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Northumbria students talent-spotted by Dr. Martens
Press releases • Nov 14, 2013 00:00 GMT
Design students at Northumbria University, Newcastle, have been approached by British fashion label, Dr. Martens, to create a new outfit that sums up the iconic brand.
Northumbria graduate scoops national design award
Press releases • Oct 23, 2013 00:00 BST
As Newcastle gears up to welcome legendary dance act, Basement Jaxx to the o2 Academy on 1st December, a Northumbria University graduate has won a UK-wide competition to create designs for their upcoming singles.
Student’s designer city cuts out crime in the Caribbean
Press releases • Sep 19, 2013 00:00 BST
A Northumbria University student’s research could have a real impact on life in a Caribbean country after she proposed a way to prevent crime through design.
Graduate designers clean up at Soapbox Challenge
Press releases • Jul 18, 2013 00:00 BST
A team of Northumbria University design graduates has won this year’s Red Bull Soapbox Challenge.
Turning design on its head
Press releases • Jul 09, 2013 00:00 BST
A Northumbria Design graduating student has been crowned Designer of the Year for his quirky range of upside-down mugs, double-hooked hangers and tiny stationery holders.
First sight of innovative collaborations
Press releases • Jun 27, 2013 00:00 BST
Rt Hon David Willetts MP has seen cutting-edge research and business collaborations at Northumbria University’s Northern Design Centre (NDC).
New bat pushes ‘boundary’ for disabled cricket
Press releases • Jun 21, 2013 00:00 BST
A cricket bat for people for disabled people has been designed by a Northumbria University student.
Mixing it up at the V & A
Press releases • Jun 19, 2013 00:00 BST
A design for a hoarding which mixes up some of the best-known artefacts at the V&A has earned a Northumbria University student the title of Best of the Year in the D&AD awards.
Work while you commute
Press releases • Jun 18, 2013 00:00 BST
An ‘office on rails’ for business class passengers has been designed by a Northumbria University student.
Controlling portions at the sauce
Press releases • Jun 18, 2013 00:00 BST
A Northumbria University student has designed a product to help people control their food portions more easily.
Using nature’s energy to harvest crops
Press releases • Jun 18, 2013 00:00 BST
A Northumbria University student’s design for a new tractor could bring down the cost of food production in the future.
Perfect fit for breast cancer survivors
Press releases • Jun 18, 2013 00:00 BST
A Northumbria University student has designed a collection of attractive lingerie for women who have had mastectomies.
Design with a difference
Press releases • Jun 10, 2013 00:00 BST
Design graduates and designers will be encouraged to think about the difference design can make at a Northumbria University event this month.
Creative approach to mental health
Press releases • Jun 04, 2013 00:00 BST
During an eight-week placement at Tyneside Mind, Laura Warwick, a Doctoral Design Research student, applied Service Design principles and practices to redesign the delivery of the charity’s exiting services and develop a range of new mental health provision.
Design students collaborate with industry innovators
Press releases • Jun 03, 2013 00:00 BST
A homecare medication box that senses and reminds the user when it is time to take their medicine, electronic sensors embedded in containers that detect whether home-cooked food is safe to eat, and counterfeit-detecting smartcards are just some of the commercial uses that Northumbria students have designed for a new technology called printable electronics.
Designing for transformed lives
Press releases • May 30, 2013 00:00 BST
Northumbria Design students have developed a logo and website for a new North East charity.
Northumbria talent shines in design for disaster competition
Press releases • May 23, 2013 00:00 BST
Northumbria University students have dominated the final shortlist of a national design competition with their solutions for disaster relief.
New fashion talent in the spotlight
Press releases • May 08, 2013 00:00 BST
Northumbria University fashion students will showcase their conceptual collections at the annual Fashion Show next week.
Northumbria designers unlock commercial potential
Press releases • Apr 22, 2013 00:00 BST
Northumbria University Designers have combined cutting-edge research and design to create innovative fundraising initiatives for a Newcastle museum.