Posts Tagged: Education
Designer’s Muse: Education – Bridging the Gap
Last month we interviewed 3rd year students from Rycotewood Furniture College just as they were about to make the jump from being students to graduates. in this latest edition of The Designer’s Muse we explore how we can bridge the gap between education and industry.
How did you get into design?
In early July we were blown away by the Design Excellence presented by the UK’s 2016 graduates at New Designers. Meeting so many graduates on the cusp of their design careers made us want to learn more about the journeys which our BCFA members took into their design positions. We asked 15 designers: how did… Read More >
CONNOR HOLLAND WINS MIXOLOGY16 STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD, SPONSORED BY KI
Connor Holland, who recently graduated from Kingston University with a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Industrial and Product Design, has been named Student Designer of the Year at the prestigious Mixology Awards. Connor was presented with his award by Jonathan Hindle, Group Managing Director, KI EMEA, in front of over 1,100 attendees at the prestigious annual… Read More >
JOHNSON TILES SUPPORTS EMERGING DESIGN TALENT WITH TWO ASSOCIATE PRIZES AT NEW DESIGNERS 2016
Johnson Tiles, the UK’s leading manufacturer and importer of ceramic and porcelain wall and floor tiles, once again supports emerging designers with the sponsorship of two associate prizes at New Designers 2016 (29 June – 2 July, and 6 – 9 July). Taking place at the Business Design Centre, London, N1, the event offers new… Read More >
The Guide to Fresh Design – Graduate Summer Exhibition Guide 2016
The British Contract Furnishing Association (BCFA) has a history of supporting the link between education and industry seeking to build links between the two, in the past this has been facilitated through student clinics.
Rycotewood Graduate Show: In The Making
Graduate show ‘In the Making’ will showcase work from the country’s sole remaining craft-focused undergraduate furniture course. Students from Rycotewood Furniture Centre have organised the exhibition of over 30 unique pieces of handcrafted furniture at the Furniture Makers’ Hall in London
Furniture competition celebrates design talent
A competition set by a leading British furniture manufacturer has tested the skills of young designers and makers.
KI’s Award Winning Seating Chosen for Award Winning College
KI’s award-winning range of educational seating products has been chosen to take pride of place in one of Scotland’s largest colleges. 14,000 individual products across 400 different product lines will be used by City of Glasgow College staff and students in their Riverside Campus on the banks of the River Clyde and will be seen… Read More >
A library with no bookcases
Modern study with a hotel lobby/Internet café vibe Like the communal areas of any hotel, office environments are becoming more transitional in nature with the growth of mobile working. Gresham has been creating made-to-order furniture for office and commercial environments for 40 years. It’s witnessed many trends through the decades and while mobile working has… Read More >
WEEKLY ROUND UP
Education was a big focus this week, with some great projects which show just how much great design can make a great learning environment. Lyndon Design were selected to help transform Reading university library into a modern learning environment. With the use of High backed Arthur booths they helped provide much needed informal group… Read More >
KI’S MAESTRO USED FOR ISTEM CENTRE AT PRESTON’S COLLEGE
INTRODUCTION KI have supplied Preston’s College with 265 Maestro chairs in 6 colours, along with 84 removable tablet arms for their brand new iSTEM Centre (innovation & science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Officially opened in September 2015 by the BBC’s Maggie Philbin, this new £13m facility covers 4,200 square metres and is one of the… Read More >
Lyndon Design – Reading University
Lyndon Design were selected to help transform Reading university library into a modern learning environment. With the use of High backed Arthur booths they helped provide much needed informal group meeting areas and break out spaces within the library as well as delivering design expertise and comfortable ergonomics.
Q&A with Steffi Backhouse, GA Design – Student Clinics
Back in June and July the BCFA held the ‘New Designers Student Clinics’ in which advisers from all over the contract design industry came and talked to the students exhibiting at the event, hoping to assist them in the transition from pleasing universities tutors to pleasing industry professionals. We spoke to Steffi Backhouse who assisted… Read More >