Leeds Beckett University presents nine architecture and design projects

A "Recycled Fun Palace" and pottery studios for autistic and non-verbal people are included in Dezeen's latest school show by Leeds Beckett University.

Also included is a project that imagines a post-viral Blackpool and another that explores the idea that colonising another planet is the solution to climate change.

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Leeds Beckett University

School: Leeds Beckett University, Leeds School of Architecture

Courses: BA(Hons) Architecture, BA(Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design, BA(Hons) Interior Architecture and Design, MA Landscape Architecture, Master of Architecture (MArch) **

Tutors:** Claire Hannibal, Tom Vigar, Simon Warren, Keith Andrews, Doreen Bernath, Nick Tyson, John Maccleary, Chris Royffe, Sarah Mills, George Epolito, Mohammad Taleghani, Alia Fadel, Amanda Wanner and Maryam Osman

School statement:

"Leeds School of Architecture questions what architecture and the built environment can contribute to the world we live in from a cultural, social and political point of view. As a result, we have expanded modes of practice, research, and inter-disciplinary work to inform new critical voices and collectively empower creative minds to tackle our current environmental and ethical challenges.

"Our continued school ethos of collaboration enables new design problems and solutions to emerge, and the projects exhibited within this showcase crucially engage with this theme.

"There have been many student successes as a result of the school's continued collective action, studio agendas, and the commitment of its students and course staff teams.

"During 20/21, opportunities for our students to locate their practice in wider contexts included collaborations on projects with Crescent Arts - Scarborough, the Forestry Commission, Henshaws Specialist College, Leeds Art Gallery, Portsmouth University, Temple University - Philadelphia, New Wortley Community Association, CATCH (Community Action to Create Hope) - Harehills, Halifax Opportunities Trust, and MAP Charity, Leeds.

"The work presented brings together student work from across the following programmes: BA(Hons) Architecture, BA(Hons) Interior Architecture, and Design, BA(Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design, MA Landscape Architecture and Master in Architecture (MArch)."

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The Survivor's Sanctuary (The Black Plague of Blackpool, The Walking Dead) by Dominic Stewart

"Once a hamlet by the sea, Blackpool emerged as a significant seaside destination for the well-to-do in the nineteenth century. Since this period of boom, however, it has suffered a decline, and although it remains a destination, it currently exists in two states lodged between the permanent – its residents – and the transitory – its fleeting visitors.

"The project imagines a post-viral townscape that questions ideas of community and the fragile state of our urban fabric. Set within a global pandemic, the rebirth of civilisation forces inhabitants to examine historic ways of building whilst developing technologies of energy production.

"The Survivor's Sanctuary proposes a future that challenges ideas of self-sufficiency, sustainable building, and the structural adaptability of reclaimed materials. A testbed for ideas, the success of the future lies in the hands of those who have survived."

Student: Dominic Stewart

Course: BA(Hons) Architecture

Tutor: Claire Hannibal

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The Recycled Fun Palace: Repurposing Philadelphia's Refinery Infrastructure through Community Institutes by Luke Singleton

"Citizen Agency studio projects were located in Philadelphia, USA, commencing with The Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards Student Competition. The site is a 1,300-acre redundant refinery close to Philadelphia's centre. 13 students prepared one group entry titled 'Community Institutes'.

"Our design studio was awarded third prize. From each student's contribution to the competition, a community institute proposition was developed.

"The Recycled Fun Palace reuses a disused gasometer. The immense structure takes on a new role, acting as the framework for a Cedric Price-inspired superstructure. In response to the ever-increasing climate emergency, the new architecture has been constructed by reusing refinery infrastructure."

Student:Luke Singleton

Course: BA(Hons) Architecture

Tutor: Simon Warren

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*The Seven Vails of The Lord by Cassie Norrish*

"The Abstract Machines studio projects were based in York and explored the following propositional themes. Research into the cultural manifestations of political parties with students defining their position; exploration of the spatial systems through which party organisations could manifest themselves; and how an architectural language can represent the ideals and values of the defined organisation within a particular culture.

"Norrish's project called 'The Seven Vails of The Lord' examines institutional religion's subordination of women through hierarchy, ritual, and spatial exclusion.

"The project deconstructs the faith's given axioms through a series of narrative spatial sequences overlaid with subverted historical and contemporary church rituals."

Student: Cassie Norrish

Course: BA(Hons) Architecture

Tutor: Keith Andrews

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The Colony by Sam Pick

"This studio explored plans. It considered how they are created and what implications this method has on their realisation as spaces.

"Students developed unique approaches to plans as counter positions to rational 2D methods. Projects were set in Greenwich, with students given free control over briefs and programmes to explore their approaches.

"This project proposes that colonising another planet is the only response to the increasing danger of climate change. The 'colony' uses 3D-printing methods to explore spatial limitations and consider how the inhabitants might cope with being in control of their own environment.

"The spatial consequences of 3D printing are explored alongside a politically charged narrative over time, with the colony inhabitants coming together and pulling apart as they modify their surroundings."

Student: Sam Pick

Course: BA(Hons) Architecture

Tutor: Tom Vigar

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Breaking the Mould: Pottery Workshops for Autistic and Non-verbal Individuals by Hannah Elebert

"Through art-based studio practice and self-generated projects, our interior architecture and design graduating students create sustainable interior spaces, engaging with the adaptive reuse of buildings and structures in response to contemporary social, ethical and political issues.

"Elebert's project advocates for environmental inclusion through creating an interactive space designed to accommodate the needs of autistic and non-verbal individuals.

"Located in the Former Calcining Works, a Grade II Listed Building in Stoke-on-Trent, the project extends the legacy of the site including learning spaces and pottery workshops for the manipulation of clay.

"Focus is given to the detailing of transition spaces that address the specific accessibility needs of autistic and non-verbal children."

Student: Hannah Elebert

Course: BA(Hons) Interior Architecture and Design

Tutors: Maryam Osman and Amanda Wanner

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Leeds Innovation District by Magdalena Maciejewska

"This studio was designed to create opportunities for students to demonstrate creativity, personal focus and design competence through undertaking a comprehensive landscape architecture challenge in Leeds Innovation District.

"Together with Leeds universities and the teaching hospitals NHS Trust, the city have embarked on creating a focal point for innovation in the city.

"Alongside development opportunities, they are encouraging collaboration between universities, health professionals and civic leaders to enable business and job creation and growth.

"This project is a landscape proposition at the heart of the proposed district, including sculptures built with solar panels and corten steel that will power street lighting and water features."

Student: Magdalena Maciejewska

Course: BA(Hons) Landscape Architecture and Design

Tutors: Alia Fadel and Mohammad Taleghani

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Kirkstall Forge Sponge Park by Nisha Hawkridge

"The design of Kirkstall Forge Sponge Park on the River Aire in Leeds is driven by natural interventions. It creates a resilient landscape that responds to the impacts of flooding and climate change now and in the future.

"The park will support the river by protecting the surrounding settlements and filtering water runoff before it reaches the river; provide wildlife with biodiverse habitats along with clean river water which will promote aquatic life; and bring people together with both flooding and wildlife through natural strategies

"Kirkstall Forge Sponge Park will embrace flooding and proposes natural features that work with increased rainfall and not against it."

Student: Nisha Hawkridge

Course: Master of Landscape Architecture

Tutors: John Maccleary and Chris Royffe

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Skeletons, Skins and Parallaxes: Laboratories of Politics and Kinetic Inhabitation by Amy Ferguson

"The Cinematic Commons studio seeks to depart from the current challenging situation – isolation protocols, domestic implosion and disabled public realms – to probe alternative possibilities of spatial conditions to resist the control, disconnection and dissolution of urban public spaces.

"While the connection of homes and streets in terms of political demonstrations has in recent decade been altered due to the capabilities of instant and mobile documentation, this recent period of COVID-19 lockdown further magnified the desire towards the combination of remote and in-situ political movements – the era of 'armchair activism.'

"This project aims to recognise the potential of linking a locally immersive and adaptive environment of work and occupancy with globalised political campaigns on worldwide environmental and ecological issues.

"Thus, the project creates 'laboratories of politics' equipped with architecturally kinetic mechanisms of 'skeletons, skins and parallaxes', drawing inspiration from the adaptability of film and theatre production sets and multi-locational virtual reality relaying technologies for future inhabitants.

"The project probes a series of protest architecture for activists and a hub of 'politics-as-lived' for the like-minded to research, campaign and form communities of affinities.

"The adaptability of the architectural, kinetic mechanism activates the protest territories, occupying and transforming spaces within the street, on structures and within buildings.

"Many parts of the architectural, kinetic system can be re-distributed in the protest territory and also move to remote locations yet keeping a synchronic relation with the base labs. The parallax of space across time extends to a parallax of multiple situations and modes of activisms."

Student: Amy Ferguson

Course: Master in Architecture (MArch)

Tutor: Doreen Bernath

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A Post Pandemic Pocket Book to Re-connect a Faceless Society by Grace Butcher

"The ‘Post Pandemic Story Book’ takes the opportunity to reconnect society through participatory design. The project focuses on 'care' to explore modes of inhabitation for a multi-generational population, providing user-modified spatial layouts connected by generous garden spaces that allow for escape or chance meeting.

"The Liverpool North Docks site is restructured through a series of engineered timber frameworks which are then populated by a set of conditions and increasingly finer material systems that negotiate from the strategic to human scale. The architectural outcome is driven by user appropriation and demand for open-ended programmes of occupation, offering creative capabilities for an uncertain future."

Student: Grace Butcher

Course: Master in Architecture (MArch)

Tutor: Nick Tyson

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Cardiff University spotlights 12 student architectural projects

A circular economy developed within a seaside town and a project that explores conserving the beauty of "eroded architecture" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Cardiff University.

Also included is a community for musicians and a dockyard transformed into a "cultural campus" for manufacturing and craft.

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Cardiff University

Institution: Cardiff University

School: Welsh School of Architecture

Courses:BSc Architectural Studies **

Tutors:** Michael Corr

School statement: "The Year three of BSc Architectural Studies is the culmination of Years one and two. Students can deploy understanding, knowledge and abilities to develop an ambitious and resolved architectural design in response to a unit brief. In the year 20/21, there has been a highly diverse range of units, 12 in total, covering a wide breadth of architectural themes.

"Due to covid restrictions, this year's units focused on locations in Wales or worked internationally from Wales. Yet, they have covered the urban, rural, political, social, economic, environmental and poetic. The outcome has resulted in a range of projects from small to large scale, from Cardiff Queen Street to the seaside of Barry Island, the Brecon Beacons, Pembroke Dock and Kochi in India.

"Regardless of location, each of the units is underpinned by the ethos of the WSA, Grounded Creativity. Unit tutors are drawn from practice and the school, with students selecting their unit of choice at the beginning of the year following the design briefs set by each unit team.

"The work that has resulted from this year's units is tectonically rich and rigorous in research. We applaud the students' response to the challenging conditions in which they have been working, which is exemplified by a body of work that is ambitious and thought-provoking."

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Virtue Lies in the Struggle, Not the Prize by James Miller

"In this unit, getting under the skin of a complicated town enables the development of a profound interest in how architecture can reach into the culture of a place and offer something social. Miller's project reflects the principle of 'Virtue lies in the struggle, not the Prize', a motto from Richard Monkton Milnes towards the respect for artistry to drive his proposal.

"The project stitches the fractured dockyard into a new cultural campus for manufacturing and craft, nurturing the historical and current condition."

Student: James Miller **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** jajmiller19[at]gmail.com

*****Unit:**Unit 01 National Park * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Michael Corr and Tom Keeley

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The Circularity by Angeline Ng

"This unit aims towards the regeneration of a declined town, allowing them to tackle social, cultural, economic and environmental issues and develop solutions through their architectural schemes.

"Ng's project explores the implementation of a circular plastic economy in an attempt to close the loop of waste generation within this seaside town ecosystem. A recycling facility that plugs into existing industries is proposed, creating a designated collection point for plastic litter, and encouraging tourists to be more mindful of their waste."

Student: Angeline Ng **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** angelinengjoyee00[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 02 The Frontier Island * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** James Alder and Geethica Gunarajah

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Palace of Care by Qinying Tan

"Making optimistic proposals for communal gathering spaces, this unit interrogates ideas of ritual, festivity, generosity, intimacy and interdependence. It also identifies different ways in which we gather – to celebrate; to work; to play and watch sport; to socialise, drink and dine; to protest or to perform civic duties; to commemorate and to mourn.

