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A collaborative journey by students from MA Design.

Baoking Jiang

Bryan Liu

Cathy Pan Ming

Charllote Simmons

Elena Yang Liu

Igor Dydykin

Katherine Ying Zhan

Kelly Hennessy

Khue Ho

Lee Credgington

Lemon Gao

Megan Baker

Rui Bao

Sally Rutherford

Simeng Gu

Tom Liyui He

Xiwen Qin

Yang Zao

Yanming Yang

Yvonne Li

Zeqian Ma

Zoe Xue Hao

Introduction Postgraduate Art & Design at Sheffield Institute of Arts

Roger Bateman

Maria Hanson & Eve Stirling

Postgraduate Leader, Art & Design

Programme Leaders, MA/MFA Design

Sheffield Institute of Arts offers a broad

their understanding of how to manage a fashion

On our Postgraduate Design Programme we

engineers within the region. The university

programme of project based Masters courses

business from concept to customer. The course

seek to develop students’ understanding of

together with the city provides a vast and

leading to MA (Master of Arts) and MFA

is designed for students who have previous

the complex evolving societal issues that face

accessible workshop to students. The challenge

(Master of Fine Arts) qualifications.

experience in fashion design, management

designers across the disciplines. We challenge

is to find original and workable methods

The MA Design Programme brings together

or communication at undergraduate level

our students to think differently about design

to weave the opportunities together.

students from 7 different design disciplines in

or within the broad fashion industries.

and creatively push boundaries, while devel-

A students’ time studying on our Postgraduate

a collaborative cross-disciplinary and discursive

Our MA and MFA Fine Art course attracts

oping the skills to become imaginative and

courses is transformational – learning how

environment. It is this unique environment that

students whose art, ideas and ambitions

versatile designers who can be observant,

to improve and apply ones creativity, building networks, understanding enterprise and

defines us and allows our graduates to operate

create diversity of thinking and purpose.

investigative ‘translators’.

in the complex world that we live in today.

The interdisciplinary opportunities we offer

Sheffield is a post-industrial city, something

entrepreneurship, friendship building and

Our MA Programme is aimed at graduates

create an engaging professional experience

students who study at Sheffield Institute of

up-skilling. Sheffield Institute of Arts provides

who have completed a degree and wish

investigating the practice and discourse of fine

Arts quickly recognize. The facilities we offer

a safe environment within which creative risk

to expand and challenge their understanding

art. Students can choose areas of specialism

students that embrace rapid developments

taking can occur. This is very important as it is rare that such places and environments

of design as well as at professionals who wish

in drawing from the archive, art in space and

in technology allow them to realize complex

to enhance their knowledge base or provoke

place and curating art, alongside their own

components using 3D software, scanning,

exist within the sector.

a career change. MFA Design offers an extended

studio work. They are encouraged to create

cutting and 3D printing. In addition, the

We are delighted to see our students transit

period of study that allows students to develop

experimental and innovative works and to

maze of skilled small backstreet workshops

from Sheffield Institute of Arts into their

their MA project work and present it to an

engage with the critical context of art in our

and studios in Sheffield allows for further

creative futures and we are immensely proud

external audience, which for some might be

time. Dialogue with peers, practicing artists

experimentation and collaboration oppor-

of what they have achieved during their short

via a gallery or exhibition whereas for others

and structured teaching throughout the course

tunities with artists, makers, designers and

time with us.

this may manifest through the launch of a new

enables students to ‘identify’ their practice

business or by collaborating with an external

within the wider field of fine art to achieve

company or third sector organisation.

new goals, develop networks and find new

We have recently launched a new Postgraduate

inspirations to enrich their creative ambitions.

qualification in MA Fashion Management

Whatever your interests, we hope that you

& Communication. This course provides

will find the Post Graduate Art and Design

a collaborative learning environment where

exhibition stimulating and thoughtful,

students develop creative and strategic skills,

provocative and valuable.

enhance their professional skills and improve

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Baoking Jiang MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

Animal Remains:

As the title of this project would suggest;

the section on the animals most prized;

of 12 linked component parts, each representing

Exploring ways contemporary jewellery

Animal Remains explores the issues connected

The Rhino’s horn and the Shark’s fin.

