Wintec News
Wintec Matariki Wearable Arts Awards A Hit Again
Posted On: Friday, 6 June 2008
Wintec’s annual Matariki Wearable Arts Award event was held at Hamilton’s Meteor Theatre on Wednesday June 4. A packed house enjoyed a great night of design, innovation and exceptional interpretation of Matariki over three categories: Natural Fibre, Radical Recycled and Matariki Magic.
Judges well regarded practitioners Donna Campbell, Leafa Wilson and Wintec PR Manager Anna Carter judged more than 50 entries, speaking with the designers about their design components and Matariki interpretation during the day prior to the spectacular runway event.
The event has grown both in size and stature since its inception six years ago as an internal Wintec event. Organisers said they were delighted this year to have had the sponsorship support of Te Puni Kokiri, in addition to SAWIT, the Student Association of Wintec. This is the third year the event has been staged in Hamilton theatres and been open to the public. Once again admission to the Wintec Wearable Arts awards night was by donation of a non-perishable food item. This years recipient was Te Whakaruruhau Māori Women’s Refuge.
Supreme Award Winner |
Tui
Creole Hunia (pictured) |
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Natural Fibre |
| 1st: Tui, Creole Hunia |
| 2nd: Just Us, Te Mara Huaki |
| 3rd: Ngā Huru Kairau, Te Whiuwhiu o te hau (Auckland) |
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Radical Recycled |
| 1st: Matariki Paua, Dawn Tuffery |
| 2nd: Shredded Shrek, Kimi Matthews & Brigid Ross |
| 3rd: Te Whiuwhiu o te hau, Kiri Kirkwood |
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Matariki Magic |
| 1st: Pasifika Journey, Landy Tyrell |
| 2nd: Te Oranga o te Moana, Fraulein Pritchard Blunt |
| 3rd: Ngā Whetu o te pō, Te Whiuwhiu o te hau (Auckland) |
Read more about what the outfits were made of and how each outfit fits this year’s theme of Matariki