Posts Tagged: Education
When University/Student exterior spaces are fun yet functional…
In the rapidly changing world of student accommodation and campus living, the focus is very much on exterior spaces, with many investing in the public exteriors and study areas. The Modern Garden Company has worked on many university projects, creating spaces that are fun, as well as functional. Read about their projects below: Anglia Ruskin… Read More >
Case Study: Leeds University with Penelope Tiffney
As part of our Education themed month, we are looking into ‘how design can improve learning’. Currently there is a lot of talk on how design can improve productivity and wellbeing with a workplace environment, but are the same considerations taken into account within education? We interviewed Head Interior Designer at Leeds University, Penelope Tiffney… Read More >
CITY OF GLASGOW COLLEGE with KI
After supplying their award-winning range of educational seating products to the City of Glasgow College’s Riverside Campus in 2015, KI have now delivered over 6000 KI units to its City Campus. One of Scotland’s largest colleges, the multi award winning City of Glasgow College, has opened the doors to the City Campus completing a £234… Read More >
Prince Mahidol Hall Welcomes Visitors with a New Lasvit Creation
Prince Mahidol Hall at the Mahidol University campus, serves as a concert hall, auditorium, ceremonial hall and events venue. Its iconic award-winning design by A49 architects received a new addition in the form of a dynamically lit glass lighting sculpture produced in the Czech Republic by Lasvit.Using advanced LED technology, the sculpture welcomes visitors with… Read More >
KI – Postura+: Introducing Sugar Plum
The UK’s leading school chair, KI’s Postura+, now comes in 16 standard colours with Sugar Plum being the latest addition to the family. This new vibrant colour is available for order immediately in sizes 5 and 6, as well as for task chairs, stools and high chairs. Sugar Plum’s deep shade is a darker purple… Read More >
SDAWARDS FINALIST: Redbridge College takes centre stage with its exciting new buildings
Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt are finalists in the Light & Surface Exterior category in the Surface Design Awards 2017, with their fantastic use of lighting that brings bright and vibrant colour to Redbridge College
Melbourne University gets a long awaited face-lift featuring Ege Carpets
The University of Melbourne’s Arts Faculty had not had a major building development for 40 years, so ARM + Architectus worked up interiors to reflect the latest pedagogical thinking as applied in their curricula.
Female Furniture Designers?
I recently realised that perhaps part of my experience as a furniture designer has not been the industry standard. I worked for many years for Katerina McMahon, the inspiring Design Director at Morgan, within a design team of at least 50% female designers. In May the Furniture Makers Company presented their 2016 Design Guild Mark… Read More >
Silent Gliss are the highlight of the Lecture Hall Campus Center (HCC), Kassel, Germany
Six large and bright lecture halls, seminar rooms and plenty of space for advisory services: the new Lecture Hall Campus Center now takes centre stage on the university grounds in Kassel.
Don’t Get a Job… Make a Job
‘Have big ideas and don’t be afraid of them. In fact, nurture your weirdest ideas, feed them, water them and let them grow into wild and wondrous things that no one else could dream of.’ Powerful words of encouragement from Gem Barton, author of ‘Don’t Get a Job… Make a Job’ which aims to inspire… Read More >
Will ‘Paradise’ Benefit Birmingham City University’s Students?
On a recent visit to Birmingham it was impossible not to be excited by the development taking place in the city centre and to be drawn into the evolving new architectural landscape. In this piece we look at the demolition of Adrian Boult Hall, one of Birmingham University’s facilities, and ask if making way for… Read More >
VIDEO: Education and Industry
Following from our last video exploring graduates views on the next step on careers, we speak to top design professionals to get their view on this topic, what does the industry need to do to help bridge the gap between education and employment, or alternatively what does education need to do? Featuring: Mark Barrel (Boss… Read More >
How did you get into design?
Last week we met three designers, each at very different stages of their careers, Amy Pears, Designer at Johnson Tiles, Fiona Davidson, freelance designer and senior lecturer and Jonathan Hindle, KI’s Group Managing Director, who founded the Design Guild Mark in 2008. In our 4th post we meet designer Helen Strevens who shows us how… Read More >