100 kills. They capture the aesthetic qualities

can be used as a device for social

to wildlife hunting. Key statistics connected

I have combined materials and processes

of the cross section of the Rhino horn and

and environmental comment

to the hunting and killing of Rhino and Sharks

in various ways to represent different numeric

through applied texture and colour express

have been explored through Contemporary

statistics. Multiple forms, intricate textures

the 5 different species involved in this

Wildlife hunting is most commonly engaged

Jewellery making. Using three dimensional

and surfaces and applied colour have been

catastrophic wildlife damage.

in by humans for trade. Endangered animals are

data visualisation in the form of wearable

used to symbolise the numbers of animals

still being killed for food, decoration, medicinal

objects this MA project aims to communicate

being killed, the locations this takes place and

purposes and for FUN! According to the World

a message about what has and is being done

the length of time it takes for the prized horn

Wildlife Fund (WWF 2011), poaching is second

to these endangered animals.

or fin to be transported to market after the kill.

only to habitat destruction as a cause of loss for

In order to raise awareness about animal

For example each year 1200 Rhinos have their

many species. Although more and more animal

protection I have translated data about the

horn cut off for trade; the the remainder of the

protection foundations are trying to raise

numbers of endangered animals being killed

animal is left to die a slow and painful death.

awareness there are still many people who

by using material and visual metaphor.

In the necklace, ‘How many Rhino horns?’ clay,

do not pay attention.

The visual references have been drawn from

metal and string are used in the construction

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Bryan Liu MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

as jewellery represents the way that human

A Frozen Second

beings cause disturbances in the environment. I am attracted by the dripping of science putty.

By physically capturing the moment material

I find the movement of liquid interesting and

turns from a liquid form into a solid form,

worth exploiting. I want to use my observations

captured in jewellery, I am trying to encourage

and capture through Contemporary Jewellery.

the audience to reflect on the natural resource

A Frozen Second extends my previous expl-

of water.

oration Liquid’s Beauty. This project aims

My combining precious and none-precious

to capture the moment when liquid becomes

materials I am searching for ways to comm-

frozen by human disturbances.

unicate something about value. This project

Natural conditions mean liquid flows and

has opened my eyes to new possibilities in

the Chinese proverb states that ‘Water is the

Contemporary Jewellery and I hope to be able

course of everything’. In my project liquid is

to share this and the hidden beauty found

used as a metaphor for nature’s resources and

in daily life to others.

by connecting fragments of ideas to the body

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Cathy Pan Ming MA Design (Product)

Nest Office:

The core concept can be regarded as the

Enhancing employees interaction and

substantiation and materialisation of an

communication.

existing e-managing system coupled with a new function and mission to link a whole company

A wall of digital screened hexagonal boxes

together by encouraging interactive behaviour.

make up a large information screen which

This product helps and enhances interaction

can be used as a whole or individually. The

and communication among a company’s

honeycomb like structure is matched with a

employees, thus helping staff to know each

mobile phone app to create a synthetic online-

other and share together creating favourable

offline system to enhance employees’ interaction

conditions for a company to build its culture

and communication. Its functions include:

and working environment to achieve higher

distribution of information, documentation

levels of success.

of employee (assessment, attendance or selling record), staff rewarding, and company/personal messaging.

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Charlotte Simmons MA Design (Product)

Ergonomic Cookware:

â&#x20AC;&#x192; Much of the cookware available today

so many assisted living products struggle to

For individuals with minor hand

is designed for those without reduced hand

do. The design of the handles make for a more

disabilities or low hand dexterity

dexterity. This project identifies cooking as an

comfortable and natural â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;holding positionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

activity of daily life that should be maintained

transferring the load away from the wrist and

Generally speaking we now live and remain

for a variety of reasons. By making common

taking advantage of the overall strength of the

independent for longer than ever before. The

tasks less painful my cookware aims to promote

arm. By designing easily removable handles

fastest growing age group within the population

cooking with dignity and independent living.

