DMU Art and Design Degree Show brochure 2015

WELCOME TO THE /ART & DESIGN DEGREE SHOW/15

At De Montfort University (DMU) the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities brings together award-winning student work, world leading research, and innovative thinking of the university’s many creative disciplines. As an acknowledged leader in creative education, our students are consistently recognised for the quality of their work while many of our academic staff are internationally recognised for their experience, knowledge and skill.

Our Art and Design Degree show celebrates the inspiring and innovative work of our final year students. The exhibition showcases exciting creations by the next generation of artists and designers across our architecture, art, design and fashion undergraduate courses.

Graduates from DMU’s creative stream go on to work for high-profile brands such as the BBC, Mothercare, Abercrombie & Fitch, Dyson, BMW, Next and Adidas. They also pursue careers as architects, performers, designers, writers, teachers and artists in a variety of industries as well as going on to further studies around the world.

Students of the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities benefit from our strong industry links, win national and international competitions, take part in industry placements, meet industry professionals and work on commercial briefs; helping them realise their full potential and preparing them for the workplace.

We hope you enjoy the show.

ARCHITECTURE BA (HONS) Architecture at DMU responds boldly to the challenges of designing for diverse communities and cultures in a globalised world. Our graduates have a confidence in their architectural skill set to change the world and the habitats of the future with their creative design skills, imaginative vision, strategic thinking, humanistic and ethical understanding, environmental knowledge and technical ability.

Our course meets the challenges for diverse communities and cultures where there are modernising threats to traditional cultures, complexities in generating sustainable environments and constant change in technological aspects of modern life.

Right: Billal Hashmi, Foreignness and Filling: A Neo Religion Folly

ARCHITECTURE MArch The MArch programme develops the emerging architectural professional and challenges the individual to discover or develop a personal stake in the architectural world. Current issues in architectural thought, practices and processes are studied through deep foundations in historical and philosophical thought, contemporary states of urban inhabitation, challenges to a sustainable ecology, the ramifications of modern technology, legal and economic contexts, and the state of the profession.

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates are able to progress to professional registration/licensure examinations allowing access to the legal title of ‘architect’ and to markets, in the UK, EU or other legal jurisdictions.

Far left: Jamie Evans, The Genetic Ark: DNA Vault and Research Facility Top: Luke Riggall, The Arc Centre Advanced Research & Conservation Working to Restore the Highland Peat Marshes Middle: Jamie Evans, The Genetic Ark: DNA Vault and Research Facility Bottom: Matthew Jones, Maritime Vegetable Allotment and Seaweed Water Purification Center

CONTOUR FASHION BA (HONS) Contour Fashion at DMU is the only course dedicated to global intimate apparel design, which combines heritage and innovation.

Right: Melissa Grainger, Resplendent Top far right: Hannah Ferrugia Sharples, Hybrid Bottom far right: Emily Storor, Power Drive

Throughout its 68-year history, Contour Fashion at DMU has consistently been the driving force behind innovative solutions in the wider arena of the intimate apparel industry via advances in fabric technology, garment production and manufacturing methodologies.

The course engages with fashion houses, retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, models and music celebrities in a truly international arena, while inspiring students to develop industry-level skills and channel their talent into breath-taking work which realises their creative aspirations.

It has produced outstanding graduates in aesthetic design innovation and technological excellence in the fields of lingerie, corsetry, nightwear, loungewear, menswear, sportswear and bodywear on a global scale.

Contour Fashion has provided key industry players for major international companies in locations such as New York, Sri Lanka,The Netherlands, Sweden and Taiwan. Recent graduate destinations include Boux Avenue, ASOS, Clover International Ltd, Berketex Bride, Grace Loves Lace, DVS Fashion, MAS, Fleur of England, Misguided, Boohoo, H&M Sweden, George, Tesco, Gainway, Haddow, GAP New York, Panache and West End Clothing.

Others have established their own ground-breaking labels such as Nichole de Carle, Lascivious, Tattoo, Made by Niki, Nicole Gill, Tutti Rouge, Reckless Wolf, By Elena, Biondi Couture, Betty Blue, Lorna Drew and Karolina Laskowska.

