Competition Winner Zara visits headline sponsor

Zara’s summer just got better and better after being invited to visit the UK headquarters of DIP headline industry sponsor, Covestro.

To find out more about the visit click here.

DIP winner 2022

2nd Year Product Design student Zara King has claimed top prize in the 2022 Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition, with a re-usable bedpan.

DIP, supported by The Worshipful Company of Horners, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) and headline sponsored by Covestro, is the longest running plastics design competition of its kind for university undergraduates in the UK and Ireland.

Students were asked to design a product made primarily of plastics, for the healthcare sector, which can be used in demanding applications, but which also exploits the longevity of plastics.

Zara  designed EasyMode, a re-usable bedpan for a pulp liner to fit inside, providing a safe and comfortable base for people to use in any healthcare setting. The bedpan is moulded with a wide base so that it sits comfortably into the bed and presses down into the mattress, and when the patient is rolled off, it doesn’t tip.

 

Zara designed the product after hearing first hand from a nurse about the awkwardness of using existing bedpans, and the distress it often causes.

“She impressed the judges with her methodical approach to solving a major problem in the NHS,” he said.  “Her holistic approach incorporated both user and patient issues, to come up with a solution which met both needs.  She gave due consideration to sustainability, manufacturing and the materials used and has registered this product as her intellectual property, so that it is market ready, should she want to take it forward.”

Zara said: “Since entering this competition, I have enjoyed every moment, especially the  thought of helping people with a product I’ve designed. Healthcare is definitely a field I’d like to stay involved in.  This is one of the proudest moments of my life.”

Zara received a £1,000 cash prize, a placement with a DIP sponsor  an invitation to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet as a guest of the Worshipful Company of Horners.  Zara will also be given a year’s membership to the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining (IOM3).

A day in the life of…

1st in a series of product design alumni talks this morning and what a great way to start with 2015 graduate Martins Elerts all the way from Latvia. Martins talked about his work as project designer for Dixon Yacht Design. Fascinating insight into ‘day in the life of…’

Graduates deliver online masterclasses

This week members of the E3 Design Consultancy, all graduates from Teesside, delivered insightful online workshops in digital illustration, Solidworks and Keyshot sharing hints and tips picked up from working in the industry with our students.
For some years, Product Design has engaged with a professional design consultancy E3 Design, based in Newcastle, in the delivery of future facing, employment skills. Practitioners from the consultancy are involved in sharing their working practices and highlighting their experiences in a professional working environment.

David Fox returns to Teesside

Thank you to David Fox for a fascinating insight into the world of furniture design. Our 2nd year Product students are looking forward to working on a brief set by David along with his support and knowledge.

Worldwide Recognition – update

3rd year Product Design student David Donaghue received his World Packaging Organisation World Star Student Award at the end of May at the awards ceremony and gala dinner at the Empire Hall , Prague.

 

The WorldStar Student Awards competition is owned and produced by the World Packaging Organisation. It is an international packaging design competition for students – undergraduate or graduate – from countries around the world who are involved in projects in the field of packaging, including structural design and/or graphic design.

The competition is open to students who have won a legitimate local award in their region or country. David won a gold Award last year for his anti-glugging petrol can design in the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Student Starpack Awards.

David is one of 3 overall winners from all over the world. The winners brochure can be found here:

http://www.goldpack.org.za/worldstarstudent/files/page/43/wpo_worldstar_student_winners_brochure_2018.pdf

A great achievement. David is 3rd from the right.

Five years in a row…

Final year Product Design students Billy McFaull and Ben Muir have been selected for an award in the Student Starpack 2019 competition ran by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

They are now invited to the awards ceremony in London at the IOM3 Headquarters on the 26th June.

Great achievement and good luck to both.

Worldwide recognition

3rd year Product Design student David Donaghue has won a World Packaging Organisation World Star Student Award.

The WorldStar Student Awards competition is owned and produced by the World Packaging Organisation. It is an international packaging design competition for students – undergraduate or graduate – from countries around the world who are involved in projects in the field of packaging, including structural design and/or graphic design.

The competition is open to students who have won a legitimate local award in their region or country. David won a gold Award last year for his anti-glugging petrol can design in the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Student Starpack Awards.

The WorldStar Student Awards are designed to encourage and show the talents of students as well as new and innovative ideas and thinking in the field of packaging. Through the publicity of WPO’s global publications and website, student winners are provided the opportunity to gain professional acknowledgement and entrance into a career as a packaging professional.

David is one of 3 overall winners from all over the world. The winners brochure can be found here:

http://www.goldpack.org.za/worldstarstudent/files/page/43/wpo_worldstar_student_winners_brochure_2018.pdf

David has been invited to receive his award at the Awards Ceremony and gala Diner on the 15th May at the Empire Hall, Prague.

Awards Night

A rather belated post but we had a great night at the Student Starpack Awards back in July last year. To celebrate winners of the Schools and Students Starpack 2017 Awards, a presentation was held on 28 June at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining headquarters at 297 Euston Road, London. Product Students Ralph Deloso, Beth Sanderson and David Donaghue picked up there GOLD awards.