"The Palace of Care is the tip of the iceberg of social care challenges. It emphasises the importance of care and support services for neglected ageing problems. Beyond, the project urges architects to contribute their social responsibilities to society through helping to provide a long-term and sustainable social care architecture for the elderly, especially urgently following the pandemic."

Student: Qinying Tan **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** pobbytan09[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 04 Gathering * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Rory Corr and Brendan Higgins

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Water as a Lifeline by Luke Celinski

"The unit approaches cities as complex dynamic systems and undertakes a comprehensive analysis of Kochi about its social, economic, environmental, governance and spatial subsystems as well as how those systems interact with each other. Through an extensive literature review on the liveable and sustainable city, a critical position is developed on what will make cities liveable.

"Flooding is one of the largest dangers currently affecting Kochi due to rising sea levels and increased rainfall. Celinski's intervention is to provide a centre by the Mullassery canal. It focuses on three values: environmental education, improving the water quality of the canals and providing refuge for relief operations."

Student: Luke Celinski **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** CelinskiL[at]cardiff.ac.uk ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 05 Liveable Urbanism * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Dr Shibu Raman

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Harvest from a Ruin by George Wood

"This unit explores the experiential edge between post-industry, recovering woodland, urban, rural, and a once tamed but now frequently overflowing river, to enter dialogue with its ruins.

"It also explores the balance between humanity and nature and, drawing upon the resources of the contemporary landscape, translate the site into a place of environmentally and socially sustainable making. Wood proposes a new vision for the ruined landscape at Treforest, renewing the relationship between man and nature through sustainable construction and landscape intervention."

Student: George Wood **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** georgecwood[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:*** Unit 06 Land * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Dan Talkes

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The Harmony and Revival by Junhyeon Song

"Our cities are struggling with the effects of the increasing urban population combined with our current unsustainable operating system in which we 'take, make, and dispose of'. Urban centres are unable to deliver current priorities like housing, mobility and economic development in sustainable ways while they remain wasteful in terms of resource consumption and waste generation and heavily contribute to the climate crisis.

"Currently, modern cities are struggling with the effects of high contamination of urban landscape, the exponential growth of population that is combined with our unsustainable operating system.

"Song's proposal focuses on revitalising the contaminated and abandoned past industrial site in Grangetown, located adjacent to River Ely and Grangemoor park."

Student: Junhyeon Song **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** SongJ14[at]cardiff.ac.uk ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 07 CircuBED * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Marianna Marchesi

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The Anchor by Priyansha Kamdar

"This unit enquires the ambitions, effects, challenges and possibilities that the post-industrial town of Treherbert is experiencing with the imminent transfer of the stewardship of publicly owned land to the community for an extended period of time.

"Kamdar's project is to initiate a transition in Treherbert towards an ecocentric future, where control is restored back to the woodlands. Proposing a Linoleum Leather Factory, where locally sourced materials and waste can be manufactured into an ecological material, the aim is to connect Treherbert to the landscape and revitalise its identity through an ecocentric architectural solution."

Student: Priyansha Kamdar **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** priyanshakamdar[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 03 Architecture of Territories * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Marga Munar Bauza

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Follow the Music by Evangelia Glentze

"The current pandemic and migration crisis together with the ongoing technological innovations raise questions about the making of our cities to which we, as architects and urbanists, can no longer avoid responding. In this framework, the notion of home and its merging and diffusion with the urban and the workspace are reconsidered.

"Follow the Music considers creating a connection between living, working and sharing with musicians as the primary user and consequentially the local community. The brief is divided into three parts: live, work and share."

Student: Evangelia Glentze **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** e.glentze31[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 08 Live-Work; The New Norm * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Fani Kostourou and Sepher Zhand

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The Boundary by Kate Urwin

"Smaller towns and rural areas have struggled to exist, as traditional work has been industrialised, meaning communities have shrunk and demographics have reduced to retirement age. Social infrastructure has been closing down at an exponential rate, only leading to further decline.

"Measures imposed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic have prompted a 'permanent change in working culture'. Urwin's project studies the effects this may have on a place like Cymmer, a small village located in the Welsh valleys of Neath Port Talbot.

"By making the most of the village's beautiful natural landscape, Cymmer becomes the perfect destination for young professionals and commuters who want to escape the crowded city."

Student: Kate Urwin **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** kateurwin1[at]outlook.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 09 The New Rural * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Barnaby Hughes and Hamish Warren

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Hemptopia by Arno Decorte

"The unit seeks to consider themes of waste. This is done by treating the phenomenon in wide global terms, as a product of throw-away culture, yes, but looking at places and objects as they are located in and determined by time.

"Hemptopia exploits our deep fascination for production processes by unveiling all its inner workings through its architectural language. Responding to the various opportunities on-site such as water, scattered resource pockets as well as paths, Hemptopia aims to return life to the old gash by showing how 'waste' is simply a resource waiting to be used in the right way."

Student: Arno Decorte **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** arnodecorte00[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 10 Systems of Plenty * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Gavin Finnan

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Nurturing Erosion by Cecelia Huang

"This year, the Archiving Place unit is concerned with the past, present and future possibilities of agricultural landscapes within Wales. The unit will immerse itself in the process of archiving the places, cultures, and spirit of the Welsh landscape, focusing the research on the decline of agriculture in Wales.

"Nurturing Erosion" highlights the need to conserve erosion. Erosion is derived from the Latin word 'Erosionem', which can be defined as a gnawing away of. It is often seen with a negative connotation, but erosion itself is filled with benefits, capturing the fleeting moments and the always-changing flow of the river. This mobility and dynamism are the norms, constantly changing geography. Allowing this constant fleeting moment to become mundane."

Student: Cecelia Huang **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** cecelia.huang[at]hotmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 11 Archiving Place * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Stephen Maginn and Caroline Esclapez

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The Journey Through the Domesticated Masonry Arch by Rebecca Leeman

"This unit works with an artist based in London, who purchased a small piece of land in Swansea, with the intention of building or adapting a small warehouse. He keeps a collection of artworks in the warehouse, consisting mostly of paintings and drawings and a very small number of sculpture pieces.

"This proposal takes the arch as a form of structure that alludes to the industrial history of Swansea, but also as a series of domestically scaled and inhabited spaces as a setting for exhibiting the resident artist's pottery. The seemingly opposing relationship between the ideas of immense industrial structure and domestic architecture acts as an interesting design challenge that interrogates the conscious ways in which we choose to view art."

Student: Rebecca Leeman **

Course:** BSc Architectural Studies ** **

Email:**** beckyleeman5[at]gmail.com ** ** **

Unit:***Unit 12 A Year of Painting Flowers * ** ** **

**Tutor:******** Ryan Roberts and Siobhan O'Keeffe

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Norwich University of the Arts presents 15 design and architecture student projects

Brightly-coloured knitted lungs and an artists' retreat feature in Dezeen's latest school show by design and architecture students from Norwich University of the Arts.

Also included is a creative co-working space designed to enhance people's wellbeing and a regenerative community hub tackling loneliness and age segregation.

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Norwich University of the Arts

School: Faculty of Design and Architecture, Norwich University of the Arts

Courses: BA (Hons) Textile Design, BA (Hons) Interior Design, BA (Hons) Architecture

Tutors: Associate Professor Kate Farley, Lucy Robertson, Jill Rodgers, Les Bicknell Benjamin Salter and Raymond Quek

School statement:

"Norwich University of the Arts is a dynamic and creative community providing arts, design, architecture and media education. BA (Hons) Architecture, BA (Hons) Interior Design and BA (Hons) Textile Design are practical courses in which students learn through engagement with industry-relevant project briefs and technical workshops, together with collaborations within and across courses. We enable the extraordinary through our specialist and supportive creative teaching and campus."

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Digital Rhythms by Bee Hale

"Tradition informs the future in digital rhythms, the latest project from Bee Hale. Using futuristic, modern buildings as visual inspiration, found materials and yarn wraps evolve into Photoshop drawings that play with hard pixels and soft strands.

"Digital collages inform hand-drawn and Scotweave plans, the physical pieces all woven on a 24-shaft digital loom. The relationship between weave and computing play with the virtual environment and are transformed into 3D textures that unite a weaver with the digital world. The resulting creative hybrid results in bright, fragmented, glitchy woven textiles which evoke ordered and chaotic tech rhythms."

Student: Bee Hale

Course: BA Textile Design

Tutor: Kate Farley

Email: b.hale19@outlook.com

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Breathe In by Theo Lusty

"The effects of climate change on the human body are unravelled through a series of knitted lungs which engulf and transform the body. Traditional knitwear techniques of cabling, ribbing and punch cards embody a sense of domesticity and mundaneness.

"These processes are used to create whimsical systems of organs, with unnerving results. Clothes function as a second skin for our body, but this work asks how textiles could become a part of our very biology. Breathe In presents a terrifying new normal for the human body, that could soon perhaps be a reality."

Student: Theo Lusty

Course: BA Textile Design

Tutor: Kate Farley

Email: theolusty@gmail.com

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Impact by Jacob Millington

"A self-replicating design process was created to explore the space between and relationship to conscious and unconscious creativity. Drawings were developed using systematic approaches to structure, colour and scale. They provide the base for the project, created by implementing strict rules on mundane tasks which ultimately go on to form a reflection of unconscious thought.

"The results are three collections that built upon each other. Embedded within the woven fabrics are the systems that went into their creation. When developing systems to generate art the question of authorship arises, who is the artist, is it the creator or the system?"

Student: Jacob Millington

Course: BA Textile Design

Tutor: Kate Farley

Email: jacob.millington98@gmail.com

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Your Beauty Is Costing Mine by Alice Garner

"Your Beauty is Costing Mine encompasses the fundamentals of aesthetics-based design while incorporating a moral cause. Glossier is an on-trend beauty brand with a cult following, this project collaborates this with reef conservation charity CoraLive, with the intention of spreading awareness of the bleaching damage chemicals in sunscreen and SPF have on coral reefs.

"The project highlights these effects by promoting the sale of Glossier's reef-safe SPF 'invisible shield.' The concept incorporates the use of social media marketing and advertisement, utilizing modern techniques to entice consumers and raise awareness for the damage chemical SPF is having on coral reefs."

Student: Alice Garner

Course: BA Interior Design

Tutor: Benjamin Salter

Email: aliceginteriors@gmail.com

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Fabric of Time by Alice Laycock

"Fabric of Time is a project centred around the adaptive-reuse of James' Mill in Norwich, England – an Industrial Revolution-era textile mill of 1839 – from Covid-abandoned, utilitarian office spaces into 25 artists' studio apartments.

"A partial resurrection of 1970s New York Soho district artist-in-residence lofts, the individual spaces are fitted with kinetic, modular storage and furnishing systems reminiscent of the ever-moving machinery that would have occupied the building in its original context. Inhabitants will be able to work, create, and live in a single space, ensuring the continuation of the building's lifespan and nurturing the city's creative scene."

Student: Alice Laycock

Course: BA Interior Design

Tutor: Benjamin Salter

Email: studiolaycock@gmail.com

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Kilmahew Arts Centre by Elizabeth Barrell

"A relaxing and inspiring environment, Kilmahew Arts Centre provides space to accommodate artist residents who will use the centre as an artistic retreat and create artwork for the on-site gallery. The scheme also provides a cafe, shop and learning centre to encourage tourism and school groups.

"The centre will encourage more involvement with the arts and the surrounding natural landscape through a biophilic design-led renovation of St Peter's, a ruinous 1960s Catholic Seminary that is part of the 140-acre Kilmahew Estate. The use of natural materials and water throughout the space will enhance creativity and improve wellness of visitors."

Student: Elizabeth Barrell

Course: BA Interior Design

Tutor: Benjamin Salter

Email: ebarrelldesign@gmail.com

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In Perspective by Gabrielle Austin

"In Perspective considers how functionality mixes with aesthetics to create a creative co-working space that meets the needs and requirements of the user. Specifically, enhancing the user's well-being, concentration, and productivity. Different design techniques can affect the experience and atmosphere, ultimately affecting the way people feel and behave.

"Workplace design is an area that is continuously changing to stay relevant to the current generation who are deliberately blurring traditional spheres of life and work. It is important to maximise the space's functionality without ignoring style as this influences the experience and interactions within the space."

