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Design x Technology

industrialdesign 05.08.2014 Leave a Comment

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.

Our Man in Shanghai

industrialdesign 02.26.2014 Leave a Comment

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.

Design/Play

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Design Workshop from Marieke de Vogel with students from Product Design: 10th February 2014

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Marieke de Vogel with the third year Product Design students

Marieke de Vogel, Senior Lecturer in Multimedia Design from The HAN University in Holland delivered a ‘pressure cooker’ workshop to our third year Product Design students during a recent trip to the UK. At the moment she is researching adult play with smart designer toys in modern ludic times. The aim of this workshop was to create a playful interactive collaborative experience with the emphasis of developing toy designs. The workshop used padlet (an interactive message wall) and Facebook to support the research, development and evaluation stages of the design process. The students had to design a ‘blank canvas’ toy with a background story and posted the results to a specially opened Facebook page for this occasion. ‘Bob’ the alien from Daniel Frances had the most likes and vas taken forward for development by the entire group.

Design Roots III

industrialdesign 02.20.2014 Leave a Comment

The Design Roots exhibition showcases the group work of first year Automotive and Transport students. Students are tasked with producing original sculptures in the two weeks before Christmas that explore the roots of design through a variety of design movements ranging from Arts & Crafts through to Eco-Design. The response to this work has been very favourable within the School of Art & Design, and has also provided an opportunity for visiting prospective students and their parents at Open Days to see the high standard of creativity and model making expected of our applicants.