SUMMER DESIGN OFFICE Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has been working with Salford University to bring about the successful implementation of the Summer Design Office (SDO) in the North West of England. The pilot programme to be delivered in the Summer of 2011 will bring local companies in Tameside into contact with designers and the concept of design, with the aim of improving products, increasing sales and creating more jobs in the area. The first pilot will focus on manufacturing businesses. The implementation of the SDO in the UK will, whilst retaining the fundamental principles of the SDO, be adapted to fit the local situation. This will be the first time that the SDO has been led by a university and will be linked to accredited courses offered by the Design School at Salford University. It will also be offered 3 times per year, to make it more cost effective for the British market and to fit with the delivery of the university programmes. The implementation of the first pilot programme will receive grant funding from Tameside MBC of â‚Ź40,000 as well as Salford University and the regional ERDF programme.
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