‘Celebrating Success’ Birmingham City University

The School of Fashion Textiles and 3D Design BIAD

3D Undergraduate Awards BA(Hons) Interior Design

BA (Hons) Interior Products Design

BA (Hons) Product Design

Class of 2012

BA (Hons) Interior Design Design Studies Programme

RSA Participation A/Y 2011-2012

Participation: By our students in Hong Kong and the UK. Briefing Support: By BCU staff, Hong Kong staff and Sevra Davis, Senior Developer for Design Education for the RSA. Strengths: Briefs include Company mentoring by the likes of RBS Group plc. The Design Manager for Intelligent Working Strategies from RBA was one of the judges on the panel together with the RSA Chair – Academics and RSA Fellows were invited to observe: Design Studies supported RSA entries in both the UK and HK. Our students have received recognition both in Hong Kong and the UK. This Year a First Class Interior Design Student achieved a Highly commended award for her project submission after attending an interview in front of the panel of judges at The RSA offices in London. Her project answered the brief, entitled Midlife Moment, sponsored by Global Design Consultants, Dragon Rouge. Opportunities: Working with a world respected organisation, industry mentor schemes/feasibility testing opportunities, cash and work placement prize incentives. Additional mentor support in some categories to progress shortlisted projects through feasibility stages. Individual student and University recognition / raising the profile. Raising awareness of client expectations, academic and employer engagement / networking opportunities.

Exhibition Awards Evening December 2011

4 of the 5 UK based Design Studies student entries selected and supported for this years RSA Project Awards: Wan Jing Khoo – ‘Intergration and Convergence’, Chee Hoong Teng – ‘Junk Art’, Su Ping Ong – ‘ Overlap – Artistic Collaboration Studio’, Lycia Terry – ‘Virgin Trains Tomorrow’s Workplace and Paulina Milde Jachowska – ‘ Bridging the Gap’. Additional entries from both the UK and from our Product and Interior Design Students in Hong Kong were also supported.

RSA Highly Commended 2012

Su Ping Ong, A First Class Interior Design Student achieved a Highly Commended Award for her project submission after attending an interview in front of the panel of judges at the RSA offices in London. Her project answered the brief, entitled ‘Midlife Moment’, sponsored by Global Design Consultants, Dragon Rouge.

Project: Overlap- Artistic Collaboration Studio Brief: Midlife Moment

Janine Stone Awards AY 2012 /2013 This year we have encouraged extra curricula participation in Competitions. Two of our Level 6 Interior Design students were shortlisted down to the final 12 students in The Janine Stone Young Interior Designer of the Year Awards. 50 universities have participated this year. Both students received Runner up prizes of £1000 each and £1000 to Birmingham City University.

This years Judging Panel included: Janine Stone: Founder International Interior design consultancy (offices in Milan, New York, Moscow, France London)/ Vanessa Brady: President of the Society of British Interior Design (SBID)/Wayne Hemingway MBE: Founder of Red or Dead, now Hemingway Design/ Raymond Blanc OBE, one of the worlds finest chefs and chef / Patron of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in Oxfordshire / Dominic Lutyens, leading arts and style writer, regular Contributer to the Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, Financial Times to name but a few publications.

Janine Stone Young Interior Designer of the Year Award 2012

Runner Up

Janine Stone Young Interior Designer of the Year Award 2012

Runner Up

BA (Hons) Product Design BA (Hons) Interior Products Design

Design Studies Programme

Live Project Award Winners A/Y 2012-2013

Level 6 Product Design student – First Prize: £1000 + Feasibility Testing of Product for Manufacture for Hartman’s 2013 Garden Furniture Range – Chris Wall: ‘Resin Weave Fabric Covered Seating’

Level 6 Product Design student – Runner Up Prize: £500 + Feasibility Testing of Product for Manufacture for Product for Hartman’s 2013 Garden Furniture Range –

Liling Yao: ‘Rocking Chair’

Additional Recognition from Industry collaboration A/Y 2012-2013

Meera Joshi: ‘Masai Multi Hammock’ Justine Woolly: ‘Tong Lounger’

Three additional students work was selected as ‘Highly Commendable’ and put forward for Feasibility Testing of Product to Manufacture for Hartman’s 2013 Garden Furniture Range

Amit Fox: ‘Twisted table/stools’

Hartman – Feasibility Study Outcome and Client/RIE Feedback: • Two Products will be sampled by the client and on display at Solex Exhibition in the summer: Amit’s ‘Twisted range’ and Justine’s ‘Tong lounger’ as a direct result of positive feasibility testing by the client • The other products fell down on issues including freight, packing, stability and cost, however all 5 students and academics involved in the project have been invited to attend the press photo call at the event. RIE currently liaising with BCU press team and the client. • Opportunity for cross disciplinary presentation of works at the Solex event - project winners from FT&3DD Textiles and Product / Interior Products students. (Proposed project to include in IDEA Birmingham)

Tong Lounger designed by Justine Woolly

View link on http://www.hartmanuk.com/set_398-Tong%20Lounger.html (Viewed 10/01/2013)

Twisted Set designed by Amit Fox

View link on http://www.hartmanuk.com/set_399-Twisted%20Set.html (Viewed 10/01/2013)

Live Project Award Winners A/Y 2012-2013 Celebrating International Participation, Collaboration and Success

Petainer Live Project to create an innovative blow-moulded bottle and food container – Project set by client

‘The winning team of three students – 22 year old UK student Richard Barnett, 21 year old Chan Yung Khang from

Malaysia, and French student, 22 year old Yoan Dahan – came up with a design for a sleek and classy table sauce bottle for ketchups, mayonnaises and other sauce based condiments’.

‘The winning team received double success, after also scooping the ‘Best International Design’ category after

competing with university students in Sweden and the Czech Republic. The group will also be travelling to Petainer’s

headquarters and factory in Sweden as part of their prize and share a cash prize of 1500 Euros’.

Additional Recognition from Industry collaboration and successful team work

A/Y 2012-2013

Nigel Pritchard, chief executive of Petainer, said: “This year, I was again incredibly impressed with the quality of the students’ designs. Their attention to detail and innovative ideas made judging the competition a really interesting experience. ……..As a company we are passionate about innovation and new ideas, particularly those that are focused on further improving the sustainability of PET packaging.”

Clients Invited to attend the Awards Evening

Combined Discipline Level 6 Exhibition took place in December 2011 in Celebration of Student Achievement

Paul Facey, Hartman’s sales director says: “The graduate labour market is hugely competitive, but if students can develop their employability skills while they are studying it will help them to stand out and get a clearer idea about their career path when they leave. “Nurturing young designers who not only creatively stand out but who are also commercially savvy is hugely important to the future of our industry. We hope that by launching this competition and strengthening our relationship with Birmingham City University we will be able to help develop the skills and knowledge of the next generation of furniture designers, building a talent pool for our sector.”

BIRMINGHAM MADE ME Design Expo 2012

Design Studies student work exhibited at The Mailbox celebrating success and collaboration with industry

BIRMINGHAM MADE ME Design Expo 2012

Design Studies student work exhibited at The Mailbox celebrating success and collaboration with industry

New Designers 2012 Business Design Centre, London

New Designers 2012 Business Design Centre, London