Plymouth University researcher to redesign Cambridge Council work space

Plymouth University researcher Jonathan Forster, lecturer in 3D design, has won a project to redesign the workspaces for Cambridge City Council. The project will feature employee engagement and will utilise a unique design methodology that Jonathan has been developing as part of his research. Employee engagement in the design of office space has been proven… Continue reading Plymouth University researcher to redesign Cambridge Council work space

Polly Macpherson gives international keynote presentation

Polly Macpherson

Plymouth University researcher Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D design, has given a keynote presentation as part of the first International Crafts Week in China. Polly presented at the International Conference of Innovative Traditional Crafts at Hangzhou Creative Design Centre explaining the need to marry traditional craft/designing and making with modern innovation, and joined a… Continue reading Polly Macpherson gives international keynote presentation

Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four

Polly Macpherson

Polly Macpherson, Associate Professor in 3D Design, has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to discuss the ‘other’ category of show’s upcoming craft prize. Polly is one of the category’s judges and describes the diverse range of entries received, including mosaic, paper, basketry, leather and various new materials. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017… Continue reading Polly Macpherson featured on BBC Radio Four

16th May 2017: Multisensory Aesthetics Symposium

10.30am – 6pm | Link 3 The Multisensory Aesthetics project at Plymouth University is a transdiciplinary collaboration between psychology, fine art, 3D design and sound art, designed to explore the creation and perception of multisensory artworks. As part of the project you are invited to a one day workshop exploring the use of multisensory techniques… Continue reading 16th May 2017: Multisensory Aesthetics Symposium

Plymouth University Researcher to judge Woman’s Hour Craft Prize

Polly Macpherson

Polly Macpherson, who is an Associate Professor in 3D Design at Plymouth University, has been invited to be a judge in The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 2017. The Woman’s Hour Craft Prize is an initiative between the BBC, Crafts Council and V&A to find and celebrate the most innovative and exciting WOMEN craft practitioner/s and designer-maker/s… Continue reading Plymouth University Researcher to judge Woman’s Hour Craft Prize

19 April 2016: Renee Verhoeven ‘Talking Live in Design Lab’

Renee Verhoeven will be ‘Talking Live in Design Lab’ 19th April 2016 at 2pm – Free. All welcome. Roland Levinsky Building Room 213, Plymouth University Whether or not you are concerned with the importance of cryptography and surveillance issues, the digital world frequently asks us to prove our identities to grant us access to our data.… Continue reading 19 April 2016: Renee Verhoeven ‘Talking Live in Design Lab’

23 March 2016: Design Lab session on surf board design and surfing

Sam Bleakley ‘TALKING LIVE’ in DESIGN LAB 23rd March 2016 @1.00pm in Roland Levinsky Building room RLB 213, Plymouth University All welcome – free. Sam Bleakley will be talking about surf board design and the impact surfing has on the ‘landscape of the individual’. In this session, he will be showing and talking through his film ‘Brilliant Corners’. For… Continue reading 23 March 2016: Design Lab session on surf board design and surfing

3 March 2016: LIVE DESIGN SESSIONS with Luis Llabres

‘The Role of a Designer in an Accelerated Changing World’ 3 March 2016 at 2 pm  in Roland Levinsky Building room RLB213, Plymouth University Luis Llabres will be ‘Live in Design Lab’, continuing the LIVE DESIGN SESSIONS. Luis is an info graphic designer and ecological design thinker. His lecture will share guidelines on how designers… Continue reading 3 March 2016: LIVE DESIGN SESSIONS with Luis Llabres