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Furniture Design & Real-World Skills Webinar , We were joined by teachers on a free webinar introducing secondary D&T teachers to a new ‘Inspired by Industry’ context made in collaboration with KI on ‘Minimising Parts’ in furniture design. Developed in collaboration with the Furniture Makers' Company and KI, this new educational context introduces students to practical aspects of furniture design, sustainability, and efficient manufacturing through the concept of “minimizing parts.” Real-World Connections The webinar featured speakers from the D&T Association, including Curriculum Consultant Paul Woodward who gave further details on the KS3 context...
New Designed for Life Episode: Building a Thriving Design & Technology Department at Newstead Wood School, How do you establish a thriving Design & Technology department from scratch with a brand-new team? What curriculum changes at KS3, KS4, and KS5 can truly stretch and challenge high-achieving students? And how can you transform the department’s look and function on a limited budget while improving perceptions of the subject among students and parents? In the latest episode of Designed for Life, we explore these crucial questions as we visit Newstead Wood School in Orpington—recently named...
From classroom to community: How design and technology inspired Algeria’s first skate shop, When LSBU graduate Muhammed Amin Boussetou first visited Algeria, he was struck by the fact that the country, the largest in Africa by land size, had no skate shops at all. That realisation later became the inspiration for DZ Skateboards, Algeria’s first ever skate shop. The idea grew while Muhammed was studying product design at university. At the same time, Algeria opened its first skate park, which gave him the confidence to launch the business. With family roots in Algeria, the project held personal...
Sustainability in Industry: ECHO Brand Design, The Echo Brand Design team delivered this webinar to explore the importance of sustainability in industry. This includes discussing human behaviour, ever-changing consumer needs, and considering how these can be balanced without compromise to future generations. ECHO is a London-based innovation, brand strategy and design agency with a passion for innovation and designing sustainable futures for all. View the webinar here.
Junior Design Engineer at Prodrive, Seb, Watch Seb's Video here Seb is a Junior Design Engineer at Prodrive where he works in a small team designing and problem solving for the motor sport industry. He describes how D&T, and CAD in particular, helped give him the hands-on experience that helped him in his career. Play video.
Studio Design Lead at Rebellion, Ben , Watch Ben's Video here Ben is Studio Design Lead at Computer Games company Rebellion. He describes his career and experience, the importance of planning, team working and communication and the wide diversity of activities in his role. Play video.
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Simon Tarrant, Simon delivers H&S training, bespoke CPD and consultancy to schools in Hampshire and the South of England alongside his role as a part-time teacher of Product Design (up to A-level) at Bedales School, Petersfield. He was previously Head of D&T at both Winchester College (10 years) and St John’s School, Leatherhead (3 years). He taught D&T for four years at RGS Guildford where he gained Qualified Teacher Status and has been a visiting tutor at Imperial College / Royal College of Art on their undergraduate and postgraduate (Masters) programmes in Design Engineering. ...
Inspired by Industry Salsus Design, Inspired by Industry: Salsus DesignThe context supports mid to late Key Stage 3, covering technical knowledge such as CAD, CAM, rapid prototyping, modelling, electronics, manufacturing processes, and links to maths and science. It includes focused tasks, investigative activities and opportunities to learn how products move from prototype to commercial manufacture.Students explore user-centred design, ergonomics, anthropometrics and inclusive design principles while developing concepts for accessible digital music controllers or interfaces. Outcomes may be conceptual or functional, using both physical modelling (foam, card, polymorph, 3D printing) and CAD.This context invites pupils to...
Founder of Hemingway Design, Wayne Hemingway, MBE, Wayne was born in 1961 and grew up in Morecambe, a typical British seaside town. Perhaps not the most appropriate surroundings for one of Britain's most acclaimed designers. After spending most of his childhood in Blackburn, a young and multicultural Hemingway left school with ten O-Levels and four A-Levels. In 1979 he made another inappropriate decision for a future designer and gained a degree in Geography and Town Planning at University College, London. Alongside his wife Gerardine, Wayne built Red or Dead into a globally-celebrated...
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