When a class begins with your visitor for the day circling the class, delivering a running high-five to each student, you know that the next hour and a half is going to be interesting.
Category Archives: Design and Technology – Reflections
Fail Better: Matt Marais
“Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” – The words of playwright, novelist and poet Samuel Beckett formed the basis of this weeks Design & Technology talk, delivered by our own GSA tutor Matt Marais.
Indian Design: A Transformation Activity
Over the past couple of months, I’ve heard talks from two Indian designers: Suchitra Balasubrahmanyan (professor at Ambedkar University Delhi) and Mohammed Naim Shaikh (tutor at the Indian National Institute of Design).
Plastic Moldings Ltd. Irvine
Last week PDE 4 took a trip down to Plastic Moldings in Irvine, I thought I’d upload a few pictures from the trip.
Marc Newson
The topic of this weeks Design and Technology class – Marc Newson, an undoubtedly seminal figure who divides opinion within the world of design.
Leather and Luxury
This week, Product Design Engineering year 4 began the Design and Technology Studies course – a weekly class aimed at expanding our thinking beyond that which is usually required for project work. Our first class consisted of a film and talk from head of department, Craig Whittet.
Max Campbell 