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| 8 June 2005 | PR 05/52 |
Degree show provides an insight into the designs of tomorrow
Businesses and members of the public are being invited to a foretaste of the future of design at this year’s Loughborough University Industrial Design and Technology Degree Show.
Taking place from Saturday 11 to Tuesday 14 June, the Degree Show will feature hundreds of working prototypes, models and graphics of innovative ideas, produced by students who are graduating from one of the best product design courses in the UK.
Over 120 students will be exhibiting their final year projects, many of which have been developed in collaboration with companies such as Boots Healthcare, Diageo, Motorola, Holophane Lighting and Smiths Medical International.
Designs on display this year will include:
- A device to communicate onscreen text and hyperlinks as Braille, using an array of small pins
- A re-useable fracture cast, which reduces muscle dystrophy and accelerates fracture healing
- ‘Nu-vis’ – a conceptual synthetic tennis ball for partially sighted players
- A portable desktop air conditioner for the home, powered by replaceable ice packs
- A cleaner for wooden decking and pathways
- ‘Video Bug’ – a spy surveillance toy for children aged 6 and over to suit the Spy Gear range of toys
- A camera support for the tourist and travel industry
- ‘Hydroid’ – an advanced technology desktop clothes dryer
- A redesign of a respiratory half mask for the JSP Safety Wear company, and
- A polymer frame urban bicycle
Paul Wormald, a lecturer in the Department of Design and Technology, says the show will provide businesses and members of the public with a fascinating insight into both design and the designers of the future. “We are proud of what our graduates are capable of, and are looking forward to an exciting event,” comments Paul.
Members of the public and industry are welcome to visit the Degree Show, which will take place in the Sir Denis Rooke building, in the Holywell Park area of the University campus. The event is open from 10am to 5pm. Admission is free and advance booking is not required.
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For further information contact:
Hannah Baldwin, Head of PR, Loughborough University,
T: 01509 222239, E: H.E.Baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Notes to editors
- Members of the media are invited to come along to the show. Please
contact Hannah Baldwin in the Public Relations Office, in advance, T:
01509 222239, if you wish to attend.
- A selection of images of some of the product designs is available
on request.
- A full list of all the exhibits and further information about the
show is available at www.idt-degreeshow.lboro.ac.uk
- Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement. Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place Loughborough in the top flight of UK universities, and industry highlights Loughborough in its top five for graduate recruitment. Around 45% of the University’s income is for research. The University has been awarded four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes: for its collaboration with aerospace and automotive companies such as BAE Systems, Ford and Rolls Royce; for its work in developing countries; for pioneering research in optical engineering; and for its world-leading role in sports research, education and development.