NTC declares winners of ‘Young Designer Hunt’

NTC has chosen the winners of its ‘Young Designer Hunt’

that was launched in December last year. In the grand finale of National Textile Corporation’s (NTC) Young Designer Hunt’ event held at the Ocean Pearl Retreat, the finalists competed across five categories - apparel, accessories, home décor, furniture, handicrafts and heritage. They were personally evaluated by ace global designer Raghavendra Rathore and his team, who also reviewed the portfolios of finalists.

All the winners of NTC Young Designer Hunt have the privilege of being personally trained by Rathore, besides a contractual employment for a year with NTC’s Brand India. After presenting trophies and certificates to the winners, Ramachandran Pillai, the Chairman & Managing Director of NTC, said, “The NTC Hunt has given the young designers a dream opportunity not only to showcase their talent in the competitive textile industry, but also to be personally trained by Raghavendra Rathore, and to work on NTC’s Brand India.”

It maybe recalled that in December 2012, NTC had announced the search for most promising designers across the nation, which was a part of its strategy to promote NTC’s new global retail offering: Brand-India. The hunt was inaugurated in a ceremony by Anand Sharma, the Union Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles. The primary aim of the Hunt was to attract promising talents hidden in every nook and corner of this country, identify and bring them to the limelight by providing them with the best training, great mentorship and a global exposure to designing.