Tom Read Wilson joins judging panel for Royal Albert Hall label design contest

Date01 April 2021
Published date01 April 2021
Aspiring artists will be given the chance to adorn the iconic diamond faceted bottle with a design that is celebratory and joyful, whilst incorporating the Royal Albert Hall 150th logo. The bespoke new design will feature on the 500ml Still and Sparkling bottles in 2021 and throughout 2022, available at the Royal Albert Hall and through selected retailers.

Tom Read Wilson said: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining the judging panel for the Harrogate Spring Water bottle design competition. 150 years ago, the Royal Albert Hall’s great doors opened for its very first concert: Arthur Sullivan's Cantata on Shore and Sea!

“The only trouble was the echoey acoustic. Interestingly, my grandfather actually raised money for those amazing flying saucers at the top of the Royal Albert Hall that make the acoustic lovely for singers and orchestras. He was given free tickets to the last night of the proms for the rest of his life!

“For its birthday, Harrogate Spring Water has launched this competition to get the design juices flowing with aspiring artists! We all know how devastating the Covid lockdown has been for creative industries, so it’s wonderful to be able to support them through this campaign.”

Tom, who this year starred in his ninth series of E4’s Celebs Go Dating and Celebrity Best Home Cook BBC1, will join the judging panel to agree on a selected design, with the recipient receiving a £4,000 creative bursary. Two additional pieces of work will be chosen as finalists and will each receive a bursary of £1,000.

James Cain OBE, Harrogate Spring Water Managing Director said: “We’re thrilled to bring Tom on board to our judging panel to help choose a winning design and finalists – we know he has a fantastic eye for design and a passion for the arts and design, so we’re very happy to have...

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