New Designers Virgin Atlantic Airways Award

Award Prize:
2 Weeks Work Placement at Virgin Atlantic

2 Premium Economy Tickets on Virgin Atlantic

Judges Comment:
The judges admired, ‘the gripping sustainable manifesto, followed through with great passion, care and a strong designer’s eye.’

Talking about his ambitions, Rich says, “I want to pursue connections with companies I can work with in creating my designs and new work. The work placement with Virgin Atlantic Airways will give me an invaluable insight into commercial design.” He plans to use the prize of two tickets on VAA to undertake cultural research to observe the way different cultures and societies behave towads possible alternatives to material re-processing. “I want to invoke thoughts and discussion regarding what we regard as ‘useless’ or ‘waste’.”

Rich Pearson also won first prize in the RSA Design Directions Awards.