The European Textile Academy (Bolzano) has launched the EUROPEAN TEXTILE & CRAFT AWARD to recognize special achievements in contemporary and traditional crafts and arts and their connection to the world of design. Take part!
The European Textile Academy (Bolzano) has launched the EUROPEAN TEXTILE & CRAFT AWARD to recognize special achievements in contemporary and traditional crafts and arts and their connection to the world of design. Take part!
Consumption is increasingly taking ecological and social-ethical aspects into account – all the more so as the range of products on offer becomes more diverse, cheaper and lower-threshold. “Better instead of more” is the principle of slowing down, living and consuming more mindfully and consciously. The European Textile Academy has created the EUROPEAN TEXTILE & CRAFT AWARD to recognize special achievements in contemporary and traditional crafts and art professions and their connection to the world of design. The ETA Award stands for creative and trend-setting solutions in the global market.
The jury recognizes pioneering achievements in innovative products, taking sustainable criteria into account. The materials used and innovative natural fibers, aesthetic and functional design, processing quality and resources, environmentally friendly production and social and ethical aspects are key criteria for the award. The award is proof of the outstanding quality of the product and a reliable seal of quality for consumers and manufacturers. Participation is possible in award categories. Interested parties can submit their application in a category that appears to be advantageous for them.
The award categories are:
- Textile Craft (textile crafts in the fields of weaving, dyeing, knitting, embroidery, upholstery, textile printing, millinery, etc.)
- Sustainable Fashion Craft (fashion crafts, custom tailoring)
- Sustainable Fashion & Textile Industry (sustainable industrial processing in women’s and men’s fashion and in the textile industry)
- Textile Art (textile art, exhibition installations, etc.)
- Textile Architecture (textile constructions, architecture of buildings of all kinds (public buildings, sports facilities, industrial and corporate buildings, residential buildings, museums, hotels, etc.)
- Textile shading systems (textile shading systems, tent constructions, etc.)
- Architecture with Natural Fibres (contemporary architecture with fibers, e.g. hemp, flax, straw, bamboo, willow, bark and renewable plant fibers)
- Interior (home fabrics and carpets, upholstered furniture, upholstered beds and home accessories, textile printing, indoor and outdoor)
- Hospitality (the award recognizes hotels, inns, etc. that have recognized the quality of textile furnishings in all guest areas for their competitiveness)
- Museums, Collections & Archives (the aim of this award is to recognize outstanding museum, collection and archive activities and the quality of museum presentation and mediation work as well as the efforts to preserve “textile” in all its areas as a cultural asset and make it accessible to a broad public)
- Other (Textile topics not included in the above categories, application on request).
The award-winning projects and products will be exhibited at the Int. Festival of Textile Craft, Textile Art & Design from March 15 to 17, 2024 at Maretsch Castle in Bolzano. An award at the European Textile & Craft Award generates attention and increases visibility. The ETA AWARD 2024 is proof of the outstanding quality of the product and a reliable seal of quality for manufacturers and customers.
Registration and submission: within October 21, 2023
Jury meeting: November 9 and 10, 2023
Publication of the award winners: December 2023
Gala award ceremony: Friday, January 12, 2024 at the Waltherhaus in Bolzano
The European Textile & Craft Award is decided by an independent international jury of experts made up of representatives from colleges, universities, crafts and industry, art and culture. The members of the jury include couturier Gaetano Aloisio, Moritz Dörstelmann, Professor of Digital Design and Communication at KIT Karlsruhe, art historian Ursula Schnitzer and Aurora Magni, President of Blumine srl, a research and consulting company active in the field of sustainable textiles and fashion since 2010, as well as Dr. Ute Strimmer (Editor in Chief Restauro).
The jury will select “Award” winners in each category, as well as an appropriate number of “Silver” winners. In addition, “Special Mention” awards are presented for particularly noteworthy achievements. The evaluation criteria are: Overall concept, aesthetic and functional design, processing quality, processed material or fibers, sustainability, materials used and innovative natural fibers, aesthetic and functional design, processing quality and resources, environmentally friendly production as well as social-ethical aspects are essential criteria for awarding the award. The manufacturing industry, designers, craftspeople, artists, architects, universities and research institutions, museums, collectors, archives, hotels and restaurants are all eligible.
Registration for the award takes place exclusively via the registration portal of the European Textile Academy (www.eurotextileacademy.com)