Student: Gabrielle Austin

Course: BA Interior Design

Tutor: Benjamin Salter

Email: gabrielleaustininteriors@gmail.com

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Flexible Officescape by Mahisha Ahmed

"The office landscape has changed over time to become a more flexible space to adapt to certain circumstances. For this project, an exploration of flexibility combined with the ergonomics of office design was explored through the use of furniture to enhance the development of the office landscape, as it is currently being redefined.

"Specifically, three areas were investigated, which were focussed work areas, lounge areas and meeting areas. The idea was to develop a concept that supported these areas and enhanced the flexibility of the space."

Student: Mahisha Ahmed

Course: BA Interior Design

Tutor: Benjamin Salter

Email: ahmedmahisha@gmail.com

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Common Space by Rebecca Lambert

"Common Space is a regenerative community hub in Hackney, London that aims to tackle loneliness, age segregation and neighbourhood decline. Taking the ideals of social design found in cohousing it features a studio and meeting space on the ground floor which can be divided into four separate rooms with the use of movable walls and multifunctional furniture.

"The first floor is a communal dining and kitchen space with an added play area for children. All of these spaces can be used by the local community for activities or by local businesses that can host classes and events here."

Student: Rebecca Lambert

Course: BA Interior Design

Tutor: Benjamin Salter

Email: beccalambert2020@gmail.com

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School for Visually Impaired by Caitlin Meier

"This proposal for a school for the visually impaired is located on the corner between Prince's Road and Wellesley Road in Great Yarmouth. I created an animated study of fractals to illustrate feelings of chaos and disorientation which come with the loss of sight.

"Fractals exist everywhere in nature, mathematically explaining patterns in the world which we used to assume were mathematically indescribable and would call 'chaos theory.' These have the effect of the viewer questioning their own blindness to the complexity of nature – inverting our preconceptions of those who are blind as 'other.'

These spaces could be considered as fractal environments; essentially the more fractal a space, the more opportunities for ‘hide and seek' or discovery creating a more enriching environment. The site boundaries have been extended to accommodate the floor areas and by pedestrianizing Wellesley Road the space between this main street and the site is mediated.

"Prince's Road has been made one- way and a lay-by drop off zone added in. This school is centred on reintegration into society through practical skill learning such as orientation training, cane use and social skills. There is largely a stigma with institutions for the blind of exclusion from society, so using these fractures conceptually represents the dissolving of these barriers."

Student:Caitlin Meier

Course: BA Architecture

Tutors: Graham Thompson, Iuliana Gavril **

***Email:*caitlin.meier@student.nua.ac.uk

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Extinction Museum by Chanti Clark

"Mass extinction is a major contributor to the destabilisation of the planet, and we are currently experiencing the greatest loss of biodiversity in natural history. The proposal of an Extinction Museum on the Norfolk Coast, centred around British wildlife and the unearthing of the West Runton Mammoth, aims to reconnect people to nature and to encourage a sense of natural discovery.

"In this scheme, extinction is conceptualised through light and volume, with darker, narrower spaces representing loss of biodiversity, and large dynamically lit galleries celebrating the abundance of life."

Student: Chanti Clark

Course: BA Architecture

Tutors: William Jefferies and Rebecca Crabtree

Email: interiordesign@quanstromstudio.com

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Great Yarmouth Art Centre by Julia Helwig

"For my final-year project, I have designed an Art Centre which is located at Great Yarmouth's riverside. The Design consists of the redevelopment of an existing brick building which creates a more welcoming point of arrival from the train station and to the riverside walk and a new designed cross-laminated-timber building.

"The scheme supports the local community through multi-use spaces, the local art community through studio and exhibition space and vulnerable groups of the community by offering discounted art courses. The use of structural CLT columns inside the performance art building allows the ground floor to be fully enclosed by smart glass which can offer different levels of privacy."

Student: Julia Helwig

Course: BA Architecture

Tutors: William Jefferies and Rebecca Crabtree

Email: julia.helwig@gmx.net

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Urban Farm by Molly Agnew

"In modern times the relationship we have with food is largely anonymous with a reliance on unsustainable food production systems that exists out of sight and mind; diminishing how people value their food. This proposal aims to establish a transparent relationship with how food is grown into the inner workings of urban Shoreditch, London, offering a solution for securing future food supplies and production, through the use of innovative technologies and optimizing land-use within the urban community.

"The farms' crops follow the seasonal growth of native fruit and vegetables reducing the reliance on imported foods from other countries whilst embracing a hydroponic farming method - reducing the overall water consumption by 80 per cent compared to traditional farming methods.

Interconnected with the working farm is a proposed research and education facility that provides learning support for urban dwellers to study, grow and cook their own foods, whilst producing a strong crop yield to support the food market on the street below, in turn, reducing the environmental footprint by removing the need for transportation and additional food miles, serving freshly grown goods for local consumers.

"The vertical rotisserie system was designed with ease and accessibility in mind and optimizes the minimal space of the site. The modular framework provides a functional work space for the farm and its users, whilst the interchangeable façade, made up of translucent polycarbonate wall panels, allow for protection between differing seasons and weather patterns. In its entirety, the building exhibits the food production system through a transparent lens; visible to the public; creating greater awareness for the need of sustainable agriculture."

Student: Molly Agnew

Course: BA Architecture

Tutors: Graham Thompson and Iuliana Gavril

Email: molly.agnew@student.nua.ac.uk

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Rosebay Urban Farm, Shoreditch by Sean Hendley

"The Rosebay Urban Farm proposal on Bateman's Row, Shoreditch, draws inspiration from the independent London spirit symbolised by London's flower – the rosebay willowherb. Caught somewhere between the artists' studios of East London, and Suit City of central London, in recent years the local area has been victim to the sterility of gentrification and consequential removal of grass-roots community initiatives and spaces.

"The aim of the urban farm is to provide a series of flexible spaces that champion the latest innovations in aeroponic growing systems, to be used for community gathering, learning and growing, with benefit to local residents and businesses."

Student: Sean Hendley

Course: BA Architecture

Tutors: Graham Thompson and Iuliana Gavril

Email: shendley25@googlemail.com

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Marine Centre by Thomas Williamson

"In this project, the element of growth from the land to sea was designed to serve the fight against rising sea levels. The opportunity to create a marine centre in the sea offered a perfect setting for university courses.

"The marine centre was designed to allow the public to have access to the facility, encouraging interaction between the ageing demographic of Great Yarmouth and the younger of the university. This was achieved by using a canopy roof that was influenced using column coral, and each column allowed the building to be self-sufficient by collecting rainwater and solar energy."

Student: Thomas Williamson

Course: BA Architecture

Tutors: William Jefferies and Rebecca Crabtree

Email:thomas.williamson@student.nua.ac.uk

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Ten design and communication projects by students at Plymouth College of Art

A ballet that responds to the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of diversity in the ballet industry and a half-human half-robotic pop star is included in our latest school show by students at the Plymouth College of Art.

Also included is a textile project informed by nature and a social media project that asks: why have we let a tiny box that we keep in our pocket consume our life?

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Plymouth College of Art

School: Design and Communication

Course: Commercial Photography, Costume Production, Fashion Communication, Fashion Design, Graphic Communication, Illustration, Interior Design and Styling, Textile Design

Tutors: Tim Gundry, Marie Dunaway, Heather Martin, Milly Brown, Kirsty Smith, Sam Rowe, Benjamin Wright, Cathryn Bishop, Cathy Freeman and Emma Gribble

School statement:

"Radical and revolutionary contemporary design has the power to both redefine our everyday lives and solve urgent global issues.

"Staff and students from the School of Design and Communication at Plymouth College of Art are pushing the boundaries of aesthetics to affect real-world change.

"While good design shows how form solves problems or conveys complexity in beautiful ways, it also fosters a way of thinking about our world as a shared experience.

"Our community of artists, designers and makers address the constantly shifting territories of contemporary design, considering the breadth of design thinking alongside material and digital practices in establishing new approaches, forms and possibilities."

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Yolk by Hayley Peberdy

"I am a food and product photographer with a creative focus on lifestyle food photography. Being at PCA has allowed me to explore different areas of my practice whilst also developing my professional identity and industry knowledge to help me move on with my career.

"For my final major project, I wanted to create a cookbook that could showcase my versatile skill set of using natural and studio light to photograph food.

"I chose an egg to be the hero ingredient of my cookbook in which 'Yolk' was created. The cookbook's imagery ranges from conceptual, minimal studio shots of eggs to lifestyle, styled final dishes."

Student: Hayley Peberdy

Course: Commercial Photography

Tutor: Tim Gundry

Email: hayley.peberdyphoto[at]hotmail.com

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Everything Will Wait For Us by Eliza Belle

"Eliza Belle is a BA (Hons) Printed Textile Design and Surface Pattern graduate from Plymouth College of Art, working and living in Devon. Belle's work focuses on themes of human nature, connection and storytelling, both within ourselves and the world around us.

"Belle develops her writing into drawings, which then evolve into developed pieces of art. Exploring these ideas of connection, our relationship with ourselves as artists and as humans growing and living within the world, her practice becomes a reflective one – understanding through the act of making."

Student: Eliza Belle

Course: Textile Design

Tutor: Cathy Freeman and Emma Gribble

Email: elizadaisy6@gmail.com

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Raw Beauty by Phoebe Orman

"Raw Beauty was based around understanding our role in nature and how this role is not being maintained within the dynamics of our modern existence.

"Inspired by the raw beauty of natural materials, the project is concentrated around the idea of sustaining a healthy relationship with the Earth by working around what the environment has to offer. It uses animal-based materials as they can be produced responsibly as part of a regenerative system.

"With a well-established design process and firmly embedded values, Phoebe Orman works by hand, incorporating resourceful and mindful processes to limit the impact on the environment."

Student:Phoebe Orman

Course: Fashion Design

Email: phoebeorman[at]gmail.com

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Werk!ng Men by Sydney Welsh

"My final collection's concept revolves around homophobic harassment in the workplace. My thought arose from my dissertation on the theories that gender is performative, which led me to examine gender expectations of a specific gender.

"While studying, I was intrigued by the idealism of the perfect man, particularly in the workplace. Reflecting on my own and other people's experiences, I believe that the mistreatment LGBTQ2+ individuals face in the workplace is neglected. As a designer, I wanted to harness these experiences and knowledge to continue to raise awareness of the issue and educate others."

Student: Sydney Welsh

Course: Fashion Design

Tutor: Heather Martin

Email: sydneywelsh.designs[at]gmail.com

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Disconnect to connect by Chloe Hedges

My concept for my final collection revolves around the dynamic of social media and the digital age. It explores how and why we use social media and the benefits and disadvantages of it.

"Throughout the first lockdown, I realised how much my relationship with social media was growing and how much of a negative impact it was having on my mental health.

"Although social media helped keep my relationships ticking over, it wasn't the same, and I wanted to be present with other people. I feel that social media connects us in new ways but disconnects us in so many different ways.

Throughout my collection, I've been looking at what tactility is and how the human touch is so precious, exploring this through different textile techniques such as tufting and knitting and mixing fabrics with contrasting properties to generate a desire to want to touch the garments.

"I've also worked with oversized silhouettes, squishing and bulging taken from primary research of playing with slime in a human hand. Additionally, my collection is made up of a bright and clashing colour palette to capture the eye and stand out."

Student: Chloe Hedges

Course: Fashion Design

Tutor: Heather Martin

Email: bychloehedges[at]gmail.com

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Evie by Matt Banham

"Evie is a half-human, half-robotic pop star based in a fictional timeline in the late 2030s and early 2040s. Evie represents narratives and ideas surrounding fame, femininity and the future.

"Inspiration for Evie began from a personal fascination with celebrity culture and the art of drag, both of which have been combined within this project to form a captivating narrative.

"Countless creative mediums such as styling, art direction, photography and digital content creation all played an essential part in creating the final imagery for Evie."

Student: Matt Banham

Course: Fashion Communication

Tutor: Milly Brown, Kirsty Smith

Email: mattjbanham[at]gmail.com

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Reimagined South West by Charlotte Maledy

"Reimagined South West is an interior design and lifestyle magazine aimed at 25-40 years old living in the South West region.

"The magazine's aim is to inspire people to uplift their homes without it costing the earth, and to inform the reader of the beautiful qualities of the South West.

