NEW DESIGNERS EXHIBITIONS – WEEKS ONE AND TWO

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TheEye visited both weeks of  NEW DESIGNERS at The Business Design Centre in Islington, the best representation of what is going on all over the country, conveniently under one large roof.

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Ceramics: colourful and original

 

WEEK ONE

Ceramics and glass, textiles, jewellery,  metalwork  and fashion.  Colleges from all over the country showing  some highly original work –  new ideas and innovation –  it would be unfair to pick out ‘the best’ but  Loughborough, Manchester, Brighton and Edinburgh have been consistently strong in Jewellery and Precious Metal work, Ceramics and Glass.

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Textiles

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It’s important to get noticed with work well displayed.  Sometimes though, less is more!!

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TheEye being obsessive about not missing even one standout student, goes to both Weeks –  One and Two.

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Diversity and craftsmanship were very evident in product design and furniture making

Diversity and craftsmanship were very evident in product design and furniture making

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It is often a needle is a haystack situation with over 3,ooo creative and talented design graduates from all  across the country showing the fruits of their endeavour over the past two or three years to the design savvy public (private buyers on a shopping spree),  business and retail. John Lewis are very supportive along with other manufacturers and retailers. Always a wonderful opportunity to see under one roof such diversity and calibre  –  a market for many styles

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Colleges and Universities from all over the U.K.

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Design Awards are presented and one of the highlights for TheEye in both weeks is ONE YEAR ON which specifically showcases a group of 50 emerging designers in their first year selected for their entrepreneurial flair and the exceptional quality of work.

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Ideas, Ideas

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Well made, functional and will have a market

Well made, functional and will have a market

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On the decorative side

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ILLUSTRATION

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Excellent illustrations from RUSKIN COLLEGE Cambridge who also specialise in graphics, film and photography to a very high standard.

Excellent illustrations from RUSKIN COLLEGE Cambridge who also specialise in graphics, film and photography to a very high standard.

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Particularly impressive were illustration and graphics.

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Students have an exciting but nerve wracking week praying they will be ‘the ones to get noticed’

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And on Sunday, July 5th it’s all over for another year and same time, same place next year’s hopefuls will be strutting their paces.

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GOOD LUCK TO THE GRADUATES OF 2015 – WHO ALL DESERVE THE BEST!

 

1 Comments

  1. Happy to see it all together…goodonya dearest jan…xoxo, lucy

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