Roundup of MA Automotive Design Successes 2014:
– Haochuan Yang was awarded 2nd Prize in the SAIC Roewe-MG Design Award competition, along with an internship at their Shanghai design studio and a rapid-prototyped model of his concept. As a result of this he has been offered a full-time position on graduation >
Recent ID graduates Sam Lucas, Joe Ginniff, and Phil Rogers made it into this year’s Wallpaper* magazine Graduate Directory. They are listed with 11 others from leading International institutions. Minwoo Hwang, also a Coventry graduate, features but under the flag of the RCA.
The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award judges with winner Nicole Agba
2014 Graduate Nicole Agba has won the prestigious Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award. Nicole was crowned the winner at The SMMT (The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) annual dinner on Tuesday 25 November.
Nicole’s winning entry to the design competition was a concept for a biometric steering wheel that could put an end to drink-driving, immobilising the car automatically if drivers are over the legal limit. It also detects signs of fatigue, anger or nervousness, using smart fabrics to monitor the driver’s heart and respiration rates.
Nicole’s prize includes 2 week blocks of work experience with the five main sponsoring companies: JLR, McLaren, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota, as well as a cash prize of £7500.
“The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award was launched in 2009 by Autocar in partnership with Courland International and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, and was created to highlight the ingenuity, potential and sheer brainpower of UK-based students. Five years on, it’s now widely regarded as the leading competition of its type” – Autocar
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One of our MA Interior Design students, Oksana Dymyd has been winning awards for her knitting:
Knitting Textile Awards 2014: Winner of the Bronze Award
Love Wool UK Awards 2014: Highly Commended
She is currently exhibiting her work in London and has been approached by specialist resellers for sales distribution. Congratulations Oksana!
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