"The majority of the shots within the magazine were styled and shot by myself. I also included a redesign of a flat in Exeter. For this, I transformed a living space into an open plan layout with a Nordic theme to make it feel relaxing and cosy."

Student: Charlotte Maledy

Course: Interior Design and Styling

Tutor: Cathryn Bishop

Email: charlottemaledy[at]gmail.com

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Caged Bird by Kathryn Fewings

"I created a ballet in response to the Black Lives Matter movement and the lack of diversity in the ballet industry.

"Inspired by the life of Maya Angelou, my ballet tackles the theme of racism, as well as telling the story of Maya from childhood to adulthood.

"As part of my work, I created 13 final designs for the prologue and act 1, scene 1 of my production, as well as interpreting one of my final designs into a full costume.

"I chose to interpret 'The Caged Bird – a representation of Maya's inner voice throughout the ballet as well as the BAME community in general."

Student: Kathryn Fewings

Course: Costume Production

Tutor: Marie Dunaway

Email: kf_costumes[at]outlook.com

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The Looking Glass by Charlotte Lach

"The Looking Glass project is an innovative and surrealistic restaurant design based on the menu of Heston Blumenthal's famous restaurant, The Fat Duck. It is set in a repurposed 1930s swimming pool in the vibrant city of Bristol.

"The intention is to create an engaging, iconic eating experience that sets the stage for the chef's remarkable and audacious food."

Student: Charlotte Lach

Course: Interior Design and Styling

Tutor: Cathryn Bishop

Email: char_lach[at]hotmail.com

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Designing a school to be inclusive for all by Sasha–Ann Hutchingson

"In this project, I have explored how designing for children with special needs should not mean compromising the design intent due to the inclusion of necessities.

"Children with complex needs are first and foremost children and should be able to enjoy and feel connected to a world that does not often feel designed for them.

"After discussing with my clients, I discovered that the word hope is used a lot in SEN schools and that a rainbow is a symbol of hope. Consequently, the forms and colours of the rainbow have been abstracted to bring hope into the classroom, whilst in its literal form, the rainbow frames the mural depicting children with differently-abled bodies and ethnicities, which children can feel inspired by.

"The result is a setting that is innovative, engaging and inspires laughter which is a great way to celebrate everyday successes no matter who you are."

Student: Sasha-Ann Hutchingson

Course: Interior Design and Styling

Tutor: Cathryn Bishop

Email: sashaannhutch[at]icloud.com

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Ten design projects from students at design and communication school Centro

A coat that can be used as a body bag and bird protection nests waterproofed with "cactus slime" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Centro, a design and communication school in Mexico City.

Also included is a fashion project promoting children's cognitive development and a reinvented hospital gown designed to prioritise patients' dignity.

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Centro de Diseño y Comunicacón

School: Centro de Diseño y Comunicación (Centro)

Courses: BA Film and Television, BA Industrial Design, BA Interior Architecture, BA Marketing and Strategic Design, BA New Media and Technology, BA Textile and Fashion Design and BA Visual Communication.

School statement:

"Centro is an urban model for higher education in design, architecture, digital media and film in Mexico City. Since its founding in 2004, it is Mexico's pioneer institution for higher learning in the field of creativity, providing its 2,500 plus students with the unique opportunity to transform their passion and talent into successful, cutting-edge professional careers.

"Centro focuses on the critical role of creativity in analysing and resolving problems of varied complexity in diverse contexts, using a human-centred and system-oriented approach. Centro makes creative experts with a socially conscious, sustainable, and entrepreneurial perspective through a specialised and personalised educational model.

"It offers undergraduate and graduates degree programs to future generations of creative leaders in Mexico and beyond. We are focused on creativity because we believe it is the key element to thrive in today's complex world and its intricate dynamic systems."

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Feminist Punk by Ariadna Yamile Quintanar Ganem

"Feminist punk arose within the context of feminist struggles and the vicious retaliation that activists face when they speak up and denounce patriarchal violence against women.

"The project comprises a series of coats that have been designed with a dual purpose: as an efficient garment during a protest and as a body bag in the event of violent death.

"The twofold usage intends to raise awareness of the risks faced by the feminist movement in Mexico via a product that incorporates elements of both fashion and industrial design."

Student: Ariadna Yamile Quintanar Ganem

Course: BA Industrial Design

Tutors: Mariana Loaiza and Miguel Jaramillo

Emails: aquintanarg[at]centro.edu.mx

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The Fifth Shadow by Gino Leyva del Real

"The Fifth Shadow is an interactive and speculative architecture animated essay that aims to reflect on various conditions of human existence and their temporality. It is a poetic and architectural exploration of the multiple edges of being alive.

"It is a journey through abstract structures located in the unconscious and involves dream-like spaces that project and reflect different experiences and memories.

"The architecture was designed to enhance the narrative voice and user experience. In the absence of visible characters, the spaces take on a guiding role through which events, affections and concerns are recreated."

Student:Gino Leyva del Real **

Course:** BA New Media and Technology ** **

Tutors:**** Ana Rosa Gómez, Fernanda del Monte, Malitizin Cortés, Bruno Díaz and Roberto Cabezas ** ** **

Emails:****** gleyva[at]centro.edu.mx

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Miniatura (Miniature) by Bibiana Mancilla Sánchez

"Miniatura uses fashion as a learning tool in early childhood, by representing the qualities of its visual forms that draw people's attention due to its structure's simplicity, balance and stability.

"By playfully activating the senses, the garments are a medium for self-awareness as well as objects and the environment.

"It is a fashion project focused on promoting children's sensory and cognitive development through dressing, an act that they perform daily."

Student: Bibiana Mancilla Sánchez **

Course:** BA Textile and Fashion Design ** **

Tutors:**** Andrea Bores, Jimena Herrera, Judith Almazán and Isaac Guillermo ** ** **

Emails:****** bmancilla[at]centro.edu.mx

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Health Materialisation by Eduardo Rivas Martin del Campo

"This project stems from the interest of creating a one-of-a-kind and customised product that can materially present the health status of a person. The vases are developed using specific geometry and form, based on a personalised 27-element biometric evaluation done via parametric coding.

"The vase is, thus, not only a highly personalised aesthetic object but it is also a tangible archive of an individual's health in a particular moment in their life."

Student:Eduardo Rivas Martin del Campo **

Course:** BA Industrial Design ** **

Tutors:**** Eduardo Duarte ** ** **

Emails:****** erivasm[at]centro.edu.mx

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Thinking Like Le Corbusier by Emma Cohen Mizrahi

"This project entails the application of Le Corbusier's architectural principles, as they are expressed in Shodhan Villa located in Ahmedabad, India, to a studio-home in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The aim is to show that the architecture is designed from the inside out.

"Le Corbusier's principles stem from an analysis of the De Stijl movement and consider the simplification of forms and the lack of ornaments. In turn, the principles imply a special focus on furniture, contrasts, openness, colour expressiveness and the incorporation of the natural surroundings."

Student:Emma Cohen Mizrahi **

Course:** BA Interior Architecture ** **

Tutors:**** Beata Nowicka and Luis Beltrán ** ** **

Emails:****** ecohenmi[at]centro.edu.mx

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Sahumados by Lorena Salgado Juárez

"Sahumados is a ready-to-wear clothing collection inspired by healing rituals. All the garments and pieces in the collection have been designed to offer a sensory experience and help users in their healing process.

"The outerwear clothes of the collection have a lavender scent to promote relaxation, and each piece has been created to ensure comfort and safety.

"The design was developed after exhaustive research of healing rituals which included a direct ritualistic experience in Tepoztlán, Mexico; this is reflected in the natural dye that was produced with flowers and herbs commonly used during these rituals."

Student:Lorena Salgado Juárez ** **

Course:**** BA Textile and Fashion Design ** **

Tutors:**** Andrea Bores, Judith Almazán and Isaac Guillermo ** ** **

Emails:****** lsalgado[at]centro.edu.mx

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1+1 by Regina Jimena Marín Rivero

"1+1 is a human rights project that aims to promote awareness amongst the female population in Mexico regarding their rights and the protocols they should follow in case of gender violence.

"The research process involved a rigorous design methodology that considered clear communication, aesthetic suitability, and accurate information regarding a topic of the utmost importance considering Mexico's violent history against women."

Student: Regina Jimena Marín Rivero **

Course:** BA Visual Communication **

Tutors:** Andrés Mario Ramírez ** **

Emails:**** rmarinri[at]centro.edu.mx ** ** **

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Hombre pájaro (Birdman) by Sofía Mendoza Díaz

"Hombre pájaro (Birdman) is an experimental project inspired by ancient techniques of vernacular architecture and focused on the preservation of birds in an urban environment. It involves a series of sustainable nests and feeders composed primarily of compressed mud, clays and plaster.

"The design included the evaluation of 35 different mixtures and the selection of three adequate ones to create resistant, handmade pieces.

"Each piece is waterproofed with cactus slime and lined internally with a mixture of horse manure and dark soil. They can individually be placed on different surfaces aided by three types of wooden supports."

Student: Sofía Mendoza Díaz **

Course:** BA Industrial Design **

Tutors:** Alejandra Rodríguez ** **

Emails:**** smendoza[at]centro.edu.mx ** ** **

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Ando: User-Centered Hospital Garments by Regina Abán Tapia

"Ando is a thesis project which had the aim of redesigning the traditional hospital gown and designing two different garments that can satisfy the patients' various needs.

"In contrast with current hospital garments, the proposals prioritise the patient's dignity by limiting unintended exposure and aiding in their physical recovery in a safe, comfortable and practical manner.

"The design process included interviews with four patients, four doctors and four nurses to understand and work towards satisfying the specific needs the designs should consider."

Student:Regina Abán Tapia **

Course:** BA Industrial Design **

Tutors:** Eduardo Duarte ** **

Email:**** rabant[at]centro.edu.mx

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Historical Building Additions According to Chipperfield by Lorena Esquivel Maldonado

"This project stems from the question: how to create a continuous dialogue between existing buildings and contemporary additions?

"It aims to assess the methodology and resources applied by David Chipperfield to historical buildings such as the Neues Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts.

"The proposal consists of an intervention on what used to be a hotel and arena dating from the XVIII century and which is now in ruins. The approach involved three steps: adding new sections to complete the original volume; treating, completing and adding finishes to the original sections; and space rehabilitation."

Student:Lorena Esquivel Maldonado **

Course:** BA Interior Architecture **

Tutors:** Luis Beltrán and Aldo Ecker ** **

Email:**** lesquivelm[at]centro.edu.mx

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University for the Creative Arts presents its 2021 graduate craft showcase

A jewellery project exploring the sensory experiences of a person with synesthesia and embroidery work that offers a new take on gender are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of the Creative Arts.

Also featured are hand-embroidered sculptures referencing a student's family home and a collection of garments depicting the abstract shapes found in cells, invisible to the naked eye.

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University for the Creative Arts

School: University for the Creative Arts

Courses: BA (Hons) Textile Design, BA (Hons) Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork and BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery for Fashion, Interiors and Textile Art

School statement:

"The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has a long and rich history of craft research and practice. The passion shown by its class of 2021 shines through in their works, exhibiting exceptional quality and innovation in ceramic and glass pieces, textiles, metalwork, plastics and jewellery.

"This community of makers combines and experiments with both time-honoured techniques and the latest technologies, indulging their passions for materials, form and texture with their desire to change perspectives.

"Drawing on the expertise and facilities across the university's campuses and the Royal School of Needlework, the results of their great collaborative practices and thought-provoking work can be seen in UCA's 2021 Graduation Show."

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Untethered by Kate Courtney-Taylor

"Specialising in kiln-formed glass, this work explores the inherent properties of glass, focusing on how she can take its fluidity and freeze it in time. The piece explores Courtney-Taylor's memories. Often focused on trauma and its associated pain, these memories also result in beauty and strength.

"Inspired by the links between the grotesque and the sublime, Courtney-Taylor creates sculptures that explore her interchanging feelings of neglect, obsession, conflict and beauty.

"Glass flows between the sculptural elements, allowing Courtney-Taylor to create an environment to sculpt the piece whilst allowing the glass to perform the conclusion. Relinquishing the control means she always learns something from the process, and the result can never be recreated."

Student:Kate Courtney-Taylor

Course: BA (Hons) Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork

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Cube Box Chain by Seongeun Kim

"Kim's work is inspired by abstract geometry with architecture and cubes featuring in much of her work. The square forms and geometric shapes can also be interpreted as her inner identity.

