The annual Dreamweaver Design Award is a woven textiles competition sponsored by Warwick for current design students and graduates (up to 1 year out) to showcase their talents on the world stage.

Encouraging students and emerging designers while promoting Australian Textile Design in local and overseas markets; entrants must design a woven upholstery fabric suitable for domestic furniture and make a presentation to a panel of industry representatives. Three finalists will be selected to work with a Warwick design team before having their fabric commercially woven at Bekaert Textiles.

After another round of judging, the woven designs are manufactured into a piece of upholstered furniture by Colby Furniture for presentation at the Furnitex Exhibition in July where the winner will be announced.

The Dreamweaver Award winning designer will travel with Warwick to Belgium in September experiencing the world's largest upholstery exhibition, Decosit. This magnificent prize includes air tickets, 5 nights accommodation, $500 expense account, Decosit show entry and mill visit.

The winning design becomes the property of Warwick (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Application Forms

Entry applications are available from Warwick, 6-10 Sackville Street, Collingwood, Victoria 3066, or by calling (03) 9419 7544.