This year’s theme, Hot Technology for Cool Days, challenged students to create a cohesive outerwear collection including technology features in the fabric selection or product design for 8 to 30-year old individuals. Color palettes were chosen from the Pantone Winter 2016 Trend Palettes.

 

Awards included a first place cash award of $1,000, along with a copy of Pantone’s Cotton Passport and a $100 Spoonflower gift certificate; a $750 award and a $100 Spoonflower gift certificate for second place; and two $100 awards for honorable mentions and $50 Spoonflower gift certificates. 

 

Award winners were:

• 1st Place – Fold Me Away-Tech Me Away! by Ornella Santoni, Drexel University

• 2nd Place – Illusion by Armani Dodd, Drexel University

 

Honorable Mentions:

• City Escape by Brenna Conner, Kansas State University

• Mount-Tech by Emily Kopcik, University of Delaware

 

Competition judges* and developers included:

 

• Allison Tate*, Senior Marketing Associate at Spoonflower, Inc.

• Brooks Tippett, VP of Operations at Pantone;

• Ellen Sheppard*, Apparel Product Development manager at REI Private Brands;

• Heidi Carvalho, independent industry professional;

• Jason Craig*, senior designer-Outdoor at The North Face;

• Jeana Hatch*, manager, Product Development at Cotton Incorporated;

• Kerry King, director, R&D at Spoonflower, Inc.;

• Mary Berghoff*, apparel product developer at SmartWool;

• Mary Brannon, apparel technology coordinator at Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising;

• Neenah Maier*, sportswear designer at REI Private Brands; and.

• Nora Khanna, product development manager at Pantone.