Tag: BA Design

BA Design students make trophies for Beazley Designs of the Year award ceremony

A team of third year BA Design students from Goldsmiths designed and made the trophies for the Beazley Designs of the Year award ceremony held on January 26th.

Archie Harding, Panagiotis Tzortzopoulos and Tom Morgan worked on the project with All Things Studio, where Panagiotis had previously completed a placement. Archie explains:

“We took on the project towards the end of November 2016 and completed the concrete and copper leaf trophies in mid-January. Our design for this year’s awards celebrated the architecture of the new [Design] Museum – the seven cast concrete and copper trophies combined to create a form inspired by the museum’s square plan and hyperbolic paraboloid roof.”

Winners of the Beazley Design of the Year, Marta Terne and Christian Gustafsson of Better Shelter pose for a photo at the Beazley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum on January 26, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for the Design Museum)

The overall winner of the Beazley Design of the Year award was the Better Shelter by the IKEA Foundation.

Archie, Panagiotis and Tom have also worked together on the trophies for the 2016 Goldsmiths Prize for fiction and the 2016 Orwell prize for political writing.

Mike McCormack wins 2016 Goldsmiths Prize, receives trophy made by Goldsmiths Design students

On Wednesday evening, the 2016 jury of the Goldsmiths Prize for fiction revealed their choice for the award: “Solar Bones”, written by Mike McCormack. The winner received £10 000 and a trophy designed and made by a team of Goldsmiths Design students. Here are some photos of the prize-winning author with the trophy and the makers of the trophy:

The creators of the trophy with prize winner Mike McCormack

You can also watch a video showing how the trophy was made:

 

Design students create 2016 Goldsmiths Prize trophy

BA Design students Archie Harding, Panagiotis Tzortzopoulos and Raoni Saporetti have been chosen to design the trophy that will be awarded to the 2016 winner of the Goldsmiths Prize. Here are some photos of the team at work:

The Goldsmiths Prize for fiction was established in 2016 to reward innovative novels that break the mould and explore the possibilities of the form. This year’s nominees are:

  • Transit, by Rachel Cusk
  • Hot Milk, by Deborah Levy
  • The Lesser Bohemians, by Eimear McBride
  • Solar Bones, by Mike McCormack
  • Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun, by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
  • Martin John, by Anakana Schofield

The winner will be announced on 9 November.

 

Prospective students were introduced to Design at Goldsmiths at last week’s Undergraduate Open Day

What’s it like to be a Design student at Goldsmiths? What can you expect from the course and the campus facilities? This past Saturday, 8 October, was a good day to find out, as Goldsmiths welcomed prospective students and their families for an Undergraduate Open Day.

Technical tutor Charlie Evans gave visitors a tour of the workshop facilities
Technical tutor Charlie Evans gave visitors a tour of the workshop facilities

At the Design stand in the Great Hall, lecturers Juliet Sprake, Rose Sinclair and Tobie Kerridge and current BA Design student Annie Kruntcheva explained to visitors what Design at Goldsmiths is all about, answering many questions about portfolios, entry requirements, and the interdisciplinary approach of the undergraduate course. Continue reading “Prospective students were introduced to Design at Goldsmiths at last week’s Undergraduate Open Day”