I was selected by uni to show at this years New Designers in London. An eventful week in the big smoke living off tuna and pasta, yet again! 
After an unexpected phone call with David from the daily telegraph, it was great to see the final print. Being selected by David as one of the designers that stood out from the 4000+ other exhibitors due to exhibit at New Designers, helped gain great publicity for me at the event. With many visitors coming to view my exhibition due to seeing and reading about it in the saturdays telegraph.
I would like to thank David for the feature
The article reads:
I know, I know, sack the photographer. Cheers for this Rich. Embrace was shortlisted for the Northern Design Competition 2008. It was a great show and a good day.
Due to the current state of the CSD winning plywood embrace, I had a busy week between the workshops and exhibiting at the YSJU Art & Design Show. Anyway here's the result a nice DuPont Corian version of embrace fresh and ready to exhibit at the Northern Design Competition next week.
Finally everything finished! The final year degree show went down well on VIP night, and things certainly went well for me winning best in show. Although we were supposed to be exhibiting all week I had a busy week laid ahead of me having to get embrace made from Corian for the first time ready for the Northern Designers Competition.
I will keep you posted on how the Corian Embrace comes together.
No wayne I will not shake your hand, were taking a picture here. Above shows my entry for the competition, a range of furniture designed to compliment embrace.
I was in borders today checking out which degree shows to visit this summer to help get an idea of the competition for this years new designers. The new design magazine had a degree show listing, which also featured some degree show news. And guess what? there I was! A feature on me winning the CSD award for product design.
A great surprise, and thanks for letting me know guys!
The Brighouse ECHO decided to come and interview me about my success of winning the CSD award. The joys of the local press and having phone calls from al your mates back home, hahaha you should see you in the echo its funny. I don’t know if this gained some great exposure in terms of design, however it was certainly entertaining to see me on the center spread smiling for the camera again.
Uni's little celebratory press release for me winning the CSD award. Yet again there I was with the cheesy grin holding embrace.
It was great to get a text from my aunt who was visiting York for the day, to say "funny pic in the press John." This was my first proper bit of press coverage for being a designer, a huge cheesy colour pic on the centre spread! cheers!
haha all publicity is good publicity!
"The CSD Student Medal Award is open to all 2nd year design students around the world. The submitted entries are judged by a panel of CSD and design industry judges. An overall winner is selected in each of the seven design disciplines. The winners receive £2000 and a career enhancing work placement. " - CSD website.
A-level award awarded by Denfords, for excellence in engineering. This was awarded to me for the design and making of a Corian table.
A nice little gift from the organisers of GRAND DESIGNS LIVE, who LOVE embrace. :)
