Grey Coat Issue 18: December 2011 Creative Quarter 2011


Miss Daly’s Year 11 Graphics GCSE group were fortunate enough to visit Creative Quarter 2011 in November at the Royal Albert Hall.


They took part in workshops and talks from top design agency, Bibliotek and Amanda Levete Architects.


Bibliotek, who have produced ad campaigns and marketing strategies for top brands such as Nike, Adidas and Hed Kandi, discussed with students the importance


idea well to others. Amanda Levete, whose company is responsible for amazing projects such as Selfridges


be forthright and dedicated to succeed in the creative industries. She also highlighted that there are many routes into architecture, such as through Maths and Physics, as well as the design routes.


The students also visited the exhibition, The Power of Making and were amazed at the skilful and innovative methods used to produce everyday objects, including a racing bike made from mahogany (Miss Daly’s favourite!)


Students enjoy activities at Creative Quarter 2011


of never losing track of their creativity and also learning how to express themselves clearly and present an


in Birmingham and the new courtyard extension to the Victoria and Albert Museum, stressed that students should


We all worked hard to produce some drawings from the V and A collections that were then used for a shop window display design workshop. Hot Chocolates all round were the finale to the day before we all returned back to school fully inspired.


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D & T students visit city farm


On Friday 25th November Miss Hernandez, Mrs Hayhurst and the year 12 Textiles class visited the Vauxhall City Farm to explore the different natural dyeing techniques first hand. One of the members of staff showed us a number of different plants that produce the colours that are used in textiles every day. As well as this we got to learn about how wool goes from the animal to the garments sold in shops. We were given a roll of wool fibre which we spun ourselves with a spindle which produced a long piece of yarn. This was then put into pots of the natural dyes we had previously seen and by the end we all had a naturally dyed piece of yarn which was very satisfying for us all.


The trip was very interesting as we actually got to see what we have been learning about this term which will benefit us in our exam and coursework! Jessica Foster and Holly Ormrod


Photo: Year 12 Textiles students outside Vauxhall City Farm.


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