial contact, a new winner will be randomly selected in their place. 8. Competition only open to UK entries. 9. All entrants must be 18+10. The prize includes a fabric bundle and a childrens book, the book corresponds to the entry for that day. 11. The prize is not refundable or exchangeable 12. There is no cash alternative13. The judges decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.14. No employee of Prestigious Textiles or their families, its agencies, or anyone professionally associated with the promotion may enter the draw.15. One entry per person. Bulk, automatically generated or third party entries are void.
This month we welcomed intern Emily Rowland to Team Prestigious. It’s a wonderful way of sharing our experience and knowledge with someone new and passionate about textiles and we get to learn lots from them at the same time. During her time with us, we had a sit down and a chat with Emily over a hot cup of Yorkshire tea, to get a sense of what it’s like to be an intern with us.Emily came to us having won the Prestigious Textiles Award at the Bradford Textiles Society Design Competition. This year’s entrants were asked to create a textile design suitable for domestic curtains, upholstery, cushions and blinds, drawn in repeat. Their design could be either a printed design using digital or conventional printing, a woven jacquard or woven plain, or embroidery for drapery only. Emily’s prize also included an internship with our design team.Team PT: Hi Emily. So, it’s Monday, the first day at Prestigious – what have you been doing today?ER: Monday has been about getting to know Prestigious and what goes on. I’ve met Chairman Trevor Helliwell and agents from one of the mills to review the new collections. It was a chance to share my portfolio too.Team PT: Is there anything you’re excited about?ER: To see all the different fabrics, how collections are put together and see what happens in the studio during a busy week.Team PT: Was there anything that has surprised you?ER: How many collections are created by the designers for each launch.Team PT: What has been the best bit about today?ER: Being in the studio and seeing how a professional working studio runs day to day. Plus seeing the initial fabric samples for a new collection.Team PT: What did day 2 have in store for you?ER: The day started with a tour of all the Prestigious Textiles buildings, followed by helping in the meeting to choose colourways for a metallic collection. After lunch I helped create colour mood boards for new concepts, and learned how to put a design into a repeat. Finally I spent some time with the marketing team to learn about this aspect of the brand. Team PT: A very busy day, what have you learnt?ER: I’ve learnt a lot about how the brand promotes itself for their whole market so it suits various customers; this included how different fabrics are suitable for different customers around the world. I have also learnt how to create a new concept, which would then develop into a fabric collection.Team PT: Tell us what you’ve enjoyed most so far this week? ER: I’ve enjoyed working with the both the Design and Marketing teams, but my favourite aspect was learning how a design is developed into a collection.Team PT: Tomorrow, you’re heading over to the Print Studio in Blackpool. What are you looking forward to? ER: To work with the other Blackpool designers and to understand how print designs are developed in contrast to Jacquard designs.Team PT: Welcome to Blackpool and the Print Studio. What did you find most insightful about being in the print studio?ER: Working in the print studio really helped me to understand how a print design is developed. The designers took me through the process of how a piece of artwork transforms into a repeat print, they then showed me how to colour these designs for both rotary and digital printing. This has been really insightful and has helped me understand the process of design and printing. Team PT: How does the jacquard studio compare to the print studio in the development of collections?ER: I had a great experience learning from both studios. In the jacquard studio, I felt I learnt a lot about the commercial side to the designs, as I was surrounded by a larger team and I was also able to help engage in meetings with mills and suppliers. In comparison, my time spent in the print studio was more practical based, I got to experience how the designers would develop and recolour their print designs working in Photoshop and using the digital fabric printer. Team PT: Its Friday and the end of the week Emily. Tell us, what is your favourite Prestigious Textiles collection and why?ER: I really like the variety of collections that Prestigious Textiles has to offer, my favourite being the Nomad collection. I think the natural linens combined with the neutral colour palate are a really beautiful combination and creates a rustic aesthetic to the line. Using a mix of painterly florals, textural geometrics and batik styled prints creates a really interesting combination of designs, and complement each other well in a room.Team PT: Did you find it a good insight into the industry?ER: This experience has really helped me to understand the commercial aspects to the industry and helped me to develop my knowledge of textiles further. This experience is definitely going to help me prepare for my final year at university and for the future. Team PT: What has been the best bit about the week?ER: I have really enjoyed my entire week working at PT. I have particularly enjoyed working with a variety of people from members of marketing, design, and having meetings with mills and suppliers. Collaborating with everyone has been really fun, and I have enjoyed working in a group environment. I have also enjoyed contributing some of my own design ideas and developing designs using the digital fabric printer. Team PT: What was the reality of the placement in comparison with what you thought?ER: Everyone I’ve worked with at PT was very friendly, welcoming and made me feel involved with the work happening in the studios. I found it really interesting to learn about how designs are developed, as it is very different to how I develop my own work at university. I was surprised at how a small team created so many designs, and it was interesting to learn about the processes they use and development stages they go through to do this. Team PT: Any advice for future interns?ER: For any intern working at Prestigious I think it is important to ask as many questions as you can while you are there, to gain the most out of your experience. I personally learnt so much from doing this and it has helped me think about how my career might develop in the industry in the future. Also, don’t feel nervous to talk to the team with your opinions and design interests, as the team are just as excited to have you there as you are to be there.Team PT: Thank you for your time and enthusiasm Emily, we had a really great week and glad to hear you enjoyed it too. Once again, congratulations to Emily on her award and to all the other entries of the Bradford Textiles Society Design Competition. We look forward to next year’s competition!
