ND AWARDS CEREMONY 2020

For our 35th year, we proudly worked with many industry partners, whose invaluable support, championed new design thinking and innovation.

The ND AWARDS programme featured a variety of briefs covering different sectors including environmentally conscious briefs and those responding to the ‘new norm’ and much more. The CLASS OF ND 2020 were stretched and challenged in their design process and we are proud to present a programme that showcased their work.

Thank you to our keynote speaker, Luke Pearson, one of the directors and founding partners of Pearson Lloyd, who shared his advice for emerging designers about their next steps and how to begin a design career.

Explore the winning projects below.

Congratulations to all ND AWARD winners and runners up – Click to watch the ND AWARDS CEREMONY on our Facebook Page and discover the very best design talent from Universities around the country.

We are proud to be working with so many industry partners for the 2020 ND AWARDS, whose invaluable support, champions new design thinking and innovation.

This year the ND AWARDS programme featured environmentally conscious briefs, responding to the ‘new norm’ and much more. The CLASS OF ND 2020 were stretched and challenged in their design process and we were proud to present a programme that encompassed every corner of the design industry.

Thank you to our keynote speaker, Luke Pearson, one of the directors and founding partners of Pearson Lloyd, who shared his advice for emerging designers about their next steps and how to begin a design career.

NEW DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020

Last September, the prestigious New Designer of the Year Award was brought to you by Creative Conscience. The two briefs they supplied invited designers from any discipline to consider issues of both social and environmental impact.

In addition The Business Design Centre, long term supporter of New Designers, returned to support this award.

We are delighted to announce that the prestigious New Designer of the Year Award is being brought to you by Creative Conscience. The two briefs they supplied invited designers from any discipline to consider issues of both social and environmental impact.

In addition to this The Business Design Centre, long term supporter of New Designers, has also returned to help us in the provision of this award.

NEW DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH CREATIVE CONSCIENCE & THE BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE: ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AWARD

NEW DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH CREATIVE CONSCIENCE & THE BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE: SOCIAL IMPACT DESIGN AWARD ​

For 2020, the AWARDS were separated into Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1 awards were relevant for students graduating in Textiles and Fashion, Costume Design, Surface Pattern Design and Illustration, Ceramics and Glass, Jewellery and Precious Metalwork and Contemporary Design Crafts.
Part 2 awards were relevant for students graduating in Furniture, Product and Industrial Design, Spatial Design and Visual Communications (Graphic Design, Illustration and Animation, Motion and Digital Arts).

AWARDS: PART 1

TEXTILES & FASHION, COSTUME DESIGN, SURFACE PATTERN DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION, CERAMICS & GLASS, JEWELLERY & PRECIOUS METALWORK AND CONTEMPORARY DESIGN CRAFTS.

AWARDS: PART 2

FURNITURE DESIGN, PRODUCT & INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, SPATIAL DESIGN AND VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS (GRAPHIC DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION & ANIMATION, MOTION & DIGITAL ARTS).