We succeed in surpassing the expectations of the intimates industry and fulfilling the demands of the wider fashion industry by nurturing the most innovative graduates to realise their full potential in the contemporary fashion arena.

RECENT SUCCESSES INCLUDE: SAMMY JO WITTON, WINNER OF THE LEATHERSELLERS AWARD ELLIE BALWAKO, WINNER OF THE BERLEI COMPETITION FOR INNOVATION AND THE WINNER OF THE AUBADE/LECTRA DESIGN PROJECT HANNAH JONES, WINNER OF THE AUBADE/LECTRA DESIGN PROJECT & PLACEMENT ELLA YOUNG, WINNER OF THE AUBADE PLACEMENT EMILY STOROR, WINNER OF THE BERLEI SPORTS BRAND COMPETITION NICOLE WRIGHT AND SARAH HARDSTAFF, WINNERS OF THE BERLEI BRAND POSITIONING PROJECT CHRISTINA HALLETT-YOUNG, WINNER OF THE ‘ YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR’ FASHION DESIGN & MAKERS (FDC) POPPY SPINKS, WINNER OF THE LEPEL SWIMWEAR PROJECT KAROLINA LASKOWSKA, WINNER OF THE ‘NEW DESIGNER OF THE YEAR’ AT THE UK LINGERIE AWARDS NATASHA CHUNG, COSTUMES FOR ‘HAIL BRITANNIA’ BALLET, PREMIERED AT THE CURVE THEATER AND HER GARMENTS WERE WORN

BY OLYMPIAN HEPTATHLETE, LOUISE HAZEL ALUMNI, LORNA DREW, WINNER OF THE ‘MATERNITY BRAND OF THE YEAR’ FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING ALUMNI, NICOLE DE CARLE, DRESSED BEYONCE FOR HER PERFORMANCE AT THE GRAMMY AWARDS

DESIGN CRAFTS BA (HONS) Design Crafts at DMU has emerged from our long-standing craft provision in ceramics, glass, textiles and metalwork. The course provides opportunities for students to design and make objects using traditional and emerging technologies, reflecting the changes in digital manufacturing and realisation technologies. We introduce hand, machine and computer skills to students wishing to explore craft making, drawing and design.

Students can manipulate a variety of materials such as; textiles, plaster, paper, glass, clay, fine metals, plastics, resin, foam, wood and veneers.

This course attracts students who have an ambition to develop their own personal design crafts practice, often with interests in entrepreneurship and a desire to determine their own creative future. During the course we enable students to develop their passion for making and to establish a personal, creative voice through a range of challenging projects.

Students and staff produce a wide range of objects; individual artefacts for galleries and commission, small batches of similar items, limited editions, public installations and designs for industry. Bespoke objects are produced for domestic, interior spaces, exterior spaces, worn on the body, and can be hand-held or large-scale sculptural pieces. This reflects the range of careers accessible within the field of design crafts; including craftsperson, jeweller, ceramicist, textile artist, designer-maker, glass artist, bookmaker, designer, researcher, consultant, curator, buyer, stylist and educator.

From left to right: Top: Thomas Mann, Cisca Collins, Hayley Kennell Bottom: Natasha Burns, Emma Lyon, Hannah Surman

DESIGN PRODUCTS MDes (HONS) Design Products MDes at DMU develops students commercial awareness of design and gives them a strong vocational focus. This years students show how diverse projects can be, from a detailed product study which led to the creation of a more efficient pond pump to an innovative pet product which encourages owners to engage their dogs in a wider range of activities and exercises improving their well-being.

Students are prepared to start their career in industrial design manufacture at a high level of responsibility and creativity having progressed to master’s level in one integrated course. The course puts students on a fast track to becoming a senior designer, design consultant or design manager. This course is suited to students with a strong art or design background who are looking for a career in designing products for the manufacturing industry.

With a choice of product or furniture briefs for the first two years of study, students can begin to specialise in the third year through projects that develop their design skills and understanding. Such as design for an ageing population, sustainability or emerging markets for product or furniture design.

At the end of the third year students undertake a threemonth work placement. Through our strong links with industry, we help students find their placement. These placements provide an industry link to support students with their specialist final-year project.

In the final year, students will complete a single major design project and modules in the study of design business, design methodologies and emerging digital technologies. Students have access to the latest rapid prototyping and manufacturing techniques and they are supported by an assigned specialist tutor.

