MEET 6 EXCEPTIONAL DESIGN TALENTS FROM THE ND CLASS OF 2021
In 6 days time the ND website will be bursting with innovative designers from creative UK based Universities, ready for you to connect, explore and discover the rising stars of the future.
Meet below 6 of the graduating members of the ND Class of 2021 from illustration, animation, product, furniture and industrial disciplines; Gain an exclusive snippet into their innovative approaches and join us from Wednesday 30 June when ND will launch all University profiles online and celebrate this year’s award winners at 6PM on the ND Facebook page.
ELLIS DART
BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation, Manchester School of Art
Digital hand-drawn 2D animation presents gritty feminist themes with characters created to explore and demonstrate this designer’s core values, with a focus on dark, punchy and absurd humour created visually and through animated dialogue.
BETH MARTIN
BA (Hons) Product & Furniture Design, Birmingham City University
The Hemi range combines personality and ease of use in a family of fun kitchen products that will delight the user
KAYLEA WILLIAMS
BA (Hons) 3D Designer Maker, Staffordshire University
Curb is a collection of contemporary luminaires that have been inspired by the restriction metal bands placed around a balloon exploring an assortment of various techniques in both form and surface.
ASHLEIGH BLADES
BA (Hons) Illustration with Animation, Manchester School of Art
This project was born and based on positive experiences.
Responding to the adversity of the world’s current situation and through research this designer invited people from all over the world to stop and think about a memory that they have made in the past year that has added to their wellbeing and provided a positive impact on their day, no matter how small or insignificant the memory may seem.
JOEL FARRINGTON
BA (Hons) Industrial Design, University of Staffordshire
Meet the Honda VISION, the next generation wheelchair.
A dynamic, adjustable design with adaptable suspension, brings you one step closer to Honda’s 2030 Vision of improving people’s lives through enhanced mobility.
‘this project is not officially affiliated with Honda’
JIM KERNOTT
BA (Hons) 3D Design and Craft, University of Brighton
This project explores the idea that, stepping out of your comfort zone results in a therapeutic effect on the user’s mental health, teaching us that we can handle more than we may initially think.
ZAC BREWER
BA (Hons) 3D Design, University of Plymouth
Specialising in the combination of traditional woodworking and digital fabrication methods this emerging designer produces functional objects with simplicity, if something is working – why change it?
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