"Kim is interested in exploring why people wear jewellery on the body. In the past, jewellery was often a symbol of status, wealth and identity but was also worn as a talisman.

"Today, jewellery is more than just an ornament – it is as an expression of who you are, linked to the body, as well as many aspects of individuality and identity.

"Kim emphasises the identity of the wearer, visualising her inner identity and subjective emotions. Geometric shapes serve as a medium to visualise her hometown, background, experience, places and memory. The square forms create chains with unique and infinite connections."

Student:Seongeun Kim **

Instagram:@seongeunjewellery **

**Course:** BA (Hons) Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork

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Beyond the Binary Wave by Millie Whitehead

"A 2021 graduate from The Royal School of Needlework and designer based in London, Millie Whitehead uses embroidery to create works that offer a new take on the crossover between male and female style to challenge dominant conceptions of gender.

"Whitehead's work reflects her belief that the fashion industry should abolish the idea of gender altogether. This change would make way for a more accepting, unrestricted creative platform, allowing everyone to express themselves fully without hindrance.

"Influenced by gender, fluidity and movement, 'Beyond the Binary Wave' is a combination of both traditionally male and female, a celebration of blurred lines between genders. Embroidery serves as the voice that speaks on behalf of the designer. Combining masculine tailoring with this creates a juxtaposition between these two crafts, both traditionally associated with differing genders.

"Whitehead aims to create collections that will give haute couture and high-end fashion significantly more meaning. She uses traditional techniques and translates these into non-traditional and contemporary contexts that reflect her personal beliefs and values."

Student:Millie Whitehead **

Course:BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery for Fashion, Interiors and Textile Art, Royal School of Needlework ** **

Instagram:**@mgw.studios

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The Preciousness of Life by Lucy Martin

"The Preciousness of Life is a meditation on nature's beauty and serenity married with a sense of nostalgia and family in a series of hand-embroidered sculptural objects. Inspired by Martin's garden at her family home, this personal project reflects the aspects of her life she holds most dear through the art of bespoke hand embroidery.

"The work comprises a series of glass terrariums, within which sit a series of hand-embroidered florals. The initial stages of the project began with sketches and paintings of the flowers around Martin's home and nearby gardens.

"The blooms selected for this piece were carefully curated to reflect the people most important in her life: sweet peas because she helped her dad plant them during the lockdown; bluebells such as those that line the woods opposite her nana's house; alstroemeria which is her mum's favourite flower.

"Created mainly using raised work and stumpwork hand embroidery techniques, The Preciousness of Life takes hand-rendered and digitally drawn florals and translates this into stitched artwork. Combining silk shading, goldwork and tambour beading techniques to create the surface design on the petals, each terrarium piece contains sculpted flowers stitched into a ground of hand-embroidered moss."

Student:Lucy Martin **

Course:** BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery for Fashion, Interiors, Textile Art, Royal School of Needlework

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Teal Gradient Layers by Jaime Dunlop

"Dunlop's graduate work explores the presence of a singular object and the power of the collective group. She works with clay because of the direct, hands-on approach it offers and allows herself to be led by the material and welcome this evolving practice.

"Attracted to the strength, tension and fragility of clay, Dunlop attempts to sensitively build layers from modest clay slabs before arriving at the final form. She intently produces multiples by exploring layers, with each unique component serving an essential function within the larger arrangement. The construction of these circular forms relies on the chemical changes enacted during the firing process.

"Dunlop brushes water between the layers and compresses each strip to one another until the entire form is connected. After slowly drying, the heat process transforms these once individual elements into a strong united structure. These forms hold a contemporary profile and result from a contest for control between maker and material. Jamie intends for her work to be shown collectively – their shared aesthetic connects each object as a cohesive group."

Student:Jaime Dunlop **

Course:** BA (Hons) Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery, Metalwork, UCA

Instagram: @jai.valentine.ceramics

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The Unseen by Felicity Billing

"Billing pushes the creative boundaries between embroidery, design and science. Her exploration into textured embroidery and material manipulation allows her to showcase cells and natural forms in a tactile way.

"The Unseen is a collection of three body-adornment garments inspired by abstract shapes found in human and plant cells, invisible to the naked eye. Microscopic lens imagery allows for a clear view of the cell structure.

"Importantly, Billing's work consists of tactile pieces, as a result of her use of textured embroideries such as French knots in crewelwork and bead embroidery combined with material manipulation to showcase these cells and natural forms.

"Connecting herself to the natural world means she approaches hand embroidery with technical precision in juxtaposition to the intuitiveness of human and plant cells. As a result, she produces heavily embellished abstract shapes that intertwine, translating initial marks into extraordinary embroidery for a collection of thought-provoking fashion and art-based garments."

Student:Felicity Billing **

Course:** BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery for Fashion, Interiors and Textile Art, Royal School of Needlework

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Odysseys of Grief by Rebecca Miriam Offredi

"Odysseys of Grief is a body of embroidered work firmly rooted in emotional memories. During this time, Offredi experienced an unexpected series of events that caused great personal upset, grief and loss. Her most successful work to date has been strongly rooted in emotional memories, both good and bad.

"There are three underlying and intertwining themes from which Odysseys of Grief is woven – Offredi's personal experience of loss and grief, the classical works of the Odyssey and the Iliad, and a trip around Europe.

"Depicted as a series of sculptural and heavily embroidered crowns and body adornments, the pieces from this collection represent three different stages of grief. Odysseys of Grief is ultimately a project based on hope that loss, grief and associated anxiety and depression, are not impossible or permanent. Her work aims to depict the destruction of loss and the rebuilding of something new and beautiful."

Student:Rebecca Miriam Offredi

*Course:* BA (Hons) Hand Embroidery for Fashion, Interiors and Textile Art, Royal School of Needlework

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Synesthesia of Bipolar Disorder by Zhi Yi Li

"Yi Li started this research on the basis of the paintings she created whilst listing to music. Since she was a child, when she heard music, she always had a variety of lines, patterns and colour combinations in her mind.

"When she meets new friends, she will see colours. When she hears people's names, the taste of the name will appear in her mouth. For example, when she hears the name Edward, she tastes cherry syrup. When Yi Li thinks of her sister, Li Siayo, she smells light blue and lavender.

"She tastes milk chocolate, black tea and smells sandalwood when she thinks of her friend Hung Li Tzu. These are the sensory experiences that Yi Li encounters as a person with synesthesia.

"Her goal is to become a conceptual jewellery designer. She can't explain why she experiences these sensations. The only thing she can do is record it and visualise the information she gathers into forms to let other people experience them too."

Student:Zhi Yi Li **

*Course:*** BA (Hons) Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery and Metalwork

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Beauty in the Bugs by Bnita Vaghela

"During lockdown, Vaghela began to explore the outside world noticing details that she previously took for granted or went unnoticed, including the many bugs around her. The colouration and the vibrancy of bugs inspired her to explore the world of insects, mesmerised by their colours, textures and patterns. They also contribute so much to our environment, sustaining our ecosystems through pollination.

"Vaghela wanted to magnify their designs by using both methods of hand screen printing and digital prints to create her collection. She hopes that her project will change the creepy perception of bugs and make people feel less scared and disgusted by them.

"She was also inspired by her own African and Indian cultural background. Being surrounded by colourful textiles and ornaments at home made her want to celebrate who she is and where she comes from. Her main aim was to create a bold statement showcasing how extraordinary our environment is and to remind people to take the time to observe their surroundings and embrace them more."

Student:Bnita Vaghela

***Course:*BA (Hons) Textile Design

**Instagram: @bnitavaghela_textiles

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Painted Woven Hands by India Ashe

"For her final major project, Ashe explored the concepts of identity and memory, abstractly represented through the motif of hands. The desire to leave behind a handprint to show we were here is a "shared creative impulse that transcends time and culture," according to the Heard Museum, 2018.

"She used a wide variety of 'feminine' materials and techniques within the 'domestic arts' realm to acknowledge the history of women's forgotten role in using these crafts, as well as to reflect her experiences as a woman and feminist within the textile art community.

"Her research, in conjunction with her memories of hands, specifically her childhood abuse 'at the hands' of her mother, informed her choice of feminine materials and techniques to subvert the traditional notion of textiles as nurturing, practical objects made for the home and family.

"Her key visual influences were the Surrealist art movement and early human art, specifically cave painting, which captures the theme of memory and identity through a handprint immortalised on stone."

Student:India Ashe **

***Course:***** BA (Hons) Textile Design

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20 design projects by L'École de design Nantes Atlantique students

A lamp that helps individuals with bipolar disorder understand their behavioural changes and a drone programme tackling beaches affected by algae are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at L'École de design Nantes Atlantique.

Also featured is a "breadstick" made from discarded fish parts and a platform to help parents of disabled children in India take care of their children.

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L'École de design Nantes Atlantique

School: L'École de design Nantes Atlantique

Courses: MDes Care Design, MDes City Design, MDes Food Design, MDes Digital Design, MDes Media Design, MDes Design and Innovation Management in apprenticeship, MDes Transcultural Design – China studio, MDes Transcultural Design – Brazil studio, MDes Transcultural Design – India studio, MDes Design and Entrepreneurship – Le Studio Montréal. **

MDes programmes Course Leaders:** Simon Boussard, Anaïs Jacquard, Arnaud Le Roi, Aude Chaigneau, Matthias Rischewski, Marion Moussu, Eric Mazodier, Hélène Thébault, Benjamin Gagneux and Julie Le Ster.

School statement:

"L'École de design Nantes Atlantique, a top-tier design school in Nantes, France Partner of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nantes, L'École de design Nantes Atlantique is a private institution for higher education dedicated to design professions, in association with the University of Nantes.

"Since 1998, L'École de design Nantes Atlantique has been located on the technological campus Atlanpole La Chantrerie, in the northeastern area of Nantes (France), housed in a custom-built facility thanks to the support of local authorities. The only design institution in western France, the school benefits from a unique regional situation.

"For more than ten years now, it has proactively followed an outward-looking international development policy: academic exchange programmes, participation in the international association Cumulus, opening four international studios in Shanghai, Pune, São Paulo and Montréal, and several international MDes & BDes programmes organised in English.

"L'École de design Nantes Atlantique is an active member of various academic networks and professional organisations. This includes Conférence des Grandes Écoles (top-tier French higher education institutions), Campus France and got labelled Bienvenue en France by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For many years, its students have been awarded prizes in prestigious competitions. The successful careers pursued by our graduates are good proof of the quality of our teaching methods."

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Anemone by Clara Chanteloup

"Manic-depressive psychosis, or bipolarity, is an incurable psychological illness. It affects the brain, causing deregulation of emotions and extreme behaviour. People who suffer from it go through periods called manic and depressive phases.

"Anemone is a connected lamp with a mobile application that analyzes the development of the disorder. It predicts the onset of these phases thanks to the smartphone's behavioural measures and sensors installed in the home.

"Its petals unfurl in the manic phase and close in the depressive phase. A true tool for self-knowledge, it facilitates therapeutic follow-up and reduces the likelihood of relapses."

Student: Clara Chanteloup

Course: MDes Care Design

Email:clara.chanteloup@hotmail.com

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Glace à l'eau by Elise Cugnart

"How can we curb the sharp increase in child drownings? How can adults be made aware of the dangers of private pools for toddlers? The game Glace à l'eau is fun and enjoyable while making parents and children feel safe.

"The project was born thanks to a design methodology, user tests and prototyping to create an appropriate solution to this problem. The game is a fair way of giving adults responsibility for supervising children when swimming. The simple and inexpensive activity fits in seamlessly with games played around a swimming pool. It encourages change so that swimming remains a carefree, fun experience."

Student:Elise Cugnart **

Course:** MDes Care Design **

Email:*elise.cugnart@gmail.com * **

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Seascape by Jules Riché

"On coasts where the beauty of the coastline rivals that of the seabed, mass tourism is taking its toll. Seascape is a breakthrough in the quest to tackle the massive degradation of marine ecosystems.

"This educational underwater walk explores preserved places where visitors equipped with masks and snorkels glide through the water. Seascape invites the diver to go from module to module and complete various activities to recover valuable information.

"Three discovery trails are proposed. Using narration and gameplay designed for a wide audience – and with minimal impact on the ecosystems – Seascape awakens tourists to fun, sustainable and resilient diving."