Recent graduates have gone on to careers as Product Design Consultant at Shore Design and Furniture Designer at Solent and working for companies such as Nokia, Habitat, Adidas and Dyson and within design consultancies such as Seymourpowell.

Right: Jennifer Watling, Dog Toy System

FASHION BUYING WITH DESIGN BA (HONS) FASHION BUYING WITH MARKETING BA (HONS) Fashion Buying at DMU meets the needs of the highly dynamic, fast-moving and exciting fashion buying business.

The course offers two pathways and is studied with either design or marketing. The design route is a creative pathway and focuses on design, trends, range planning, and the production of a final collection. The marketing pathway focuses on product development, consumer behaviour, marketing, promotion and a final dissertation.

Each year our strong professional links enable us to run live projects. Such as the recent project and competition set by Tesco, based on the Florence & Fred range which led to six of our winning students being offered the opportunity of work experience at their Head Office. In addition, Next ran a trends competition whereby winning students had the opportunity to be ‘fast tracked’ through the recruitment process, which resulted in one of our students being offered a full time trainee buyer’s role.

Employability is a key focus and we embed this training into our course. Further to this we offer students the opportunity to complete a year’s placement in industry where they can gain more in depth and ‘hands on’ experience. Recent placements have been taken up with Arcadia, Tesco, ASOS, Timberland, Amanda Wakeley, Jenny Packham, Matalan, and O’Neill (Amsterdam).

Our 2014 graduates took up permanent employment with Next, George, Sainsbury’s and BHS to name a few, and many of our 2015 graduates have already been offered positions with companies such as Marks and Spencer, George, Next and Mountain Warehouse. Students can also experience international travel with DMU and this year, the students have been on field trips to New York and Antwerp, an exchange trip to Turkey, and work experience in Amsterdam.

We are also a member of the ASBCI (Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry). The ASBCI supports prestigious student competitions nationally and this year we had three winners that won their design competition – all receiving a cash prize!

Far left: Kathryn Stephens Left: Charlotte Gallagher

Top Right: Harriet Wilson Far right: Nia Davies Bottom Right: Katie Jarvis Far right: Sophie Edwards

FASHION DESIGN BA (HONS) Fashion Design at DMU is an exciting and dynamic course which inspires students to explore the relationship between design and technology.

This emphasis fosters creativity within a theoretical and philosophical framework supported by technical skill and accomplishment, blending theory with practice. Our graduates meet the demand for designers who can confidently bridge the boundaries between creativity, technology, and design in the fashion industry. Skilled graduates are highly desirable in the marketplace, and our graduates are placed in esteemed and influential companies in the UK and internationally.

There are opportunities to work on external project briefs set by industry as well as prestigious national and international competitions.

The course offers the opportunity to specialise in project work for womenswear, menswear or fashion knitwear, gaining specialist design and technical expertise relevant to a range of fashion activities, from initial design concept through to the finished prototype. By nurturing their talent and creativity, we encourage our students not to just meet expectations, but to exceed them.

RECENT SUCCESSES INCLUDE:

Far left: Catriona Pringle, Philippa Carney and Michelle Smith Middle: Katie Steel and Amy Jordan Left: Francesca Phipps, Aylin Kiral and Jonathan Neal

CHRISTIANA HADJIPAPA, WINNER OF THE WAREHOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION

TENDAI MOTIWA, FINALIST IN THE BFTA FUR DESIGN COMPETITION

FRANCESCA PHIPPS, RUNNER-UP IN THE FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT COMPETITION – THE DESIGN THEORY

LYDIA BILSBOROUGH, RUNNER-UP IN THE DAVID BAND TEXTILES AWARD – GRADUATE FASHION WEEK

CATRIONA PRINGLE, FINALIST IN THE FASHION AWARENESS DIRECT COMPETITION – THE DESIGN THEORY

CATRIONA PRINGLE, WINNER OF THE PESHALL HIRST BURSARY AWARD FROM THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FRAMEWORK KNITTERS

AMY JORDAN, WINNER OF THE CLOTHES SHOW LIVE – MADE IN BRITAIN DESIGN COMPETITION

NADIA KELLY AND FLORENCE TUDGAY, FINALISTS IN THE SOPHIE HALLETTE DESIGN CHALLENGE

LAURA WHITE, FINALIST IN THE CLOTHES SHOW YOUNG DESIGNER OF THE YEAR

FASHION TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES BA (HONS) Fashion Textiles and Accessories 2015 represents a group of graduates who embody the course ethos: quality, experimentation and diversity. This year has seen students developing a strong, varied range of collections, gaining places at the Royal College of Art, as well as some gaining financial bursary awards from the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers.

