Congratulations to ATW weavers Karlie Hawking, Sue Batten, Chris Cochius, Pamela Joyce, Leith Maguire, Sophie Morris and Cheryl Thornton for completing the tapestry 22 Temenggong Road, Twilight.

This tapestry was designed by Singaporean-based architect Justin Hill and was the first-prize winner of the 2016 Tapestry Design Prize for Architects (TDPA). This was the second tapestry to be produced at ATW as an outcome of the TDPA award. One of the 2015 joint award winners John Wardle Architects’ design Perspectives on a Flat Surface was commissioned by Judith Neilson AM in 2016 and will be housed in Phoenix Gallery when it opens in Sydney.

Justin Hill’s prize-winning design was chosen from an outstanding field of 117 entries from 76 entrants around the globe. Hill impressed the judging panel with the beautiful and intricateness of the design concept, which was based on Hill’s personal experience of living in Singapore. While based on a real home, the layers of blinds and windows conveys a slight impressionist blur to the scene. The design is also characterised by rich, evocative blues that bring luminosity and depth to the artwork.

This was the first major tapestry project undertaken by ATW Weaver Interns Karlie Hawking, Leith Maguire and Sophie Morris under the supervision of ATW master weavers Sue Batten, Chris Cochius, Pamela Joyce and Cheryl Thornton. Prior to commencing work on this project, the Weaver Interns undertook extensive sampling and design translation.

22 Temenggong Road, Twilight will be exhibited in Brisbane in March 2019 as part of the Asia Pacific Architecture Forum.