4 September 2026
One to Watch: Arouge Salim
Dewar Awardee Arouge Salim named “One to Watch” following her graduation from the Parsons School of Design MFA program.
Glasgow textile designer and researcher Arouge Salim is building her name in fashion, with Jarrod Jenkins Studio recently highlighting her work and describing AROUGE as “the hottest thing in high fashion in the next 18 months” and introducing Salim as “your favourite new designer”.
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Arouge Salim
Arouge studied for a BFA in Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 2022. Her practice centres on the placement and manipulation of threads, using colour, pattern and form to create striking, often illusion-like effects. Her work brings together traditional textile techniques with a more experimental approach to fabric and construction.
In 2024, Arouge received a Dewar Arts Award to support her postgraduate studies at Parsons School of Design in New York, where she completed an MFA in Textiles. The award gave Arouge the freedom to develop her work without the financial restrictions she had previously faced.
Now, having completed her MFA, Arouge is developing her independent label, AROUGE. Her sculptural textile work explores what fabric can do, using thread and construction to create pieces that sit somewhere between fashion, textiles and sculpture.
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Supporting Scotland’s Creative Future
The Dewar Arts Awards support young Scottish creatives as they develop their practice, whether that means further study, international opportunities or professional development. Recent Awardees working in fashion and textiles include Olivia Shearon (2023), Benaissa Majeri (2024) and Arouge Salim (2024).
If you’re a young Scottish creative ready to take the next step in your career, applications for the Dewar Arts Awards are open throughout the year. Find out more about the application process and how to apply at dewarawards.org/apply.
To find out more about Arouge’s work, follow her on Instagram at @arouge.