Student:Jules Riche **

Course:** MDes City Design ** **

Email:***julesriche.design@gmail.com * ** **

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Urban Pixel by Weina Tang

"What kind of city and what kind of social ties do we want for tomorrow? Faced with the rise of robotics and technology, we are experiencing a real 'urban robolution'. Robots assist us daily, intervening even in the most private areas of our lives. In this context, what happens to human interaction?

"How are social connections created in the city? Urban Pixel is a proposal for urban street furniture. Modular urban pixels are projected onto large public esplanades. Each pixel has a specific function. In addition to bringing conviviality to the heart of the city, Urban Pixel gets people talking about the use of robotics applied to the global urban environment."

Student:Weina Tang **

Course:** MDes City Design ** **

Email:***orangetangweina@gmail.com * ** **

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Sauver 2040 by Emma Boileau

"Sauver 2040 is an interactive virtual reality experience in a museum context. Thanks to a playful and guilt-free approach, it invites 15-18-year-olds to preserve biodiversity. The game reveals the impacts of our lifestyles on ecosystem services.

"Unlike a 'passive' approach to raising awareness, it sets the visitor in motion and provides them with a range of possible solutions. It encourages visitors to change their behaviour quickly. The forthcoming inclusion of the project in the NatExplorers exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Le Havre will be a first for the general public."

Student:Emma Boileau **

Course:** MDes City Design ** **

Email:****boileau.emma@gmail.com

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Brise by Albéric Chevallier

"Green tides are a threat to the environment and the economy. The algae spread a deadly gas and continue to pollute the world's coasts year after year. Intensive agriculture is the main cause. So how can we avoid fatal accidents and the collapse of tourism linked to this problem?

"Brise is a service combining connected products and digital applications. Autonomous drones fly over beaches affected by green tides. Equipped with gas scanners, they detect the risks linked to the different zones and transmit them to the source. An interactive map, designed for tourists, informs them of high-risk areas and safe places."

Student:Albéric Chevallier **

Course:** MDes Digital Design ** **

Email:***alberic.chevallier56@gmail.com * ** **

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Le P'tit Doigt by Léna Paleczny

"According to an American study, 91 per cent of men always have an orgasm during sex, compared to only 39 per cent of women. This phenomenon is called the 'pleasure gap'. There are several reasons for this gap: lack of knowledge about the female body, inadequate sexual education or shame related to sexuality.

"Léna wanted to create a discreet and simple tool, tailored to the woman's body. Le P'tit Doigt is an intelligent vibrating ring composed of sensors for pressure and heartbeat. On the linked application, the user can determine the type of vibration she wants, depending on the interaction with her partner. The pleasure is unleashed, amplified by the sex tool."

Student:Lena Paleczny **

Course:** MDes Digital Design ** **

Email:****lena.paleczny@gmail.com

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What we carry with us by Gabriela Muñoz

"How can we humanize the phenomenon of immigration? How can we get away from big data to talk about individual stories and intimate journeys? As an Information Designer, Gabriela created an immersive installation designed for museums. Thanks to Kinect technology, the visitor is welcomed into the migrant's personal space.

"The migrant tells their story and shares the meaning of objects from their country of origin. After interacting with the objects in the room and conversing with the migrant, the user accesses key statistics on immigration to France. The goal? To make sure that between the small and the big story, there is only one step to take: a step towards others."

Student:Gabriela Muñoz **

Course:** MDes Media Design ** **

Email:****hello@gabrielab.co

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Apérêtes by Octavio Castillo

"In France, 87 per cent of the fish purchased is canned or has been smoked and/or freshly cut. Every year, approximately 215,000 tons of fish waste result, adding to overfishing, climate change, and ocean pollution problems. However, discarded fish parts contain valuable nutritional properties: bones, for example, are rich in calcium, protein and Omega 3.

"They are perfectly edible when cooked over a high heat, once separated from the more delicate flesh. Apérêtes is a tasty and healthy aperitif snack made from mackerel bones. In the form of breadsticks, they are deliciously crunchy and can be enjoyed in good company with your apéritif!"

Student:Octavio Castillo **

Course:** MDes Food Design ** **

Email:****oktyone@gmail.com

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Le Comptoir des Saisons by Sarah Tuncq

"Do you remember the bakery where your parents sent you to get bread? Or the grocery store where you used to buy candy on your way home from school? Between 1980 and 1990, in rural areas, one-third of these small businesses closed. Little by little, the supermarkets caused desertification and isolation of villages.

"Le Comptoir des saisons offers a new kind of food service business. Intended for villages with few or no food shops, it offers inhabitants the opportunity to enjoy various local products on the spot. Using a system of modular panels, it adapts to its location and offers flexible time slots. A real bonus!"

Student:Sarah Tuncq **

Course:** MDes Food Design ** **

Email:****sarah.tuncq@gmail.com

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Convivio by Quentin Colas

"The sociable steam cooker. When they ingest gluten, celiacs develop an immune response that destroys the walls of the small intestine. At present, the only possible treatment is a gluten-free diet for life. However, such a diet quickly becomes a barrier to sociability. So how can people diagnosed with celiac disease be helped to stick to a gluten-free diet?

"Quentin came up with the idea for Convivio: an individual table steamer. The timer is common to all the guests and distributes the energy needed to the cooking modules. Everyone makes their food choices in a friendly and tolerant climate. You can cook, eat and socialize in complete freedom!"

Student:Quentin Colas **

Course:** MDes Design and Innovation Management in apprenticeship ** **

Email:****quentin-colas@laposte.net

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Cosmose by Manon Rollet

"A simple and healthy DIY cosmetic homemade cosmetics are having a moment! Somewhat neglected in recent years, they are back in the spotlight, followed by a growing demand for naturalness, transparency and personalised products. But the art of creating cosmetic treatments remains delicate, and this project addresses the attention to the issue.

"How can we easily and safely create handmade cosmetics? Cosmose is a connected in-store coaching experience. Three ingredient distribution modules are connected to a diagnostic interface. The formulas are based on raw ingredients and 'neutral' bases. Created to limit the risks of contamination, Cosmose reduces waste and promotes the Do lt Yourself mentality."

Student: Manon Rollet **

Course:** MDes Design and Innovation Management in apprenticeship ** **

Email:****m.rollet14@laposte.net

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Recicla Dia a Dia by Marion Bernardi

"An ecological waste sorting contest in São Paulo In 2018, only seven per cent of the waste produced by the inhabitants of São Paulo was recycled. According to the institutions responsible for waste management in the city, this figure would have risen to 40% if more of the population had sorted their waste.

"In Brazil, selective sorting is still seen as an arduous task. With Recicla Dia-A-Dia, Marion wants to educate children in the ecological sorting of waste, in a fun way that fits into their daily routine. A contest, aimed at elementary schools in São Paulo, is accompanied by a mobile application, a bag of tokens and a network of actors. Regular challenges accustom children to acting for the environment with eco-responsible sorting gestures."

Student:Marion Bernardi **

Course:** MDes Transcultural Design – Brazil studio ** **

Email:****bernardi.marion@outlook.fr

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Mate o feminicidio by Ophélie Moreau

"Brazil has an infamous record rate of femicides. The trivialization of violence against women prevails. According to statistics, there are 13 victims per day, or one death every 90 minutes. Out of love, many women tolerate the intolerable, regardless of their social class, age or ethnicity.

"To raise awareness about gender-based violence and help potential victims escape a toxic relationship, this student has created an online platform designed for smartphones. It offers three components: a serious game, a set of informative data and a self-diagnosis tool for relationships."

Student:Ophélie Moreau **

Course:** MDes Trancultural Design – Brazil studio ** **

Email:****opheliemoreau@live.fr

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Have you eaten? by Valentine Milliand-Roux

"More and more young Chinese are going abroad to study. Over time, they are faced with the problem of homesickness. How can we help them stay connected to the close family circle that is so important to them? As an interaction designer, this student has imagined an alternative to WeChat online messaging.

"Although effective, WeChat is not adapted to the complexity of family relationships. In Chinese culture, the expression "have you eaten?" is a way of getting the news. A low-tech way to see if everything is going well. In contrast to WeChat's fleeting messages, the device's printer allows everyone to keep a tangible memory of family interactions, a collective memory."

Student:Valentine Milliand-Roux **

Course:** MDes Transcultural Design – China studio ** **

Email:***milliandvalentine@gmail.com * ** **

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Light on by Lucile Paz

"In China's megacities, traditional knowledge is gradually dying out, overshadowed by the context of ever-growing modernisation. How can we protect this cultural heritage and renew it entertainingly? This student used the 'lattice' shape or the traditional Chinese trellis for her project.

"The luminous object is composed of wooden discs, covered in openwork symbolic motifs. Associated with an application and explanatory cards, it is linked to a subscription system. At each celebration of the Chinese lunar calendar, the user receives a new disc whose symbolic power is explained by detailed articles and associated legends. Nature, Buddhism and traditions are put (back) in the spotlight."

Student:Lucile Paz **

Course:** MDes Transcultural Design – China studio ** **

Email:****lucilepaz@gmail.com

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Jadali by Andréa Douillard

"Indian hair is among the strongest in the world. While the genetic heritage influences the thickness, shine and length of the hair, hair care also contributes to enhancing its beauty. This student aims to educate users in creating their own haircare ritual and rekindling in them the emotion and pride of a preserved heritage.

"Jadali is the brand imagined for this project. It is a complete and natural set, presented in powder form, for washing the whole family's hair. It combines the ingredients of traditional recipes in a single product. Ready to use, simple and healthy, Jadali is the Indian hair care of tomorrow."

Student:Andréa Douillard **

Course:** MDes Transcultural Design – India studio ** **

Email:****douillard.andrea@gmail.com

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Dimesha by Ophélie Nollet

"Today, India is a country in transition. Although people with disabilities are starting to be heard and their rights acknowledged, they still remain a discriminated and excluded minority in Indian society. Parents of children with disabilities are destitute and isolated. How can they be helped to take care of their children?

"This student came up with Dimesha, a website for conversations, meetings and sharing experiences, intended for parents of children with disabilities. This service has a strong social impact – it helps federate a community of mutual aid and encourages parents to spend time with their children. In addition, it provides them with the tools they need to take care of their child's disability daily."

Student:Ophélie Nollet **

Course:** MDes Transcultural Design – India studio ** **

Email:****onollet@gmail.com

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Hope: the resilient park by Baptiste Gironnet

"In hibernation for six months of the year, Montreal's public space loses its attractiveness and functionality. The snow, extreme cold and wind accentuate the phenomenon of social isolation. Summer parks are deserted. In light of these observations, Baptiste designed a resilient green space, adapted to the summer heat and winter frosts.

"As a result, Montrealers can enjoy urban parks year-round. A mound offers a natural place to enjoy snow sports in the winter and an open-air theatre in the summer. A community bar reinforces social cohesion, offering sports activities, meetings and workshops throughout the year. A concept that can be used in any northern city, HOPe brings a spark of hope to long cold winters."

Student: Baptiste Gironnet **

Course:** MDes Design and Entrepreneurship – Le Studio Montréal ** **

Email:***gironnet.baptiste@gmail.com * ** **

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Nebula by Bastien Padiolleau

"To grow and thrive, children need a strong relationship with their attachment figure, often their mother. This psychological mechanism allows the child to move from a strong dependence on the parent to complete independence as an adult.

"For two to eight years old suffering from separation anxiety, Bastien has come up with Nébula: an evolving night light that accompanies them as they grow. It facilitates the separation with the parent, thanks to a reassuring nighttime routine. In the evening, the child places a coloured card on the night light. It symbolizes the main emotion experienced during the day. She then chooses a slide from an accompanying book. In this way, she gradually masters her emotions and falls asleep, soothed."

Student: Bastien Padiolleau **

Course:** MDes Design and Entrepreneurship – Le Studio Montréal ** **

Email:**** bastienpadiolleauOO@gmail.com

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Canterbury School of Architecture presents 15 student design projects that imagine brighter futures

A community centre for the homeless that overlooks Canterbury Cathedral and a cafe designed for people with disabilities are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Canterbury School of Architecture.

Also included is a "lush haven" aiming to encourage younger generations to adopt more wholesome ways of living, and a project that reimagines a derelict car park as an urban farm.

