From Pixel to Fabrics: Digital Design in Traditional Weaving in Bhutan

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00:03 The Royal Textile Academy,

00:05 in partnership with the World Bank,

00:07 organized the digital textile design competition titled

00:11 From Pixel to Fabrics,

00:13 Digital Design in Traditional weaving.

00:17 The primary objectives of the competition are to curate traditional heritage

00:22 with digital technology,

00:24 preserve Bhutanese cultural textile heritage,

00:27 empower women,

00:28 and boost economic growth by

00:30 promoting economic diversification and entrepreneurship.

00:35 The competition was announced through news channels,

00:38 social media pages,

00:40 and influencers to reach the entire country.

00:45 Initially,

00:46 52 teams signed up,

00:48 with 30 teams ultimately summitting their outcomes,

00:51 which was encouraging to witness this level of participation,

00:55 indicating a growing awareness of digital textile design in Bhutan.

01:03 Participants were required to submit a digital design,

01:06 woven fabric prototype in 35 centimeter by 35 centimeter dimension,

01:12 along with a detailed description outlining the background,

01:16 software used,

01:17 feasibility,

01:18 scalability,

01:19 and sustainability of their design in a sealed envelope

01:23 labeled with their registration number only.

01:30 On 29th February 2024,

01:33 4 independent jury members shortlisted 15 teams based on digital design,

01:38 woven fabric prototype with a detailed description.

01:42 And on 8th March 2024,

01:45 the top 15 had a live presentation before the shortlisting committee,

01:49 who are expert in the field of digital technology

01:52 and Bhutanese textiles for further evaluation

01:55 to identify the top three submissions.

02:00 In the final round,

02:02 the top 3 teams underwent another round of presentations for ranking,

02:06 judged by a different expert panel members to ensure fairness.

02:15 The ultimate winning team

02:17 will be awarded neutral 150,000 per member.

02:21 Moreover,

02:22 they will have the opportunity to visit

02:24 the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC

02:27 to attend a grand textile exhibition.

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The Royal Textile Academy, in partnership with the World Bank, organized the digital textile design competition titled From Pixel to Fabrics, Digital Design in Traditional weaving. The primary objectives of the competition are to curate traditional heritage with digital technology, preserve Bhutanese cultural textile heritage, empower women, and boost economic growth by promoting economic diversification and entrepreneurship. The competition was announced through news channels, social media pages, and influencers to reach the entire country. Initially, 52 teams signed up, with 30 teams ultimately summitting their outcomes, which was encouraging to witness this level of participation, indicating a growing awareness of digital textile design in Bhutan. Participants were required to submit a digital design, woven fabric prototype in 35 centimeter by 35 centimeter dimension, along with a detailed description outlining the background, software used, feasibility, scalability, and sustainability of their design in a sealed envelope labeled with their registration number only. On 29th February 2024, 4 independent jury members shortlisted 15 teams based on digital design, woven fabric prototype with a detailed description. And on 8th March 2024, the top 15 had a live presentation before the shortlisting committee, who are expert in the field of digital technology and Bhutanese textiles for further evaluation to identify the top three submissions. In the final round, the top 3 teams underwent another round of presentations for ranking, judged by a different expert panel members to ensure fairness. The ultimate winning team will be awarded neutral 150,000 per member. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to visit the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC to attend a grand textile exhibition.

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