Kristian Falden Wins The Textiles Print Category At Arts Thread’s Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2025
ArtsThread is proud to announce Kristian Falden as the winner of the Textiles - Print/Embroidery category at the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2025.
Falden, a recent graduate of the Fashion and Textile Design MA programme at the Swedish School of Textiles, was selected for his outstanding and innovative work in a highly competitive international field.
The Global Creative Graduate Showcase, a premier online event run by ArtsThread, celebrates the next generation of creative talent from around the world.
The competition provides a vital platform for emerging artists and designers to gain international exposure and connect with industry leaders.
This year's showcase attracted thousands of entries from top art and design institutions, highlighting a diverse range of creative disciplines and forward-thinking concepts.
Kristian Falden’s winning project stood out for its exceptional craftsmanship, creative vision, and thoughtful exploration of textile design.
His work demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of both traditional embroidery techniques and contemporary print applications, pushing the boundaries of the medium.
Krisyian said “Butterflies later became the anchor for the project. In 2022, I lost my father. The Christmas before, he had received a poster of Danish butterflies, a gift he never got to hang. Two years later, I encountered Carlos Amorales’ Black Cloud, where thousands of black butterflies overtook the museum space. In retrospect, these experiences converged into a proposition. Butterflies not only as invaders of space, but as fragile anchors holding it together, even infiltrating AI to disturb the logic of creation itself, creating a world shaped by butterflies.”
The judging panel, composed of renowned industry experts, praised Falden’s project for its originality and professional execution.
The showcase serves as a crucial bridge between academia and the professional world, offering graduates a unique opportunity to present their final projects to a global audience.
The platform continues to be an essential resource for companies and studios looking to discover and recruit the most promising designers and artists of tomorrow.
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