I have been able to include natural materials

is those aged 80 years and older and there

The cookbook I have created brings therapeutic

to add tactility and allow for the possibility

is a clear link between age and reduced hand

benefits to cooking, translating this everyday

of both standard and bespoke handles that can

dexterity. My research explored different

activity into a gentle and accessible form

be made to measure or upgraded if required.

aspects of user interaction with pans from

of exercise.

social barriers to coping strategies in the

â&#x20AC;&#x192; This ergonomic cookware takes advantage

kitchen, observing how users with low dexterity

of the inherent strength in a straight and unbent

and strength manage to lift and use pans

wrist joint to make a range of products that

on a daily basis.

are attractive and non stigmatising something

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Elena Yang Liu MA Design (Graphics)

Inclusive Design:

The project intends to:

Children learning braille • To facilitate the development The purpose of the project is to create an inclusive future where both sighted and

of a more inclusive future. • To provide an opportunity for sighted and

visually impaired children, are educated to

visually impaired children to learn together.

assist one another and share educational

• To explore an effective way to introduce a basic

experiences. It focuses on an alphabet-learning tool, which encourages the children to learn

understanding of braille to children aged five. • To develop a learning device that allows both

together and have a greater understanding

sighted and visually impaired students

of braille. By introducing a basic knowledge

to work together.

of braille to children it will develop a stronger understanding of the challenges for visually impaired children and encourage a more supportive and inclusive society.

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Igor Dydykin MA Design (Product)

As a consequence of this there is growing

It is important to clarify that creativity and

discussion about the organisation, usage

being creative does not correspond to any

My MA project aims to help those working

and evaluation of creative activity such as

profession, but is ‘owned’ by different fields

in teams to create connections between the

what does the term of creative activity mean,

and evidenced in many ways.

multifaceted activities of a project development

how to be a creative, can creativity influence

SOCA is designed to systematise and

process by highlighting different factors that

the efficiency of teamwork, what are the

improve the process of achieving creative

influence the creative process and the various

opportunities creative activity could open-up

goals, represent common steps for self-analysis,

skills of a creative team or individuals.

for business? This MA project aims to research

giving recommendations about possible oppor-

SOCA aims to increase the quality and speed

creativity in the context of product design and

tunities in various fields and supporting

of a projects development. In modern market

the development process, collect and describe

personal development of creators.

conditions, when production rates grow and the

different aspects of creative activity, systematise

competition between manufacturers grows even

and represent this in a clear understandable

harder, one of the key factors for successful and

format. The ultimate goal is to find ways of

sustainable existence becomes creative thinking

increasing the efficiency from creative activity

and the speed of solving tasks creatively.

in professional design and business fields.

A System of Creative Activity (SOCA)

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Katherine Ying Zhan MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

Conversation with Objects:

interchangeable components within the

upon traditional processes and material values

a new contemporary jeweller, I have a strong

Communication of cultural folklores

wearable objects to stimulate an active

but uses a contemporary aesthetic in terms

sense of personal responsibility to help establish

through contemporary jewellery

and participatory way of storytelling.

of form and graphic language as a way

an understanding of this field of creative

â&#x20AC;&#x192;The Nian Beast from Chinese folklore has

to transcend what is usually recognised

practice within China. I believe it is important

The aim of this project is to explore the

been selected as the focus for this first series

as traditional.

to challenge the value of making and wearing

potential of wearable objects as provocative

of works. This well-known and mystical story

â&#x20AC;&#x192; The distinctive value of Contemporary

jewellery in the modern world and to provide

vessels that evoke memory and stimulate

from China connects to important cultural

Jewellery as a specific genre of practice lies

other possibilities for body adornment.

discussion. It examines the preciousness of

festivals through the multiple layers of visual

in the narrative objects that are intentionally

jewellery beyond its material and decorative

and material metaphors. It relates to the

made by creators who believe jewellery can

value and how through symbolic and visual

abundant use of the colour red, traditional

be used as a means to explore self-expression

triggers it can be read and understood

paper cutting and the importance of light

and communicate far beyond its monetary

by the audience.

