Coventry University x Sitting Firm
Steam-bent ash components
Students in their first year of Interior Design were taken on a guided tour of local craft-makers Sitting Firm this month. ID have a mutually-beneficial ongoing relationship with the company – working together on student placements and projects as well as exhibitions and designs for their own furniture collection.
Coventry University Industrial Design Degree Show
30th May – 5th June 2015
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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!
SP, TN ed.
Interior Design / Two Years In
Drawings and Models from Level 1 + 2 Students
The Coventry University Degree Show 2014 is now open to the public.
ID kicked off the show last Thursday evening with an industry-only private view. The whole of the Coventry School of Art & Design then opened on Friday for friends and family.
This year ID is not only exhibiting the best graduating work in Automotive, Transport and Product Design, but also a showcase of work from our newest course – Interior Design, which is two years old and will have its first graduates next year.
The exhibition has been extremely well-received so far… come and see what all the fuss is about!
Opening Times:
Saturday 31st May – Thursday 5th June
10:00 – 17:00 Daily
ID’s exhibits are all based in the Maurice Foss Building, Cox Street, Coventry City Centre (click for map).
Other Useful Links:
Official Degree Show Website >
Student-Run ID Show Blog >
Automotive/Transport Design Show Booklet >
Product Design Show Booklet >
Photos of the show coming soon…
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During an Easter workshop, 30 students from Coventry University and HAN University (whose students travelled to Coventry from The Netherlands) developed concepts for smart life jackets; wearable technology that could save lives.
In a first for both Universities, students of different courses participated in the workshop – Automotive, Transport, Product and Interior Design students worked in groups with Dutch IT Engineers and Communication students.
Interior Design Excursion: Milan, 7th – 12th April
This past week, ID staff accompanied a group of first and second year Interior Design students to Milan’s eagerly awaited Design Week 2014. Arguably the most important event in the design calendar, every Easter Milan plays host to the world’s largest exhibition of domestic and commercial furnishings. Events, product launches, pop-ups and parties are spread across the city, allowing visitors a glimpse of the ‘hidden Milan’ that is so rarely seen during the rest of the year – doors are opened, courtyards revealed, prosecco corks are popped, and the entire city is transformed into an immersive and extravagant showroom.
Salone del Mobile
Design Shanghai: 27th February – 2nd March 2014
Course Director of Interior Design Bob Verheijden is currently in Shanghai to launch two pieces of furniture that he has designed for the University’s planned PHNIX Collection in collaboration with local craft manufacturers Sitting Firm.
