De Maere Prize is awarded to the best graduating student from the Saxion Fashion & Textile Technology program.
De Maere Prize was first awarded in 2015.
The award winners were successively:
- 2015: Eva Mulder
- 2016: Femke Vreugdenhil
- 2017: Jolande Roesthuis
- 2018: Juliet Rouwers
- 2019: Aisha Talacua
- 2020: geen prijs uitgereikt als gevolg van Covid maatregelen
- 2021: Jesper Timmers
- 2022: Eva Marije Kool
- 2023: Barbara Meurs
- 2024: Louise Kirsten
Foundation De Maere-prize 2024 awarded to Louise Kirsten
On July 19, 2024, the annual presentation of the Stichting de Maere Award took place in the main building of the Saxion University of Applied Sciences in Enschede. From a number of high quality candidates, Louise Kirsten was chosen and received the Maere Award 2024 from the hands of Marie Anne Roozen.