Shenkar's pride: After making it into the finals of the prestigious international competition Knit Game, sponsored by Italian clothing company Loro Piana, students Maya Zwickel – fourth-year Textile Design – and Noa Baruch – fourth-year Fashion Design – traveled to Venice, Italy, to participate in the competition finals, and won first place!

Loro Piana is a longstanding Italian company, and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of top-quality luxury knitting yarns, fabrics, clothes, and accessories. During the competition, the students were introduced to the textile industry, knitting in particular, and an international company’s work and manufacturing processes, and had an opportunity to meet other students from around the world.