The organization of the XXX Camariñas Lace Exhibition announced today, Tuesday, October 12, the winners of the XXVII New Designers competition. The first prize, awarded by the mayor, Sandra Insua, went to Anna García Viu, who won over the jury with her collection The Beautiful Brut.
The sustainability director of Stolt Sea Farm, Carlos Tavares, presented the award to Enxebre II, by Rocío Molina López and Alba Cobos Ropero, which came in second place; while the collection Déjame Encajar by Rebeca Mercado Alfaro, which received the award from the councilor of Encaixe, Encarna Liñeiro; came in third place. The “Special Audience Award”, presented by the vice president of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Tourism Promotion of Camariñas, Reinaldo Tajes, went to Alba Otero with Carrera de Indias.
In this edition, a total of 4,500 euros were awarded in prizes divided as follows: a first prize of 2,100 euros, a second of 1,200 euros, a third of 600 euros, and the “Special Audience Prize”, also of 600 euros.
A total of 24 young people who are taking their first steps in the world of fashion have applied for these awards. 15 fashion schools participated, with designers from all over Galicia, Portugal, Asturias, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, the Balearic Islands, Zaragoza, Alicante and Madrid.
The jury was made up of the following designers: Amaya Fernández, Edith del Valle, Claudina Mata, Inés Fernández, Dolores Cortés and Esteban Freiría.
Mostra do Encaixe Chess Tournament
On this closing day of the Mostra do Encaixe, a chess tournament will be held, in parallel with the event's programming, in which a total of 40 people will participate and which will end around 6:30 p.m.
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