through the Chinese lantern. These metaphors

value. It is undeniable that the development of

â&#x20AC;&#x192; Informed by contemporary narrative

have been used within the creative development

Contemporary Jewellery in China is far behind

jewellery it focuses on ways that cultural

process. Using precious metals (silver and gold)

western countries despite its huge population.

folklores can be communicated using

combined with cold enamel, this work draws

Not only because of my nationality but also as

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Kelly Hennessy MA Design (Product)

Inclusive Dining:

to communicate a cheap, untrustworthy and

unhappiness. Through this project I want

Crockery series for bedridden individuals

unappealing aesthetic. The aim of this project

to offer people the opportunity to bridge the

was to produce a ‘fine-dining’ product and the

gap between the previously isolated individual

Research shows that there are increasing

use of ceramics was chosen to imbue a sense

and their loved ones. The inclusive dining

numbers of people being given ‘hospital care’ at

of permanence and stability in the hope that

crockery series offers people a safe social dining

home. As a result of this there are opportunities

a strong relationship can be built between the

experience in a bedroom environment.

to design for a better quality of living for those

user and the object. Ceramics have functional

people who are restricted in their homes.

and manufacturing qualities which support

Through deeper research it became evident

the proposal such as the tactile ‘feedback’ that

that individuals who are being cared for at

ceramics offer and the desired fine-dining

home can become stigmatised through the

quality element for the user.

eating devices they use which are unattractive

Dining is frequently seen as the time to share

and function poorly.

your day with the people you love. When an

Previously assistive living eating devices

individual is restricted to their bed this dining

are normally made from plastics which tends

time is stripped away, causing isolation and

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Khue Ho MA Design (Interior)

Sheffield Town Hall:

Castlegate quarter in the city. The proposed

alongside the building while viewing

Where old meets new. Interventionist approaches

design programme takes an approach, which

the architecturally significant interior

to celebrating the heritage of the city.

is a combination between a temporary urban

details through a window will be central

intervention and the historic preservation

to this experience.

The economic downturn on the UK High

of the building to ensure that the innovation

â&#x20AC;&#x192; The overall aim is for the project to offer

Street has resulted in many heritages and

becomes a solution to the revitalization and

users the opportunity to enjoy the heritage

listed buildings being left vacant and derelict.

preservation of the existing built environment,

of the building in a vibrant city environment.

The focus of this project was to explore the

sustaining the heritage of Sheffield.

At the same time, I want to contribute to the

concept of interim interventionist approaches

â&#x20AC;&#x192; In order to solve these issues, I propose

area through adding more activities after

and apply these to a historic building as

to build a temporary structure outside of the

business hours whilst generating income.

a solution to vacancy.

building which includes periscope tubes, pods

This will encourage the public to engage

The project investigates how, The Old Town

and platforms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that allow passers by many

with the building and ultimately influence

Hall building in Sheffield, that has been vacant

opportunities to experience the Town Hall

the pres-ervation and future development

for the last 20 years, can be transformed into

through playful observation at many levels.

of the building.

an active social site within the developing

The chance to have dinner on a platform

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Lee Credgington MA Design (Product)

Sporting Habit for Life-Reminiscence:

sports themed multi-sensory triggers to improve

this figure would increase to 1.1 million

Tools and techniques for those

the well-being and social interaction of those

people in 2025 and over 2 million by 2051 this

living with dementia

living with dementia as well as promoting good

figure equates to the population of Liverpool,

reminiscence practice for those who care

Manchester and Birmingham. Dementia care

To aid and support those affected by Alzheimer’s

for them.

alone costs the UK £26.3 billion. This kit

a reminiscence kit was created using sport

There is a growing number of the UK

is designed to provide a sustainable and

as a tool to evoke memories.

population being diagnosed with dementia.

locally managed resource that has real

A reminiscence kit is a non-pharmaceutical

Britain has an exponential growth in the

power to engage those affected by dementia.

product that promotes social interaction for

numbers of those living with Dementia.

