In January, the Design Department at Goldsmiths welcomed back a few of its graduates for a series of talks on career paths post-graduation. One of the speakers was Kirsty Minns, currently a Creative Director for The Future Laboratory.
Kirsty, who first came to Goldsmiths ten years ago, did not have in mind a clear trajectory from the beginning: “The third year on the course was a reality check: I need to earn money from being a designer, how am I actually going to do this?” She reminisced about learning to make ceramics for her graduation project: “I spent a lot of time in a small hut at the back of the Lockwood Building, trying to learn a process that normally takes years to learn.
And I think that was what really exciting about Goldsmiths, it gives you these opportunities where you have to be quite proactive in learning new skills, and the support of the tutors was phenomenal.” Continue reading “Goldsmiths Design career talks: Kirsty Minns, The Future Laboratory”
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