Alumni

On this page you will find news about our graduates and their work.

• Short film produced by Design alumnus wins BAFTA award March 16, 2022 - “Do Not Feed The Pigeons”, produced by Jordi Morera (Goldsmiths BA Design 2013), is the winner of the Best British Short Animation award at the 2022 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). The award ceremony took place on Sunday, 13 March 2022. Watch a clip of the film’s team accepting the award below: You can … Continue reading "Short film produced by Design alumnus wins BAFTA award"
• Alumni news round-up, November 2021 November 12, 2021 - Goldsmiths Design alumna Millicent Barty returned to her hometown in the Solomon Islands to see the devastation caused by climate change, in this short film by the Human Impact Foundation. Donate Yourself, an Augmented Reality experience created by artist (and Goldsmiths Design graduate) Stacey Pitsillides, can be interacted with as a walking tour around the … Continue reading "Alumni news round-up, November 2021"
• Message to graduating students from the Alumni Office October 23, 2021 - Are you a graduating student? Don’t forget to join the alumni community and find out about your alumni benefits, such as keeping your Goldsmiths email (deadline applies), using the Careers Service for up to 3 years, and connecting with others in the community for advice and support through our social network, Goldsmiths Connect. We can’t keep in touch with you unless you join!
• “Happy Birthday to Tree”: Hong Kong exhibition by MA graduate UUendy Lau October 1, 2021 - Designer and artist UUendy Lau (MA Design: Critical Practice) is sending us news of her latest exhibition, which takes place in Hong Kong until 28 November 2021:
• Goldsmiths graduates shortlisted in ARTSTHREAD Global Design Graduate Show 2021 September 24, 2021 - Four Goldsmiths BA Design alumni are shortlisted in this year’s ARTSTHREAD Global Design Graduate Show 2021 in collaboration with Gucci. They are: Saundra Liemantoro Mathilda Taylor Hugo De Vicente Karina Egorov The public vote is now officially open, so you too can support Goldsmiths graduates! Votes can be cast on the ARTSTHREAD website. Voting closes on … Continue reading "Goldsmiths graduates shortlisted in ARTSTHREAD Global Design Graduate Show 2021"
• Alumna Millicent Barty amongst Obama Foundation Scholars September 10, 2021 - Millicent Barty (a graduate of our BA Design course) was chosen to be amongst the newest class of Obama Foundation Scholars, a program at Columbia University and the University of Chicago which gives “rising leaders from the United States and around the world who are already making a difference in their communities the opportunity to … Continue reading "Alumna Millicent Barty amongst Obama Foundation Scholars"
• Alumni news round-up, August 2021 August 6, 2021 - The latest issue of Goldlink, the Goldsmiths alumni magazine, includes a story on Selin Yigitbasi-Ducker, a 2017 graduate of our MA in Design & Innovation. Goldsmiths Design alumna Kirsty Minns,  executive creative director at Mother Design, talks about her career trajectory in this podcast. Sticky Fingers Publishing, founded by BA Design graduates, is amongst participants … Continue reading "Alumni news round-up, August 2021"
• Alumna Bethany Rigby at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia June 25, 2021 - “Mining the Skies” is an installation by Bethany Rigby (Goldsmiths BA Design 2017) for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition titled “How Will We Live Together?”, curated by Hashim Sarkis. Situated in the Central Pavilion at the Giardini, the installation is a place of contemplation on the future of extra terrestrial resources. The installation comprises of … Continue reading "Alumna Bethany Rigby at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia"
• Join the Goldsmiths alumni community June 17, 2021 - Are you a graduating student? Don’t forget to join the alumni community and find out about your alumni benefits, such as keeping your Goldsmiths email (deadline applies), using the Careers Service for up to three years, and connecting with others in the community for advice and support through our social network, Goldsmiths Connect.  We can’t keep in touch with you unless you … Continue reading "Join the Goldsmiths alumni community"
• Alumni news round-up, May 2021 May 13, 2021 - A BBC Three documentary co-directed by Tee Byford (BA Design 2015) telling the story of No Signal radio is now available to watch on iPlayer. No More Heroes, co-founded by Mor Bakal (BA Design 2011) worked with Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals using art to capture the shared experiences and trauma caused by the Covid-19 … Continue reading "Alumni news round-up, May 2021"
• Designers in Residence showcase: Cynthia Voza Lusilu April 9, 2021 - Goldsmiths Design MA graduate Cynthia Voza Lusilu is one of the 2020 Designers in Residence at the Design Museum; this programme had the emerging designers responding to the theme of Care. The showcase is now online! Visit the website to find out more about Cynthia’s work exploring mental health provision for Black British communities.
• Designing with Care: Designers in Residence at the Design Museum March 31, 2021 - Join this panel discussion with the Design Museum’s 2020 Designers in Residence exploring design’s relationship to care. Goldsmiths Design MA alumna Cynthia Voza Lusilu is amongst the designers chosen as residents for the 2020 programme. Where: Online When: Tuesday 11 May 2021, 18.30 – 20.00 (BST) General tickets (£5) go on sale on 1 April. … Continue reading "Designing with Care: Designers in Residence at the Design Museum"
• Bringing film worlds to life: Interview with alumna Elaine Xu, production designer March 4, 2021 - If you have a UK Netflix or US HBO Max subscription, you may stumble upon a charming short film called “Dolapo is fine”, in which a young Black girl faces pressure to change her natural hair and her name. Goldsmiths alumna Elaine Xu (BA Design 2018) was the production designer for the film,  her second … Continue reading "Bringing film worlds to life: Interview with alumna Elaine Xu, production designer"
• Alumni news round-up, March 2021 March 3, 2021 - Graduate Ash Baigent (BA Design 2018) teaches you how to handmake your own skateboard from scratch in this video. PhD alumna Danah Abdulla wrote “Against Performative Positivity” in Futuress Magazine. BA Design graduate Miki Chiu talks about working in innovation design, in this Creative Lives in Progress interview.  Alumna Alaa Alsaraji (BA Design 2016) is … Continue reading "Alumni news round-up, March 2021"
• Alumni news round-up, January 2021 January 22, 2021 - “Modular Habitats” by Design graduate Lauren Davies is part of the online gallery “Design in an age of crisis” at the London Design Biennale. Featured on Short of the Week: “The Retreat”, a film produced by alumnus Jordi Morera (BA Design 2013). A ‘modular opera’ produced during the Covid-19 lockdown by alumnus Haroon Mirza (MA … Continue reading "Alumni news round-up, January 2021"