The product is made from ‘authentic’

those living with dementia without the use of

Alzheimer’s society (2014) states 225,000

materials, textures, sounds and smells

medicine. Its purpose is to improve interaction

people every year develop symptoms of

associated with a specific sports.

with carers and those living with dementia.

dementia; accumulating to one person every

It’s a concept that encourages participation in

three minutes. NHS (2013) estimated around

activities and creativity from each individual

800,000 people within the UK are living with

using the six senses. The design of the kit uses

Dementia. Alzheimer’s Society (2014) predicts

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Lemon Gao MA Design (Product)

FabricTense:

using new materials and to embrace a new

I hope that through my design system, my

Using waste fabric to create an

genre, which reuses and repurposes.

design concept could circulate for a long time,

exhibition, which encourages people

â&#x20AC;&#x192; There are three parts to the design system:

and increase the use of functions, through

to change their wasteful habits

Firstly, a small tensioned fabric structure/bin

re-use and re-purpose. It will encourage

is designed to collect waste fabric and is posi-

students from diverse backgrounds to pay

Many overseas students when they leave the UK

tioned in student halls. The second part is made

more attention to the issues around fabric

throw away much of their sheets and bedding

of many of the small bins and is positioned

and clothes waste.

as it is too heavy to carry home and too personal

in a centrally managed indoor public space.

to donate. My project proposes using this fabric

The exhibition/installation is configured as a

waste created by students, within exhibition

flexible tower structure. This aims to encourage

design to illustrate the impact of waste on

students to recycle their waste fabric. The third

society and to educate and change the behavior

part of the whole design is then â&#x20AC;&#x153;re-usedâ&#x20AC;?

of students to recycle their fabric and not throw

after the exhibition within studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

it away. The project is a call to abandon modern

halls of residence.

models of exhibition design that are based upon

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Megan Baker MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

The Uncanny Object:

explained that “we think only in signs” (Peirce,

The removal of familiar colours and textures

Challenging preconceptions of ‘clean’

1931), suggesting that semiology is the way in

of the body also sparks questions of whether

and ‘pure’ aesthetics by applying

which we decipher our personal associations

it is the familiarity we are more afraid of or

it to an uncanny form

with an object. This idea is explored through

the uncanny form.

the production of a series of wearable artefacts

Deformities such as growths are a prolific

The uncanny is explained as a form that

that appear inviting and clean but upon closer

example of the uncanny; the skin and flesh we

causes unease due to the feeling of repulsion

inspection have an uncanny quality.

are familiar with is stretched and formed in an

alongside familiarity. Sigmund Freud explains

Studying the complex organic forms of

unsightly way. By creating a dialogue with an

The Uncanny as “that class of the terrifying

brassica, I have concentrated on their bulbous

audience, my project attempts to influence

which leads back to something long known

and almost flesh like appearance. Stripping back

questions about the relationship of jewellery

to us, once very familiar” (Freud, 1919.)

the aesthetic qualities by using plaster casts as

and the body. Is jewellery an extension of

The aim of this project was to discover the

the primary medium combined with precious

ourselves and why are we ashamed of a natural

semiotic signs of the phenomena of purity and

metals requires the viewer and wearer to study

extension of ourselves such as deformity?

how it could be juxtaposed against an uncanny

the form and question if it is of a pure quality

form. The semiotician Charles Sanders Pierce

or whether it causes intrigue or repulsion?

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Rui Bao MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

Can Contemporary Jewellery Reinvigorate

lost due to globalization, the market economy

Contemporary jewellery is not only about skills

Traditional Chinese Culture?

and changes in modern society.

technology but is a vessel for telling an inner

â&#x20AC;&#x192; The aim of this project is to explore ways

story. As a craft maker there is an opportunity

I have always been fascinated by traditional

that contemporary jewellery might have a

to create special emotional exchanges that can

Chinese art, especially the history, heritage and

positive effect upon the reinvigoration of some

be understood by the audience. This collection

aesthetic of blue and white porcelain. In ancient

of these traditional values. In my opinion, the

of wearable objects draws upon the traditional

times many traditional arts were considered

porcelain culture has a vital position in the

forms, colour and patterns found within Chinese

vulgar and as a result of this many traditional

minds of Chinese people and could be viewed

blue and white porcelain vases. They capture

arts and crafts are now only taught in families.

