News: Industry

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September 24, 2017

The results for the 2017 Impressions Awards are in! For months, decorators of all sizes and experience levels submitted their entries for the 39th annual Impressions Awards, the industry’s most prestigious apparel decorating contest. 

The 2017 competition was judged at the Fort Worth Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS), which was held Sept. 22-24 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Impressions staff would like to thank the following judges who once again evaluated this year’s entries: Lee Caroselli-Barnes, Balboa Threadworks; Liz Beavers, GSG; Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics; Bill Gavin, BG Tech Services; Alan Howe, Saati; Deborah Jones, myembroiderymentor.com; Charlie Taublieb, Taublieb Consulting; and Mark Suhaldonik, GSG.

The winners are as follows:

The overall Grand Champion Award was given to “Dream,” which was submitted by Gelisim Tekstil, Istanbul. That entry also was awarded the distinction of Grand Champion of Embroidery. The Grand Champion of Screen Printing was awarded to “Centurion,” submitted by ACTION d.o.o., Pula, Croatia.

Results for individual categories are listed below.

Multicolor Screen Printing on Light or Dark Garments

1st place (tie): “Ink the Soul,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
1st place (tie): “Drinks Turtle,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
2nd place: “Tide + Timber Decoy Canoe,” Mojo Art + Image, Baltimore, Md.
3rd place: “Pride Anchor,” Mojo Art + Image, Baltimore, Md.

True Process Color Screen Printing

1st place: “Future Face,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
2nd place: “Marblehead Lighthouse,” Elite Team Supply, Curtice, Ohio
3rd place: “Queen,” Eagle Promotions, Las Vegas

Simulated Process Color Screen Printing

1st place: “Centurion,” ACTION d.o.o. Pula, Pula, Croatia
2nd place: “Ink the Soul,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
3rd place: “30 Drinks Turtle,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.



Special Effects Textile Screen Printing

1st place: “Art of Mahjong,” Gelisim Tekstil, Istanbul
2nd place: “Michael Reflect,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.


3rd place: “Vintage Harley,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.



Manual Textile Screen Printing

1st place: “DJ Bobette World Tour,” Boundary Waters Screenprinting, Redding
2nd place: “Bar Path Eagle,” Rambow, New London, Minn.

Most Creative Use of Screen Printed Logo/Mascot

1st place: “FMC Don’t Tread,” Mojo Art + Image, Baltimore, Md.
2nd place: “OB Get Crackin,” Mojo Art + Image, Baltimore, Md.
3rd place: “Chesapeake Sign,” Mojo Art + Image, Baltimore, Md.

Outstanding Design: A Screen Print Artist’s Award

1st place: “Centurion,” ACTION d.o.o. Pula, Pula, Croatia


2nd place: “Ink the Soul,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.
3rd place: “30 Drinks,” Denver Print House, Lakewood, Colo.

Multimedia

1st place: “A Far Away Galaxy,” Normal, Ill.


2nd place: “Mt. Rainier,” Emerald City Embroidery, Tukwila, Wash.
3rd place: “Dragonfly Cushion,” Quality Collection – Stock, Torrance, Calif.



Digitizing Artistry

1st place: “Grand Peacock,” Quality Collection – Stock, Torrance, Calif.


2nd place: “Cancer,” Quality Punch, Torrance, Calif.


3rd place: “Galaxie 1964,” Ignition Drawing, Tukwila, Wash.

Most Creative Use of an Embroidered Logo/Mascot

1st place: “Mending Fences,” Sunshine Digitizing, Calgary, Alberta
2nd place: “Embroidery Emblem Mastery,” Custom Creations LLC, Orlando, Fla.


3rd place: “Bone Shaker,” Stitch’d Embroidery Development, Pasadena, Calif.

Embroidered Stock Designs

1st place: “Dream,” Gelism Tekstil, Istanbul
2nd place: “Bee Story,” Gelism Tekstil, Istanbul
3rd place: “Ecology Bag,” Quality Collection – Stock, Torrance, Calif.

Direct-to-Garment Digital Apparel Decoration

1st place: “Ice Cube,” Pellegrino Printers, Glendale, Calif.
2nd place: “Panda,” DesignAShirt LLC, Tempe, Ariz.
3rd place: “Heart,” DesignAShirt LLC, Tempe Ariz.



Sublimation on Finished Apparel

1st place: “La Brea Tar Pits – All Over Print Sublimation,” Joycrest Inc., Ontario, Calif.


2nd place: “San Francisco Bay Area – All Over Print Sublimation,” Joycrest Inc., Ontario, Calif.
3rd place: “Port Fierce Mahi,” Fort Pierce, Fla.

Most Creative Use of Heat-Applied Graphics (Digital Transfers, Cut-and-Sew or Print/Cut Materials)
1st place: “Flip Flop Iguana,” Vapor Apparel, North Charleston, S.C.
2nd place: “Tattoo Sailor Girl,” Vapor Apparel, North Charleston, S.C.
3rd place: “Fishing Jersey,” Savi Customs, San Diego

People’s Choice Award (Voted best by ISS show attendees)

“Around the World,” Emerald City Embroidery, Tukwila, Wash.