Covering knit, print, mixed media textiles, and leather accessories for fashion, the collections this year show maturity and a contemporary design focus, demonstrating the relevance to the skills and approaches gained over the last three years.

The course prides itself in developing the practical design and production skills of its students, as well as producing designers who are fashion aware, technically diverse, professional and contemporary in their design approach.

Our students have gone on to placements or employment at companies such as Jaguar, Celine, Phoebe English, Ted Baker, The Cambridge Satchel Company, Marks and Spencer, Jonathan Saunders, Chalayan Roksanda, Vivenne Westwood and Michael Van der Ham.

Right: Alexandra McGough, Deconstructivism Middle: Josanne Gregory, Aerodynamic Far right: Kimberley Walker, Memory

FINE ART BA (HONS) Fine Art at DMU is taught in a dedicated studio environment by practicing artists. The course enables students to identify and develop an individual creative position, it offers flexibility, enabling students to specialise in one discipline or opt for a broad pattern of fine art study. Our students are able to experiment using a range of techniques including painting, drawing, casting, installation, sculpture, performance, photography, film, video, sound and print.

As students move through the course they will choose an area which best suits their own practice as an artist.

We prepare students for a wide range of creative employment, but most students aspire to be professional, exhibiting artists.

For Stephen Rhead (exhibiting student) ‘the best part of the course is being able to sit in the studio and work, and be surrounded by my peers’.

Final year student Alice Hicken says that the Critical and Professional Studies modules in the second and third years have been particularly helpful ‘These modules pushed me out into the art world, to experience it, and to develop relationships within it. Going to New York helped me to realise my ambition. It now seems very possible for me to exhibit there.’

Left: Stephen Rhead (2015) The Arnolfini Portrait, Where We Stuffed Three Scarves Up Her Shirt.

Duct tape, Studs, Synthetic fur and Adhesive Mirror Roll on Board Bottom right: Diana Strandin (2014) Klump.

Rice, Fabric, Wire, Bin bags, Faux-leather and Enamel Paint Top right: Alice Hicken (2015) Rendition.

Steel and Rubber

FOOTWEAR DESIGN BA (HONS) Footwear Design at DMU covers the unique and complex shoe design process, and enables students to acquire the knowledge and skills that set them apart from others in the fashion sector.

Graduate employment is over 90 per cent, thanks to our worldwide links with the footwear industry. Our students regularly win awards at national and international competitions, such as The Cordwainers, London, which endorses our status as a world-class footwear design course. Work placement opportunities with companies such as Alexander McQueen, Jimmy Choo, Kurt Geiger, Nike, L.K.Bennett and Ted Baker provide excellent links with industry. Live projects set by companies and organisations such as Jeffery West, Irregular Choice, All Saints and GAP help students to gain a diverse range of relevant skills. Recent graduates have gone onto careers with Gucci, L.K.Bennett, Irregular Choice and Kurt Geiger, both in the UK and Overseas.

Throughout the course, shoe design and technical making skills will be developed, emphasising the crucial relationship between design and manufacture and the needs of the footwear industry. Students develop design, research, drawing and illustration skills, and the ability to present and communicate ideas and concepts to a high professional standard. This includes a series of shoe design projects focusing on a comprehensive range of footwear styles. Our students learn technical modern shoemaking skills and make a range of prototype shoes using specialist studio facilities including 3D design equipment.

We have a unique series of guest speaker events which take place throughout the year and have included Guy West and Liam Fahy; these events provide the chance to network with industry.

Right: Bethany Roberts and Sofia Guy Left: Georgia Wedderburn

FURNITURE DESIGN BA (HONS) Furniture Design at DMU focuses on contemporary design for mass manufacture. Our students design for a variety of markets and seek to innovate by experimenting with function, materials, manufacturing and aesthetics. The course produces furniture designers who shape the future of the design industry.