as a prominent national symbol. Its use can still

the essence of these by rethinking the ways

â&#x20AC;&#x192; Due to the explosion of new digital techn-

be seen within many daily eating and drinking

that forms can be interpreted and hopefully

ologies the younger generation in China prefer

rituals as well as in architecture and interiors.

provoke a thoughtful appreciation by combining

fresh high-tech products and gadgets with little

However since the commercialisation of this

silver and paper with blue ink. I hope that

knowledge or appreciation of Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique

traditional craft the uniqueness of blue and

this work will reawaken a new appreciation

traditional art treasures. Traditional arts and

white porcelain has diminished.

of traditional culture amongst the younger

crafts are faced with the challenge of becoming

Chinese generation.

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Sally Rutherford MA Design (Packaging)

The Grizzly Food Company

tonnes, work hours and lives taken to produce

The street food platform allows for an honest,

Reducing food waste through the positioning

our food?

personal approach that can offer a novel

of a new eating experience.

189 million kilograms of edible offal is

fast-casual eating experience whilst taking

produced in the UK each year, just from cows.

advantage of low set-up costs and the freedom

The project proposes a street food brand that

Lack of demand means that meats celebrated

to travel to events up and down the country.

produces popular offal dishes from around the

in cuisine in other parts of the world is, in the

Dishes have been selected based on ingredient

world, with a focus on creating a memorable

UK, ground into pet food. By creating a demand

availability, ease of cooking and providing

eating experience. It will encourage tasters

for less popular cuts this project aims to reduce

a varied range of interesting eating formats.

to consider the value of offal and whether

food waste and ease the drain on our resources.

it deserves a spot on our plates and menus.

In order to maximise the chance of success

With one third of the world’s arable land

the brand is targeted towards a core audience

used for meat & dairy production, and the UK

of ‘millennial-foodies’ who tend to place value

wasting the meat equivalent of 110 million farm

on trying new culinary experiences and

animals per year, how can we help to get the

enjoying food socially.

absolute best output from the gallons, hectares,

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Simeng Gu MA Design (Product)

a say in the design of their workplaces increased

A Different Kind of Workspace

productivity by 30%. In addition research shows I am interested in the nexus between interior

that over 80% of the workforce has admitted

design and furniture design. I wish to combine

to feeling stressed over work. How can design

furniture design and interior design using

help employees to get their work done in an

furniture as a connector between space, interior

efficient manner while allowing them to enjoy

environment and users.

themselves? This project explores how the office

My MA project investigates how combining

can be a space that makes people feel motivated

interior design and product design in the

in their work. The solution I present mixes

design of office furniture can create an

furniture with installation art allowing the user

inspiring environment through the provision

to be the co-designer of their office resulting in

of a ‘different-kind’ of work space.

a place they can transform into an exciting and

My research revealed that 84% of workers

inspired venue.

poled reported that their work environment did not make them happy and that giving workers

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Tom Liyui He MA Design (Graphic)

The Improvement of Public Spaces:

as well as a vehicle to encourage discussion.

of these spaces to encourage more meaningful

Through the introduction of art

â&#x20AC;&#x192; The project reuses old CDs, which are broken

relationships, discussions and to improve the

into decaying environments

and fixed into the spaces by the artist. Members

general wellbeing of an area.

of the public are encouraged to get involved The aim of the project is to encourage the

and produce their own interventions within

application of temporary artwork within public

the city. Social Media is used to collate where

spaces. The art will infiltrate the urban decaying

the work is taking place so that a community

environment, where often spaces are perceived

can be developed to share locations. The

to be intimidating and forgotten. The project

initial audience for the project focused around

attempts to beautify what is perceived to be ugly

Sheffield city students, so locations were

by using recycled materials as a means of filling

identified around the universities and student

and mending the defects within these spaces.

