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Degree Show 2014: Open!

industrialdesign 06.02.2014 Leave a Comment

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…

Automotive and Transport Design: Germany

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7 – 10 April 2014

The end of term two trip to Stuttgart for first year students was arranged by first year course tutor Elaine Mackie for 28 undergraduate students studying on the Automotive and Transport Design course. Accompanying her this year were also 3 postgraduate students studying for an MSc in Design and Transport as well as fellow staff member Alan Barrett.

Students outside Mercedes-Benz Museum entrance

Design x Technology

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Second International Multidisciplinary Pressure Cooker Workshop

Coventry University x HAN University

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.

SVL: Daniel Simon

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Special Visiting Lecture: Daniel Simon

On 16th April 2014 at 17:00, the Automotive and Transport Design Course at the Coventry School of Art & Design was delighted to host a visit by one of the world’s finest concept designers and automotive futurists, Daniel Simon. Best known for his designs in movies (Tron: Legacy, Captain America, Prometheus, Oblivion) and his books Cosmic Motors and Timeless Racer, Daniel dropped into Coventry University to give an informal lecture about his experiences and work.

Grasping the People Mover Challenge

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Second year automotive and transport students undertaking the ‘People Mover’ project accompanied by Elaine Mackie, second year tutor, were given an opportunity to present their initial design proposals to the client, Birmingham Airport’s Michelle Thurgood, Transport Specialist.

‘People Mover’ students in front of Diamond House, Birmingham Airport

Keep on Trucking

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Second year Transport Design student Robert Hunt has been interviewed by Commercial Motor magazine after the editor spotted Robert’s interest in trucks on Twitter.

Robert states that the editor “wanted to know more about the transport course at Coventry as it sounded interesting” and was also asked about his truck designs, as well as what he thought the truck industry would be like in 20 years in terms of innovative design features and safety challenges.

His article entitled ‘Designs on a Career’ is published in the March edition of Commercial Motor magazine, which is available to read in the Lanchester Library.

A Moving Experience

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A visit to the Air Rail Link at Birmingham Airport was arranged by Elaine Mackie, second year tutor overseeing the second year automotive and transport students undertaking the People Mover project proposed by Birmingham Airport, which will form a key part of the HS2 Interchange Station development.

Nicholas Warren-Brownhill, Assistant O&M Manager, Doppelmayr Cable car UK Ltd with second year students ‘track side’ of Air Rail Link

Students were shown around the vehicles and facility by Nicholas Warren-Brownhill, Assistant Operations and Maintenance Manager at Doppelmayr Cable Car UK in order to appreciate the design of the carriages and automated system requirements.

Coming Soon: Degree Show 2014

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Coventry University Industrial Design Degree Show: 29th May – 5th June 2014

Content coming soon at : http://cov2014.tumblr.com/

Batteries Included

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MSc Design and Transport students were treated to a look at Travel De Courcey’s battery electric powered Optare Versa buses on Monday morning this week. Travel company boss Mike De Courcey explained it had been his ambition to be the first UK operator to use the buses fitted with the fast charging technology at the War Memorial Park bus stop. The three buses are being exclusively used for the Park & Ride South to city-centre route. With a maximum range of approx 70 miles on a full charge, these first generation buses manage 9 or more round trips before needing a top-up charge from the fast charging points. The buses are recharged at the end of the day’s operations at the bus depot at Rowley Drive, near Coventry Airport using a trickle charger on-board the vehicles from a 3-phase mains supply.

Making History

industrialdesign 02.23.2014 Leave a Comment

Senior Lecturer in Product Design and Design Historian Clive Hilton offers us his critique of the Design Roots III exhibition:

It takes an exercise of this nature – an exhibition of sculptural pieces, each of which represents a significant design movement – to make startlingly visible to the visitor just how central has been the role of the designer in the construction of the material, cultural and social fabric of the world we inhabit today. It serves to highlight to the design students themselves that they belong to an influential continuum and that, historically, their contributions very much mattered; and, more importantly, that they should continue to matter.