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Canterbury School of Architecture

School:Canterbury School of Architecture, University for the Creative Arts Canterbury

Courses:BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

*****Tutors:* Anna Maria Baranowska, Daniel Tollad and Kim Thome

School statement:

"The BA Interior Architecture and Design course at UCA Canterbury takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the transformation of unused and undervalued spaces and places. It encourages the students to embrace traditional means of designing whilst exploring the role of 'narrative' as a tool to unlock imagination and develop new design possibilities.

"Understanding the long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on our everyday lives will take time and deep investigation to grasp. But there is a growing interest in the food that we're eating, the natural world, and the environmental crisis that hangs heavy over all of us. There's much more progress to be made, but as designers, this provides us with an opportunity to test, experiment and present new ideas that will one day make a positive impact on the world around us.

"Our graduating students have explored the future of hospitality, thinking about the tools and rituals involved with food and eating, the facilities that these requirements, and their ability to bring people together. How do we use hospitality to educate and reconnect people to their immediate environments? To rethink how and what we eat? And ultimately, bring people together again?"

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Safe Neighbourhood by Adesola Omole

"My final project focuses on the homeless community of Canterbury. It addresses the rising cases of homelessness found in the city. Whilst some pre-existing organisations and facilities do excellent work to help them, the one thing that this specific community lack is a 'chill' zone – a space specifically for them.

"I wanted to remove the pressure of any preconceived social hierarchies, and I developed a community centre where they could come together, sit, eat and relax, without feeling like outcasts from the wider community."

Student: Adesola Omole

Course: BA Interior Architecture and Design

Email: adesolaomole@hotmail.co.uk

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Sunshine Dream by Anna Bacso

"Working with the Dreamland Heritage Trust, my project looks at the redevelopment of Dreamland's Sunshine Cafe in Margate (UK). Engaging with the trust's brief and Margate's rich culture, I propose a space that brings the community together to promote creativity, local history and tradition.

"I wanted to represent the name 'Sunshine Cafe' by using the natural sunlight and colourful acrylic walls to create a playful and bright environment. The space is multifunctional and can be used for workshops, exhibitions and film screenings. There is a cafe bar and a place where archive documents are safely stored."

Student: Anna Bacso **

Course:** BA Interior Architecture and Design **

Email:**annabacso11@gmail.com

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The Safety Net by Armita Vajdi

"Connecting with your personal culture can be an issue for those that are bi-cultural. Living with two cultural identities can often lead to an individual prioritising one over the other, depending on the culture that they are currently interacting with.

'The Safety Net aims to bring aspects of Persian culture to Iranians who have migrated to the UK in order to maintain the connection to their second identity. Members of The Safety Net are provided with exclusive benefits and services, such as a dining area with specialised cuisine, a library of cultural knowledge, a communal social space and a giant backgammon set."

Student:Armita Vajdi

*Course:* BA Interior Architecture and Design **

Email:**armitavajdi@hotmail.com

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The City Exchange by Rebecca Rumsey

"It's 2025, and the pandemic has spiralled out of control! The severe job shortages and lack of support have meant that families cannot pay their rent and their mortgages. Homelessness is now the biggest issue that we are facing as a country.

"I propose a members club for Canterbury's homeless community, in the city centre and in view of the famous Canterbury Cathedral. We will provide essential hygiene facilities, a laundrette and personal mailboxes and space for skills-based workshops from CV-writing to culinary classes, to help people reconnect to their former lives."

Student:Rebecca Rumsey **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

Email:***r.rumsey@hotmail.co.uk * ** **

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Civil Agronomy Centre by Cherry Mafutala

"The year is 2030 and the continuing Covid-19 pandemic has caused extreme isolation to become the norm. To combat the negative impacts of social isolation, I am proposing a new pavilion – a new community centre that contains a cafe, marketplace, library and a therapy room to bring people together again.

"With a shared interest in farming and agriculture, there will be workshops in ecology and bee-keeping, as well as space for group therapy sessions. A circular economy to ensure that the pavilion's organic produce is used in the café, in addition to using solar energy to power the centre."

Student:Cherry Mafutala **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

Email:****cherry.mafutala@yahoo.com

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The Skylight Cafe by Christiane Gerges

"The Skylight Cafe has been designed for people with disabilities such as partial or complete blindness. The intention is to provide this group of people with a modern space that is easily accessible and sensitive to their needs.

"Double-height ceilings and specific materials that play with levels of transparency are key to exploring the way that light moves through the building. For those with less sight-visibility, the texture becomes an important tool to help navigate the building to create a new spatial experience. People with disabilities deserve to have a safe but also a modern space they can find comfort in."

Student:Christiane Gerges **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

Email:****christiane-gerges@hotmail.co.uk

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New Cafe by Ineui Park

"With a newly emerging virtual culture that can be interlinked within previous architectural culture, space can be designed to allow for more enthusiastic and interactive activities and occurrences.

"Beyond the conventional cafe, providing more than just refreshments to customers, the space will offer a full experience, a virtual environment physically embodied to awaken customers senses and kickstart a new trend of hospitality hotspots."

Student:Ineui Park **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

Email:***ineui.park01.gmail.com * ** **

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Feast! Eat the Rich by James Porritt

"The year is 2030, and the battle against Covid-19 has been lost. Food supplies are limited, and the soil in the UK has turned sour, making it difficult to meet the demands for essential nutrition. Nearly all fresh produce is imported from neighbouring countries, which is becoming increasingly more difficult due to the incompletion of Brexit.

"Society is starting to rebuild itself. However, the class divide between those who have and those who don't is polarised. Poverty and an extreme uncertainty of when they'll next eat. A resistance group has claimed an abandoned building in the heart of Canterbury, hijacking imports to give to those in need, and this is where we resume the story."

Student: James Porritt **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

Email:***James.porritt.designs@gmail.com * ** **

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Lush Haven by Julia Venpin

"The narrative occurs in 2030's Mauritius, where globalisation has led to one homogenous culture. The omnipresence of fast-food corporations offering processed foods has sucked people into the unhealthy habit of eating out.

"The goal of 'Lush Haven' is to allow younger generations to encounter a more primitive and wholesome way of living – reviving home-cooking and rediscovering one's cultural identity through a communal cooking process.

"Using locally-sourced ingredients and eco-friendly materials, the eatery encourages self-sustainability by implementing horticulture and rearing livestock, creating a circular eco-system. Greenery fills up space and grows throughout the building, nature taking over and reclaiming past farmland."

Student:Julia Venpin **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** **

Email:***juliaiadstudio@gmail.com * ** **

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Conquest House by Rachel Carabine–Clarke

"The Conquest House Project was inspired by the impacts of lockdown and tackling issues relating to food poverty within the local area of Canterbury. I was inspired by the local architecture and history of Canterbury so chose a building deeply rooted in the city's history to host my final proposal.

"My final proposal is based around the narrative of the Conquest House Society, a place where people experiencing poverty and the aftereffects of the pandemic, for example, loneliness, could come to a safe space for support and equality without prejudice or societal status. I am a designer who is interested in narrative as well as materiality and texture."

Student:Rachel Carabine–Clarke **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** ** **

Email:*****rachelcclarkedesigns@outlook.com * ** ** **

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Vision by Radhika Chagane

"Vision is an interactive space that provides independence and a reformed reality for the blind community. The objective of this concept is to bring communities together by informing, teaching, and entertaining. It is recreating an atmosphere that reflects the old 'normal' through the play of light, smells and intricate clay textures.

"The space provides events, talks, therapy sessions, sensory activities, various forms of entertainment, and a play area for guide dogs. It also offers opportunities for employment by educating the blind community on cooking and serving. Making the spaces not just for the blind community but run by the blind community."

Student:Radhika Chagane **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** ** **

Email:*****Rad_iad@hotmail.com * ** ** **

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Network by Volen Andreev

"This project explores a future narrative of the installation of 5G towers and its controversial relation to the virus, which has triggered a fear amongst the citizens of Canterbury, Kent. In my work I depict a new establishment of safe towns where all radio wave transmission devices have been abandoned in favour of a return to analogue technology. Over time, citizens have put together an intricate and cryptic telecommunication system of towers using scavenged objects that were found in the historic streets of Canterbury."

Student: Volen Andreev **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** ** **

Email:****** volen.andreev@gmail.com ** ** ** **

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Project 02049 by Xuchen Zhu

"As we move forward in time, the rise in popularity for public transportation gradually replaced the use and demand for private transportation. A side-effect of that is that now there are plenty of vacant underground parking lots, empty and unused. Simultaneously there is the development and promotion of renewable energy.

"Project02049 is made from 80 per cent reclaimed materials – cement, resin, reinforced concrete – and reengineers them into components for light industry and units for urban farming. A facility that inhabits empty parking lots to grow produce and provide sustenance for the urban population. Project02049 presents a sustainable path for future life."

Student: Xuchen Zhu **

*Course:*** BA Interior Architecture and Design ** ** **

Email:******mikezhu2000@outlook.com

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Oystcrete by Yen Ling Lee

"This project explores a future of a heavily populated world struggling to control food consumption and waste production. Small towns are forced to find methods to self-sustain and create ecosystems to manage food production and decrease waste.

"This project proposes a hub in Whitstable, Kent that uses local sources like oysters to create farming environments and converts its waste, in particular shells from the food industry, to useable construction materials."

Student: Yen Ling Lee

Course: BA Interior Architecture and Design

Email:sarayen.archi@gmail.com

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Courtyard Houses by Yihan Chen

"China's rural villages are emptying, with more and more people leaving every day to start afresh in the city. As a result, there are large numbers of unused houses and properties being abandoned.

"Because of Covid-19, many are becoming aware of the situation and are looking to the redevelopment of these places, working to combine nature and architecture for a sustainable lifestyle for contemporary young people.

"My project reimagines the traditional Chinese courtyard, adding natural elements and modern design styles to reimagine how the courtyard can be used, combining a youthful atmosphere with respect for the natural world."

Student: Yihan Chen **

Course:** BA Interior Architecture and Design **

Email:1030885859@qq.com **

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Ten fashion, architecture and design projects from Hong Kong Design Institute students

A fashion collection inspired by 1970s clubbing culture and a project that imagines humans with crustacean exoskeletons are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Hong Kong Design Institute.

Also among the projects on show are a self-care tool that aims to help boost young people's immune systems and a project that explores using caverns to tackle Hong Kong's shortage of land.

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Hong Kong Design Institute

School:Hong Kong Design Institute

School statement:

"Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) was established in 2007 with the mission to be a leading provider of design education and lifelong learning across various design disciplines, including architecture, interior and product design, communication design, digital media and fashion and image design.

"With 'creativity in action' as the cornerstone of its pedagogy, HKDI maintains a strong network with the creative industries. This provides students with essential practical experience and with the international design academia to offer extended learning opportunities for students through international exchanges, joint workshops and lectures.

"Each year, HKDI nurtures the largest number of professional designers in Hong Kong with critical thinking, cultural sensitivity, social responsibility and international perspective."

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Trappist Retreat Centre by Sinji Lau

"This project aims to revitalize an abandoned Trappist Dairy Farm which has been desolated for over 30 years.

"The new Trappist Retreat Centre is not only a museum with exhibits, it also provides an experiential and memorial place for visitors to understand the site's history as a monastery. It provides a place for relaxation amidst their bustling urban lifestyle."

Student: Sinji Lau

Course: HD in Architectural Design, BA (Hons) Architecture

Email: sinjixx88@yahoo.com.hk

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Parallel City – HKDI exhibit at the Venice Biennale by Ben Chen, Brian Leung, Samson Li, Edison Eg, Johnson Wan and Cho Ting Wong

"Land supply has been a long-standing challenge for Hong Kong. This project explores the possibility of cavern living to tackle the shortage. Here, the cavern is separated into four layers – community service, residential, natural untouched landscape and utility layer vertically.

"Basic life requirements such as ventilation, light, electricity, water are delivered by 'columns of life'. The main city transportation network passes through the site which suits the fast pace of life in Hong Kong."

Student: Ben Chen, Brian Leung, Samson Li, Edison Eg, Johnson Wan and Cho Ting Wong

Course: HD in Architectural Design, BA (Hons) Architecture

Email: skopy232@gmail.com; leungyusze.brian@gmail.com; samsonlys2013@gmail.com; ngedison227@gmail.com; johnwan1206@gmail.com and WCT_719@hotmail.com

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Nirvana Bookstore by Kelly Tsang

"The needs of visually impaired people are always neglected by society. The inclusive design of Nirvana Bookstore fulfils the needs of both the visually impaired and full-sighted people.

