the shortlist

We were blown away by the huge number of fantastic entries we received for our emerging designers competition – thank you to everyone who took part.

Below you’ll find our shortlist: 15 of the best fabric designs that we’ve picked as our favourites. The judges are now casting an expert eye over these top entries, and in February we’ll announce the winner (plus two runners-up), whose fabric will go into production ready to cover our comfy sofas.

We’re also running a People’s Vote for shortlisted students. Invite your friends and fellow design gurus to vote for your fabric via our website and you could be in with the chance of winning £1000 to spend at sofa.com! Plus, they’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and some warming cherry brandy.

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the shortlist

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Ailis Dewar

Textile Design at Glasgow School of Art

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Chloe-Elise Nash

Textiles at Falmouth University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Emily Thompson

Textiles for Fashion & Interiors at Bath Spa University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Hannah Weedon

Textile Design at Falmouth University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Harriet Popham

Surface Pattern Design at Swansea Metropolitan University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Isabel Crossman

Textile Design With Business Studies at Brighton University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Isobel Walton

Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design at Leeds College of Art

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Louise Coleman

Textiles at Nottingham Trent University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Matilda Hicks

Textiles: Innovation and Design at Loughborough University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Natalie Raines

Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Ruth Duggan

Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Sarah Victoria Roberts

Textiles Design and Innovation at Loughborough University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Sky Proctor

Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Sophie Berry

Textile Design for Fashion and Interiors at Bath Spa University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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Yvonne Shore

Surface Pattern Design at Swansea Metropolitan University

The People’s Vote

Click here to show your support for this talented student designer and they’ll be one step closer to winning our People’s Vote and £1000 to spend at sofa.com!

What’s more, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win one of 50 comfy kits, containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy. It’ll be your cosiest February yet!

One vote per person for each entry. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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confirm your vote

Thank you for taking part in our People’s Vote. To confirm your vote, and be in with the chance of winning one of 50 comfy kits containing handmade sheepskin-lined slippers, luxurious chocolate by Amelia Rope, and a warming bottle of cherry brandy, please enter your email address below. Winners will be announced in February. Entrants must be 18 or over.

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