accommodation. The project encourages

The project also attempts to enhance our

members of the public to take responsibility

experience of the city and wellbeing within

for their environment and to encourage the local

these spaces and brings colour to our city

community to take part in the transformation

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Xiwen Qin MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

Rebirth:

craft making faces challenges in economic and

During creative explorations into the use

quality and identity. I hope these works

An exploration of the value of craft

social survival as a result of these advances.

of 3D printing I have investigated how since

challenge the viewer and wearer to consider

in a technology driven age

The focus for my MA project is the rela-

many machine production processes are

the relationship between digital technologies

tionship between handcrafts and digital

controlled by hand, which can produce errors,

and the hand.

technologies. Many people consider handmade

how these failed trial items could be used to

“With the development of mechanization this craft is on the verge of extinction.”

works as tasteful products, from which we

have a dialogue about these issues. Through

can feel the “heart” of the maker. However

testing I have attempted to control the errors

Within the 21st century there have been huge

these traditional hand skills are being lost

that can be created when combining the digital

advances in technological developments in

due to digital technologies. However except

and the hand and using this creatively to create

design and manufacture and with this comes

for psychological satisfaction and superiority,

a kind of hybrid object. This has been explored

the loss of individual identity. As thinking

one might wonder what the advantages of

through the production of a series of silver

structures have changed and with artificial

manual products are? Like vinyl records and

rings that use casting to translate a 3D printed

simulation becoming more prominent, objects

physical books, handmade products will become

model into a decorative component which at

within the world can feel unnatural and fake.

a kind of feeling that no longer bears any actual

certain stages in the making has been purposely

Many craft practitioners have suggested that

application values.

modified by hand, giving each an individual

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Yang Zhao MA Design (Interior)

High Street = Shop + Eat + Exhibit:

My project explores the relationship between

Conceptual model, reinventing

people and the retail. It provides a conceptual

retail in the high street

service model - not just simply shopping, but to increase the interaction between people and the vacant spaces within the city.

Sheffield city centre has many functions. It is a place to learn, work, live, relax and shop. But we know that many people who live in or close to the city only use parts of the city centre occasionally. People living in Sheffield have more choices about where they shop, the shopping centre, Meadowhall or other cities close by. This, along with online consumption becoming more popular due to its convenience and ease means that in the heart of the city centre there are many vacant commercial spaces.

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Yanming Yang MA Design (Product)

Talk to me:

encouraging them to join you and share

A celebration of time off

in a enjoyable out of office experience. The individual ‘key’ contains digital infor-

Research shows that in many countries

mation about each owner including birthdate,

including the UK many people spend their

favourite foods, anniversaries and restaurant

workday lunch hour hunched over a computer

choice. The digital screen use the latest shape

and on their own. ‘Talk to me’ aims to break

free screen format and NFC to allow seamless

this cycle of isolation and raise awareness

comminication between other ‘keys’ and

about the importance of taking a lunch break

a ‘hot-wall’where ‘keys’ can be placed

and promote communication between colleges.

and rendevouz created.

Taking a real lunch break can reduce

‘Talk to me’ means lunchtimes never need

stress, increase happiness and help people

to be boring, stressful and isolating, ‘Talk to me’

to be more productive. ‘Talk to me’ is a comm-

gives those who work all date advocay to take

unication device that allow colleagues to know

a break, to laugh and smile with those they

information about your lunch time plans

thought they knew.

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Yvonne Li MA Design (Interior)

This project explores how design can improve

The body and accommodation

student accommodation and the use of both My project focuses on student accommodation

private and shared space. Specifically in relation

and how to make it feel more like a home; the

to International students how their different

concept of ‘home’ and its physical and psych-

cultural backgrounds impact on the use of the

ological aspects such as internal layout, features

space and its different functions. Through my

and behavior. Home can be interpreted in a

project I intended to design a space to encourage

number of ways. The family house and paren-

students to socialize with one another and share

thood are the obvious connections, but I would

their cultural diversity as well as providing

also like to consider how working from home

private space for studying.

impacts on space and how rental property can be transformed into a space that feels like home. How we use and ‘appropriate’ our domestic space is a symbolic practice and there is a cultural difference between ‘house’ and ‘home’.

