Lara Pain – weaver

Winner of the 2023 Heritage Crafts / Rose Uniacke Young Weaver of the Year Award

The Young Weaver of the Year Award 2023 sponsored by Rose Uniacke was won by Lara Pain.

Lara first decided she wanted to pursue a creative path when she was 17. During her four-year BA Textile Design course at Central Saint Martins, she opted to undertake a year-long diploma in professional studies, undertaking training and internships at multiple weaving studios, including with Kirsty McDougall, whose clientele includes Givenchy, Burberry, Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen.

Photo: Nick Moore (Rose Uniacke Studio Managing Director), Lara Pain (Heritage Crafts / Young Weaver of the Year Award winner 2023), and Jay Blades MBE (Heritage Crafts Co-Chair). Photo by Stefan Jakubowski.