Peter Geissler, entered the Alexander Rose competition and his corrugated metal lounge chair was selected by a panel of judges as the winner ahead of entrants from universities across the UK. Students had to design and create an outdoor leisure product with anything from gazebos to barbeques being considered by the judges. Peter’s winning design earned him a £1,000 prize as well as having the possibility for his chair to go into production through Alexander Rose which would see him collect royalties through sales, providing him with a fantastic platform to begin his career in furniture design and production.

Peter is now hoping his latest success, combined with a prize in the Crofts & Assinder Handle design competition last year and his own website, will help him to secure a job when he graduates this summer.

Peter winning the Alexander Rose competition reflects what’s unique about what we do in Furniture Design balancing creativity with applied materials and manufacturing knowledge. We teach students to prepare them for the workplace and to design for a mass production market.

Left: Peter Geissler, Outdoor Lounge Chair - Alexander Rose Live Project Winner

INTERIOR DESIGN BA (HONS) /MDes (HONS) Interior Design at DMU is a long-established course that allows students to explore the different fields of interior design and develop high levels of technical skills and design knowledge. The course supports student’s individual creative processes and prepares them for employment as a professional designer or for further study.

We have seen continued success this year through a number of live projects and competitions helping students realise their full potential and preparing them for the workplace. Projects can range from regenerating and adapting real buildings and sites, such as converting old warehouses and factories into bold new café-bars and living spaces to designing retail plazas, transport hubs, exhibitions and sets for TV programmes. Students develop skills in drawing, 3D modelling, computing and the video-modelscope.

A number of third year students undertook a competition through Aston Martin, to re-think luxury materials for a car’s interiors while staying true to its core of lightweight and sports elements – without compromising on luxury.

Aston Martin chose DMU because of the emphasis placed on technical design aspects coupled with its reputation for creativity and industry-aligned teaching.

Far right top: Mariam Ahmed Far right bottom: Chandni Kavaiya Right: Louise Antoniou

PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO BA (HONS) Photography and Video at DMU offers a unique programme of still and moving image to meet the ever evolving demands of both the creative industries and professional arts practice.

We encourage experimentation with both traditional and digital photography, moving image and sound. The programme focuses on developing both a unique creative vision and the technical abilities to become a highly employable practitioner of lens-based media; a practitioner able to work flexibly across a wide range of artistic and creative design and production roles.

Our students have won competitions for Channel 4 and BBC3 Fresh, and been invited by Canon to shoot at London Fashion Weekend and selected to exhibit at Float Art and GX Gallery.

Our graduates go on to pursue a rich variety of exciting careers. They have roles in independent production, teaching, curatorial work, multimedia industries, publishing, advertising, journalism, picture research, arts administration and of course fine arts practice to name but a few. Recent graduates have gone on to work for companies such as Nike, Universal Pictures, Sky, Lacoste, John Lewis Partnership, the BBC, Paul Smith, Mail Online, Apple, Rolling Stone, The Independent, i-D Magazine and Vogue.

This is what our recent graduates have said about the programme.

‘The Photography and Video course helped me get a job in the visual industry! Now I am on shoots with clients as big as Microsoft and Virgin’, Milan Gosai, graduate.

‘I just wanted to say the most valuable thing on the course, was that the tutors were amazing, each and everyone was there for each and every student. Not only in our academic work but in creating an environment where we could grow and achieve as individuals’, Kirsty Wood, graduate.

Top: Liassi Luana Bottom left: Samantha Bewes Bottom right: Christopher Andrews

PRODUCT AND FURNITURE DESIGN BA (HONS) Product and Furniture Design at DMU develops the ability to think creatively across the boundaries of product and furniture design giving students the choice to follow a wide-range of design career paths. Our graduates go onto careers with companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Mamas & Papas, Sixteen3, Vax and Habitat.

This year Seymourpowell, Made in Mind, Willis & Gambier, Crofts & Assinder and the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, continued their ongoing live project collaborations with our students, through paid internships, mentoring support and cash awards.