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Zeqian Ma MA Design (Graphic)

Easy Remembering:

hope is to solve three specific problems — the

Also, children can strengthen their memory

Addressing the issues Chinese children face when

difficulty of recognising and remembering the

and practice finger coordination.

learning the piano, through synesthetic and other

direction of octaves on the staff, the direction

The card game hopes to solve the challenge

interesting methods

on the keyboard and the duration of different

of recognising and remembering the direction

notes. They are resolved through development

of notes both the staff and the keyboard. Whilst

In China, most children start to learn to play the

of characters (designed according to the

playing the card game, not only should children

piano through parental persuasion when they

solmization of notes) and colour analogy

pair the three types of cards according to the

are five years old. Learning the piano is seen as

(synesthetic method).

characteristic of them, but also play the correct

a valuable stepping stone in a highly competitive

The ‘Grasper’ is a teaching material

notes on the keyboard and sing them. This could

educational future, rather than learning for the

comprising a physical game and card game.

is a method for them to quickly grasp each

love of music. Not only does it make learning

The physical game aims to alleviate the

of the octaves.

the piano a struggle, it also makes them

difficulty of understanding and memorizing the

gradually lose interest.

duration of different notes. By using the visual

My project is aimed at five-year-old children

analogy of ‘cutting cakes’, children may find it

when they are starting to learn the piano. The

easier to know the number of beats in five notes.

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Zoe Xue Hao MA Design (Jewellery & Metalwork)

Re-Create:

Value in jewellery is often only considered

An exploration of ways to re-value

in terms of precious materials such as gold,

impact on the environment.

waste materials through contemporary

silver and gems. This work challenges the way

Chinese knotting is a traditional weaving

jewellery making

we might consider value through the use of

art in China that uses colourful silk threads

strong and powerful forms and by sensitively

to creating hanging ornaments for decorating

“What initially did not appear in the slightest to be ‘jewellery as we know it’ is, all of a sudden, precious and becoming.” This project explores ways that waste materials

materials would have a long-term detrimental

combining discarded materials with precious

the home especially during the Chinese Spring

details. Inspiration is taken from everyday

Festival. People in China believe that the

objects, re-using and beautifying through

art of knotting red thread can bring people

craft-making with a hope that they surprise and

fortune and happiness and embodies individual

inspire people to love and respect the ordinary

personality. This very traditional form of

can be given a new value by transforming,

things in life.

expression has been used within my creative

combining and re-creating them into contem-

I have taken what I have discovered in

design work to give a recognised form to these

porary jewellery. These precious jewels aim

garbage cans, the street and in my daily life

objects that use waste material.

to stimulate awareness about environmental

and recreated them into new objects. If we do

issues through the act of making and wearing.

nothing about such waste each one of these

2015â&#x20AC;&#x2030;â&#x20AC;&#x201C;16 MA/MFA Design Staff Team

Roger Bateman

Richard Evans

Postgraduate Leader, Art & Design

Glyn Hawley

acesrb@my.shu.ac.uk

Toby Lyons Ranbir Lal

Maria Hanson

Frazer Hudson

Joint Programme Leader

Chris Knight

m.hanson@shu.ac.uk

Anna Wiggins Professor Paul Atkinson

Dr Eve Stirling

Melanie Levick-Parkin

Joint Programme Leader

Dr Claire Craig

aceses1@my.shu.ac.uk

Julie-Ann Weissenborn Professor Daniela Petrelli

Claire Lockwood

Dr Alaster Yoxall

Deputy Head of Art & Design

John Kirkby

Design Team

Printers

Andrew Robinson

Evolutionprint

andkylrob.com

evolutionprint.co.uk

Gemma Milne

Alan Rutherford

gemmamilne.com

Digital Print Specialist

Joe Rolph

Andy Buckley

joerolph.com

Digital Print Specialist

Sheffield Institute of Arts shu.ac.uk/sia

Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences Sheffield Institute of Arts (SIA) Sheffield Hallam University Flat Street Sheffield S1 2JH