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Liora Manne Textile Design Project
Designer, innovator and business owner Liora Manne enlisted Thomas Jefferson University Textile Design students to create new products and processes to expand the markets for her patented Lamontage process. Over the course of the Spring 2017 semester, teams of undergraduate and graduate Textile Designers collaborated to develop diverse, creative products exploring sustainability, embedded technology, novel design approaches, etc. Liora and her team members Jennie Jones and Sarah Fowler came to campus early in the semester to kick off the project, as well as a midpoint review and for final presentations. Students benefitted from the close relationship with Liora and her team, receiving direct, productive feedback over the course of the semester. The project culminated in a celebration and awards ceremony at Liora Manne's studio in the D & D building in NYC on May 24th. Awards were selected by an invited panel of industry leaders in the interior design, architecture and museum curatorial fields.
The First Place Award was presented to Blush Plush, a collection of apparel and interior textiles and products created by Alyssa Yanni (BSTD May '17), Valerie Gibbins (MSID May '17) and Oluwabusola Duroshola (MSTD December '17).
Left to right: Jennie Jones, Alyssa Yanni, Oluwabusola Duroshola, Liora Manne, Valerie Gibbins and Sarah Fowler
The Second Place Award was presented to Light Up As You Wish, a window treatment involving fiber optics created by Yi Liu (MSTD May '18), Megan Onuskanych (BSTD May '17) and Jessica Thies (BSTD May '17).
Left to right, Jennie Jones, Yi Liu, Liora Manne, Jessica Thies and Sarah Fowler
The Third Place Award was presented to Lumo Web, an interactive wall textile including sequin LEDs, created by Becky Flax (MSTD May '17), Emily Olsen (MSTD May '18) and Vanessa Accime (MSTE May '17).
Left to right: Jennie Jones, Liora Manne, Emily Olsen, Becky Flax and Sarah Fowler
Congratulations to all of the students for their great work on this project.