Our course enables students to study the social requirements of product and furniture design, including ergonomics, aesthetics and usability. Specific areas of study include user-centred design, CAD, sustainability and the development of socially conscious products that reduce waste and conserve energy.

Students develop the skills to create products and furniture that meet the requirements of the modern consumer within a professionally active department where staff are involved in commercial projects with companies such as Berghaus, BAA and Adidas.

Students have the opportunity to undertake work placements at the end of the second year. We encourage and support students with this, and use our strong links with industry to help them find a placement. As an alternative to a work placement students can undertake a year-long exchange with a European design school through the Erasmus scheme. Previous students have spent a year in Orleans, France and Stuttgart, Germany.

Product and Furniture Design students have won many major awards in recent years including the prestigious RSA Student Design Awards, the BASF Student Design Awards and the Habitat Furniture Design Award. They have also won a number of awards at New Designers in London.

Right: Konstantin Berner, Lightweight Shelving

PRODUCT DESIGN BA (HONS) Product Design at DMU develops creative thinking and consistently produces innovative product designers. Students have a strong art or design background and focus on both the technical and visual design aspects of design for industry.

The course develops students understanding of materials, manufacturing, ergonomics, elementary mechanics and electronics. Designs will take into account the sustainability of conventional product design, developing socially conscious products that reduce waste and conserve energy.

2015 saw continued success from ongoing collaborations and live projects with Seymourpowell, Made in Mind, Willis & Gambier, Crofts & Assinder and the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, with our students receiving paid internships, mentoring support and cash awards.

Students have also taken part in sandwich year and summer placements at other companies such as JCB, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch and Renfrew Group and have won prestigious national and international competitions such as the RSA Student Design Awards.

Our students’ projects represent a breadth of approaches, subjects and outcomes that reflect the expert teaching provision within the department. Staff and students’ research and product solutions focus on contemporary and future life, seeking to answer the ‘grand challenges’ of our time, including – the ageing population, health, sustainability, society and the breadth of challenges faced

by Third World nations and their people.

Graduate opportunities are with companies such as Cambridge Consultants, Aston Martin and Dyson.

Top: Balikis Able, Pagoda Bee House Left: James McGill, Football Boot Right: Michael Jones, Power Generation Stove

PRODUCT DESIGN BSc (HONS) Product Design at DMU combines industrial product design with engineering design principles to develop creative and technical skills. Students gain a detailed understanding of the principles of design and apply that knowledge to create designs that meet the needs of commerce, technology and manufacturing.

This year’s students have produced a range of creative and technical innovative projects such as an avalanche rescue drone, a haptic gaming glove using innovative liquid metal feedback and a collaborative project with JCB looking at Cab access.

This degree is accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree provide students with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).

Students work with companies such as Jaguar Land Rover, Dyson and BMW and study in a professionally active department where staff are involved in commercial projects with companies such as Berghaus, BAA and Adidas.

An optional year of supervised professional work experience enhances students employability and they will usually spend the third year gaining professional experience through a paid, supervised work placement. Opportunities range from small local design consultancies to major companies and overseas placements with multinational corporations such as BMW or Mercedes-Benz in Germany.

As an alternative to work placements, students can study for a year in a European design school through the Erasmus scheme. Previous students have studied in Orleans, France and Stuttgart, Germany.

Top: Paul Avery, Avalanche Control and Rescue Drone Right: Heather Fraser, JCB Cab Access Project Left: Graham Edwards, Haptic Gaming Glove

TEXTILE DESIGN BA (HONS) Textile Design 2015 graduates have created a body of dynamic, innovative and commercially relevant design collections. This graduating year showcases competition winners from Good Weave, Bradford Textile Competition and Stylesight trend prediction and graduates that have successfully sold work at the International Indigo Textile Trade fair.

Our course encourages creativity and helps student find a personal design direction, and they have the opportunity to put those skills into action in live commercial projects and work placements. Students demonstrate an exciting range of work from weave, knit, mixed media and printed specialisms for fashion and interior markets.

The course continues to provide top graduates into employment for well-regarded companies such as Aston Martin, Next, John Smedley, Marks and Spencer, Primark and Zoffany.

Far left: Charlotte Wildsmith, Warped Perception Left: Roisin Butler, Colour, Block, City Right: Rosie Dougherty: Synethesia

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