DJCAD offers the broadest range of Design degree courses in Scotland. The School recently extended its current portfolio of courses to encompass new technologies and meet the needs of emerging creative industries by introducing two groundbreaking courses - Innovative Product Design and Interactive Media Design (Look out for the first graduates at the 2004 Degree Show).
Head of School: Prof Tom Inns. Tel 01382 345290
Dean Robertson CERAMICS
Dean, 30 from Tayport in Fife, has used a fascination with the animal kingdom as his starting point, focusing specifically on colourful and exotic birds and their elaborate courtship rituals. He says, "These fascinating birds share similarities with the human condition. When humans and birds begin their journey for a mate they enter the bizarre world of courtship. My aim is to trigger the viewer’s imagination by way of narrative." Pieces such as the one pictured, in which Dean has fused the human and bird form together, represent the similar way in which both species strive to attract a mate using posture, facial expression, plumage/dress - all carried off with colourful flamboyance.
Following his graduation Dean will be working from a studio at Rait Antiques Centre, Perthshire.
Image - Barroom Courtship
Contact - deano@homeintayport.fsworld.co.uk or 07733177313
Emma Barfoot CONSTRUCTED TEXTILES
Emma’s work is inspired by the human need for relaxation and well-being. Having studied the design of the multi-sensory room (MSR) for the recreational use of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities she became very aware of the relaxing potential of stimulating the senses. Emma, from Co. Londonderry, said, "The MSR is often used to have a calming effect on people with behavioural problems but, on visiting such facilities, I became convinced of the potential benefits of such stimulation for the well-being of us all. My challenge has thus been to design fabrics for the home which are highly tactile and pleasurable to touch, but which also somehow stimulate the other senses; sight, sound and smell."
Contact - emmalba03@yahoo.co.uk
Sungmin Phiz INTERIOR & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Kevin has developed a theoretical design for Kinpurney Hill, near Dundee, creating a series of abstract space sequences based on oriental philosophy. He says, "The concept would intensify the experience of nature for the individual and enhance meditation."
On graduation, Kevin will return to Seoul, South Korea, to take up a post with an interior and TV set design company.
Contact: ARTPHIZ@hotmail.com
Simon Ramsay GRAPHIC DESIGN
Simon is a finalist in the British Design and Art Direction Student Award 2003, having been shortlisted from more than 2300 entries for his MTV concept in the TV Graphics section. The award winners are announced in London on July 8.
Contact - simonramsayramsay@hotmail.com
Vicky Carruthers CONSTRUCTED TEXTILES
Everyone has little domestic rituals, but when do they become compulsive? When do they consume one’s life? Cleanliness is a virtue but when is clean too clean? Vicky, 22, from Penrith, Cumbria, says, "I am interested in the repetitious, compulsive nature of domestic chores, in particular cleaning. This notion of repetition is an intrinsic part of the textile processes which I use in my work." Vicky has created pieces using dental floss, a task made possible following the kind donation of 15kg of floss from a manufacturer!
She will begin a postgraduate course at Goldsmiths College after graduation from DJCAD.
Contact - vickycarruthers@yahoo.co.uk or 07939 405878
Amy Young PRINTED TEXTILES
Nature has repeatedly been a source of inspiration for textiles throughout the centuries within many different cultures. Despite ever changing tastes, fashions and technological advancements, the use of floral and natural elements have remained popular and been interpreted into many different variations. Amy has combined floaty silks and satins with fluid prints to create ready to wear womenswear garments which are inspired by the natural shapes of the flora and organic forms in various stages of their development. Amy, 25, is from from Glasgow.
Contact - 07970 097 723
Jill Skulina INTERIOR & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Over the last year of her degree, Jill has been researching her own history by exploring her own memories, her family tree and anecdotes from family and friends. The research eventually took the form of a collection of 40 rag dolls. Jill says, "I picked six dolls for my degree show - three are representative of emotions brought about by events which have stuck in my mind: a termination, the death of my sister and a family trip to Poland. The other three dolls represent a diary of the emotions I was experiencing due to recent personal events. The dolls are all contained in individual boxes, which relate to the narrative of the doll they protect." Jill, 29, from Dundee, plans to continue her studies at Duncan of Jordanstone after graduation by undertaking a Master of Design.
Contact - j_Skulina@yahoo.co.uk or 07974 665943
Emma Kinnell JEWELLERY & METALWORK
Emma, 21, from Glasgow, has created body adornments on the theme of movement, fragility and perfection, inspired by glass and photographic images of light. She says, "I have been drawn to the spontaneous rather than the controlled, leading me to take inspiration from the unpredictable results of photographing light." Emma is one of the finalists of the prestigious 2003 Bombay Saphire Design Competition.
Contact - 07734 818019
Zoe Mion JEWELLERY & METALWORK
Zoe Mion, 21, from Per th, has designed a range of jewellery inspired by the skeletal rhythms and structural integrity of bridges, combining the purity and sense of movement in organic forms.
Contact - 07973 225793
Andrew Gillon GRAPHIC DESIGN
Andrew recently won the RSA Students Design Awards’ British Museum Attachment Award worth £1,500. The Attachment Award offers the student the opportunity of a period of work experience for which they receive financial support. Andrew will spend eight weeks in the Design Office of the British Museum, after receiving the award for his project ‘RED’. The brief was to create the starting point for a museum exhibition, illustrating why exhibition design can evoke a different experience of the theme from other media, such as print or film.
Contact - 07930650362 or andygillon@hotmail.com
Lisa Wilson GRAPHIC DESIGN
Lisa, 23, from East Kilbride, received the RSA Student Design Awards’ Unilever - Home and Personal Care Europe Attachment Award worth £2,550. The brief was to take the traditional soap bar and make it appealing again. Lisa’s answer to this brief was Rubadub soap crayons, which aim to make bath time fun, by applying colour to the skin when used with water. There are seven crayons in the pack which each have their own personality ranging from immaculate to downright dirty. The packaging is made from environmentally friendly plastic combined with a strip of rubber bath mat, which can also be used as storage for the soap, and stuck to the side of the bathtub. Lisa’s attachment will last for 14 weeks and take place in the European Development Organisation of Unilever in Port Sunlight and Italy.
Contact - 0780 3581757 or lisa@lisawilson.freeserve.co.uk