"It demands users to perceive the bookstore with different senses through the usage of textured surfaces, multi-sensory, accessibility, holistic design and spatial layout."

Student: Kelly Tsang

Course: HD in Interior Design

Email: kallytsang6@gmail.com

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That's alright by Elektra Liu

"This is a caring and playful project that provides an easy self-care tool to assist young adults to get through stressful situations in both digital and physical ways.

"This project aims to enhance wellbeing during the pandemic – to let users stay physically, mentally and emotionally well, reduce their stress, improve the immune system, increase their productivity and raise self-esteem."

Student: Elektra Liu

*Course:* BA (Hons) in Graphic Design **

Email:** elektralyl@gmail.com

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Life-form by Sing Chung

"Compared with other animal species, humans possess more advanced cognitive abilities but a limited physiological capacity to adapt to extreme heat and cold conditions. In comparison, other animals adapt faster for survival and thrift in the natural environment.

"This project is inspired by crustacean's biological features – their hard exoskeletons and diurnal changes in their environment. It imagines humans possessing those characteristics, gaining the ability to adapt to extreme environments."

Student: Sing Chung **

*Course:*** HD in Fashion Image Design ** ** **

Email:******csing961207@gmail.com

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Obsessed Disciple by Rainie Wong

"Baroque and 1970s clubbing culture feature the use of exaggerated motion producing drama, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, dance, and music.

"Their histories inspired the development of Obsessed Disciple – an overly ornate, theatrical and extravagant fashion collection featuring complex embroidered patterns, luxurious materials, embellishments and jewel-like accessories."

Student:Rainie Wong **

*Course:*** HD in Fashion Image Design ** ** **

Email:******rain120820@gmail.com

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Belide's World by Lok Him Wan

"This is a collaborative project with the international fashion brand Max & Co. The project outcomes include a series of fashion images, film and a social media strategy.​

"Belide's World is inspired by a surreal, fantasy and bizarre world, with extraordinary characters and wonderful tea parties. This project conveys playfulness, curiosity, whim and mystery, while motivating people to unleash their creativity in all possible ways."

Student: Lok Him Wan **

*Course:*** HD in Fashion Branding and Buying ** ** **

Email:******wanlokhim@gmail.com

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Musubi by Pui Yee Chan

"Musubi is crafted via traditional techniques such as bundling, weaving, and tangling that are layered into modern clothing and then adorned with conventional patterns from Japanese culture.

"With ropes tying different garments into one outfit, its silhouette smoothly combines both ancient and modern forms with a twist to remind viewers that there is always beauty in details if they learn to look close enough."

Student: Pui Yee Chan **

*Course:*** HD in Fashion Design ** ** **

Email:******puipui.0803@yahoo.com

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I'm looking good by Charice Lai

"This is about another kind of beauty aesthetic on non-binary/gender-fluid/ genderqueer/androgyny people. Hong Kong lacks gender recognition legislation against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.

"This project aims to promote the equality, rights and needs of the LGBTQ community and urge the general public to recognize the uniqueness and beauty of the LGBTQ people."

Student:Charice Lai **

*Course:*** BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion and Imaging ** ** **

Email:******laiwingsze98@gmail.com

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Re-establishment of the local 'Landmarks' in Hong Kong by Alexander Lo

"This project is to revisit and reestablish some of the local landmarks in Hong Kong. Through a photographic journey, it captures previous footsteps and stimulates memories over the last 11 months.

"From peaceful rallies and assemblies to bold demonstrations, they all started from the beginnings of meeting at some famous buildings or landmarks like Jardine House, Chater Garden and Statue Square in central or other districts."

Student: Alexander Lo **

*Course:*** HD in Film, TV and Photography – Photography Stream ** ** **

Email:******12a5ic92@gmail.com

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This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and the Hong Kong Design Institute. Find out more about Dezeen partnership contenthere.

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Middlesex University unveils 15 projects from product design and engineering students

A car-based AI that gives users personalised travel updates and an affordable device that analyses football player's performances are included in Dezeen's latest school show from students at Middlesex University.

Also featured is a subtle distraction game aiming to help people with chronic pain reduce their discomfort and a project that tackles the issue of 'fast furniture' by equipping people with the tools to make their own.

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School: Middlesex University, Faculty of Science and Technology

Courses: BA Product Design and BEng Product Design Engineering

Tutors: Kate Herd, Andy Bardill, Wyn Griffiths, Ahmed Patel, Neil Melton, Dean Brown, Patrick Jordan, Brendan Walker, Peter Wong and Tom Stables

"Product Design and Product Design Engineering at Middlesex University are practice-based programmes, focused on employability. Both the BA and BEng programme are driven by our passion for understanding people and technology, exploring innovative solutions driven by real opportunities and addressing challenges faced by both industry and society."

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Ultra-Gait Speed by Demi Banjo

"Frailty is a geriatric condition. One of the main diagnosis methods is a Gait Speed Test, which measures how long it takes a patient to walk a distance of four meters.

"Ultra-Gait Speed is a home-based gait speed measurement device. An app accompanies the device and uses graphics to present the user with their results.

"The device allows patients to gain an understanding of their health. It enables frail and pre-frail patients to monitor their health, share data with medical professionals and make preventative interventions to delay the onset of geriatric frailty."

Student: Demi Banjo

Course: BEng Product Design Engineering

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Laparoscopic Gallstone Removal System by Lazaros Efthymiadis

"Gallbladder perforation occurs in 36.1 per cent of patients who undergo laparoscopic elective cholecystectomy. Retrieving the lost gallstones is a stressful situation for the surgeons and significantly increases operation time.

"The Laparoscopic Gallstone Removal System gives the doctor the ability to quickly gather every stone using one device and avoid any potential blockages. The device breaks the big stones into smaller ones, removes them from the cavity using suction and stores them in a filter, protecting the operation room central suction device."

Student:Lazaros Efthymiadis **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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The Way: Generative Design Philosophy by Brady Hansen

"Fast furniture is having an irreversible impact on our planet, although many consumers have a desire to consume furniture more meaningfully.

"The Way provides a straightforward methodology using a simple set of tools to instruct people to make their furniture. Along with highlighting the positive impacts of making as a practice, The Way also gives guidance on making in small and shared living spaces, empowering any user to create rather than consume.

"The Way is a generative design philosophy designed to help people become makers and add more meaningfulness to their possessions."

Student: Brady Hansen **

Course:** BA Product Design ** **

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Maak'n by Basima Jaafar

"Maak'n is a stationery workshop that promotes and encourages active participation in sustainable, interchangeable and eco-friendly stationery. The workshop will create a new community for stationery lovers to make, customise and learn how we as consumers can change our habits and lifestyles to help improve the Earth through small and big steps."

Student:Basima Jaafar **

Course:** BA Product Design ** **

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Wave: The next chapter of home listening by Tom Milward

"Music listening has faded into the background. Wave is a device that brings music back into the foreground, creating a mindful and enhanced listening experience.

"Wave helps users to induce a flow state, getting them into a relaxed state of mind so that the music becomes their focus. It will help users engage and immerse themselves, give them more control, and allow them to explore and interact with their music through various parameters.

"These parameters include reverb, band-pass filter and bass/treble, each controlled through different gestures. Additionally, wave connects to music playing applications on mobile devices via Bluetooth."

Student:Tom Milward **

Course:** BA Product Design ** **

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P.a.l: Bringing the future of the talking automobile to you by Ibrahim Javid

"Your car assistant from the future. A talking and living AI that communicates with the driver through audible suggestions and a visual light display.

"P.a.l gives you updates on your car's current performance, makes you aware of hazards around you, and gives you personalised updates on places to visit while travelling.

P.a.l provides comfort and companionship for those driving alone and enhances your driving experience."

Student:Ibrahim Javid **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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Valerian PCA Pump by Vanessa Mugari

"Valerian is a device that gives patients the power to control their pain through the simple press of a button. The computerized Patient-Controlled Analgesia pump (PCA) contains a syringe of pain medication prescribed by a doctor connected directly to a patient's IV line.

"Its user interface and simple programming steps significantly reduce the risks of human errors, which result in the overdose and underdose of patients."

Student:Vanessa Mugari **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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Kratos: Enhance. Develop. Share by Luigi Palumbo

"Football is becoming heavily data-driven – it's all about stats, and these can determine a player's success or failure. Pro-level players use this data to analyse performances, reduce injury and understand themselves as a player. Kratos makes this technology more affordable to the lower level and recreational players.

"The design is made up of a physical device located on the back. It will utilise community manufacturing approaches to lower the cost, making it more accessible to amateur players. In addition, the device will be accompanied by a social networking app that will allow players to share this data in meaningful ways."

Student:Luigi Palumbo **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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Prescient: The Radical Redesign by Navpreet Singh

"Revisioning our relationship and use of consumer products by designing for behaviour change: Prescient is a philosophy, a manifesto, a set of instructions, and a lens on sustainable living, all in one.

"It works to create meaningful, readable consumer products with cradle-to-cradle sustainable thinking embedded in every aspect of design and manufacture through a visual language that speaks directly of the underlying philosophy.

"The demonstration product – a clothes iron – illuminates that functional modularity of the product and helps users understand how to repair and replace any parts that fail over time, extending the lifecycle of the whole system."

Student:Navpreet Singh **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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Rush: Explore Your Data by Ralph Pauling

"Rush uses accelerometer arrays to capture new forms of cycling data enabling underrepresented users to visualise and quantify their cycling exploits.

"Rush can measure 'air time', visualising the aerial ballet of a skilled BMX rider, cornering speed and banking angle achieved during a bike race, also known as a crit. Should a bike ride go a little pear-shaped, the design can tell the user if they may have suffered a concussion."

Student:Ralph Pauling **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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zeNd: Bringing a mindful experience through Arduino and magnetism by Joseph Salem

"This design asks: is play just for children? Once we reach adulthood, should we stop? Playtime, even for adults, has many benefits. ZeNd is a toy and construction kit for adults that provides a mindful experience using Arduino and magnetism, improving the user's wellbeing.

"The toy creates visuals on Iron filings – a metal powder – that react to magnetic fields. The toy creates a mindful experience by immersing the user in building the device and enabling them to feel 'in the moment' as they watch the playful patterns unfold, relieving stress and improving concentration."

Student:Joseph Salem **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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Smartbed: Innovative laser cutter vacuum bed technology by Sujinthan Sureshkumar

"Laser cutters have become the go-to machine for cutting a wide range of materials with speed and repeatable accuracy. Holding fragile materials can be difficult and involves typically expensive and inefficient vacuum beds.

"This new bed provides a 'smart', efficient and cost-effective way to hold thin sheet materials on small laser cutters using an innovative air-flow and valve matrix."

Student:Sujinthan Sureshkumar **

Course:** BEng Product Design Engineering

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Self-growing Art by Eliska Ticha

"Plants and flowers have a positive effect on our mental health and help refresh our internal environments. Their ever-changing growth and beauty are enhanced through their inclusion in Self-growing Art, where plant life meets 3D illustration.

"The system, designed for custom installations, has a secure mounting and watering system as part of the construction. A continuous, fluid line provides the illustration, with growing plants symbiotically enhancing the symbolism."

Student:Eliska Ticha **

Course:** BA Product Design

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Divert: Don't let pain control your life by Elizabeth Whittall

"Divert is a new way for chronic pain sufferers to relieve their pain through distraction, in everyday settings, without drawing attention to the sufferer or distracting others around them. Divert uses haptic feedback to create different 'call and response games' between the user and the product to reduce pain.

"It could be used during a meeting, in educational settings, social gatherings, etc. When the user experiences pain symptoms, rather than leaving the room or distracting others, they can push down on the device and initiate the subtle distraction 'games'. Divert is a 'core and shell' system enabling the core to be worn as a bracelet, necklace, or keychain."

Student:Elizabeth Whittall **

Course:** BA Product Design

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GoBaby by Jerusa Da Silva

"GoBaby! is a multifunctional piece of furniture for children with down syndrome and other additional needs. GoBaby! transforms into three products: a walking frame, a baby exersaucer and a chair, giving the child the opportunity to improve their gross motor skills in the comfort of their own home and at their own pace.

"GoBaby! will accompany your child as they grow, offering independence and supporting them in reaching key developmental milestones from six months to five years of age."

Student:Jerusa Da Silva **

Course:** BA Product Design

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