Design Festival
Power of Design
Having just graduated from the University of Bristol with a Masters in engineering design, I am currently looking for a career in the design industry. I thought what better place to find out about the world of design than the London Design Festival, says Richard Entwistle MEng GradIED.
Here are some of the fascinating things I discovered and delved into during my stay in the capital of design.
Whilst I wanted to see everything, there was only so much time between tube stops and there was a vast amount of events. This is my snippet of the festival so please forgive me for the things I may have missed; I wish I could have seen more.
Prototyping My first encounter with the London Design Festival led me into the land of prototyping. Within minutes of walking into the Victoria and Albert Museum, I jumped straight into a workshop by Hellicar & Lewis, who create ground breaking experiences using art, technology and design. ‘Paper Prototyping at the Speed of Thought’ was part of the Digital Design Weekend and was a one hour session aimed at letting ideas run free. Quickly forming part of a random team, I was inaugurated into a whirl of concept generation, model-making and presenting. This was all part of my team’s goal to invent
a product to de-stress our customer using technology. Help was at hand from organisers Pete Hellicar and Joel Gethin Lewis as well as their team of friends, and this was a great chance to meet like-minded design enthusiasts whilst engaging my creative side. My team’s masterful concept ‘chill out’ used heart monitoring to engage a smart phone and when stressed, block incoming alerts such as texts, emails and alarms thus allowing you ten minutes of tranquillity… genius!
Various 3D printers were on display in the V&A, but design consultants PostlerFerguson were really showcasing their love for rapid prototyping by moving into a studio in the Sackler Centre for a three month residency, equipped with tools and a ‘behemoth’ laser cutter. Working hard and greeting guests, Carson Leong explained to me how the limitations of such a confined environment were actually a boost in terms of creativity and pushing the boundaries of design. Also, by involving the public in the
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