Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection informed by the patterns of growing moss is among the projects from New Designers.
Also featured is a textiles project influenced by local ecosystems in Cornwall, UK, and a graphic design project that showcases the “little strengths that lie within a creative person”.
New Designers
School: New Designers
Statement:
“New Designers is an annual exhibition that showcases the work of emerging design talent across a wide range of disciplines.
“The event is divided into two parts: week one, which features design graduates from disciplines such as textiles, fashion, jewellery, ceramics and more, and week two, which showcases graduates from graphic design, illustration, animation, product design, motion, digital arts and other fields.
“The exhibition provides a platform for these young designers to showcase their innovative and creative work to a wide audience, including industry professionals and potential employers.
“New Designers is a highly anticipated event in the design calendar, offering a glimpse into the future of design and showcasing the latest trends and techniques across various disciplines.”
Katya Walton x Charlotte Deal Collaborative Chair by Katya Walton
“In an analysis of home interiors of recent decades, Walton found that the amount of art in the home is dwindling as technology is prioritised. The ordinary person cannot afford to be a patron to artists.
“She created functional objects that act as a canvas for art. This chair was created through collaboration with printmaker Charlotte Deal.
“Walton’s current practice is concerned with looking and contemplation, using the abstracted motif of the window to explore both space and a sense of atmosphere. She is drawn to the light the window transfers – internal or external – looking out or looking in.
“Through this project, Walton hopes to support other creatives and offer new ways for people to engage with and invest in artistic work.”
Student: Katya Walton
School: University of Brighton
Course: BA (Hons) 3D Design and Craft
T.O.M by Jake Moran
“Tangible Organics Monitoring (T.O.M) explores how farmers can better access, understand and act on their data across arable and livestock systems.
“In response to increasing complexity around data ownership and digital tools, the project challenges how insights are currently communicated in the field.
“The outcome is a physical, monocular device that replaces dashboards with real-time, sensory interaction, aiming to make agricultural data more intuitive, actionable and farmer-friendly.”
Student: Jake Moran
School: Northumbria University Stand
Course: BA (Hons) Design for Industry
Memorphosis by Kim Lambert
“Memorphosis explores the concept of exosomatic memory – memory stored outside the body – and how it can be embedded in textile design.
“Influenced by Deleuze’s theory that memory is fluid and reshaped by present context, the project was inspired by personal references such as family photographs and nostalgic hometown landscapes, inspiring knitted forms that reinterpret the past.
“Textile structures are created using heat-reactive yarn and colour gradients reflecting the evolving nature of memory, with designs that shift in meaning and appearance.
“Intended for interior spaces, these pieces offer both conceptual depth and functional benefits like sound absorption.
“By treating textiles as carriers of memory, the work encourages preservation, reinterpretation and sustainable practices that reduce the need for constant consumption.”
Student: Kim Lambert
School: The Glasgow School of Art
Course: BA (Hons) Textile Design
Mementos: OS01 and HUB01 by Rory Williams
“Mementos OS01 and HUB01 is designed for the industry five paradigm – loss of tangibility in digital memory keeping and emotional disconnection in modern smart home products.
“It is manufactured using a casted composite of locally sourced natural materials.
“Working within a system, the OS01 allows for digital smell memory capture utilising a digital nose.
“Smell memories are then replicated and recalled through curated memory smell vials, which are inserted into the top of the hub where the scent is then expelled – all alongside showing the users captured visual memories through a digital screen.
“The idea was originally drawn from smells that Williams wanted to capture, after receiving a memory box from his grandparents containing all his family history.”
Student: Rory Williams
School: University of Plymouth
Course: BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
Aluminate by Amelia Hewitt
“Crafted from perforated, corrugated aluminium and coloured resin blocks, this piece manipulates light to enhance any space.
“The interplay of colour and light reflections provides calming, anxiety-relieving effects for the user.”
Student: Amelia Hewitt
School: BA (Hons) Product and Furniture Design
Course: Birmingham City University
Anatomy of a Creative by Aaratrika Goshal
“WMH&I is a branding agency based in Farringdon, London, who find the power of creativity in everything they do. They regularly update their street facing studio window with thought provoking and interesting displays.
“For their March window, WMH&I commissioned Aaratrika Goshal to create an illustration based on the concept ‘anatomy of a creative’.
“The idea was to pay homage to all creative thinkers whether designers, writers, strategists and beyond.
“Much like an anatomical chart, the illustration was developed with a central character depicting the different senses which enable creative function.
“Supported with witty copywriting and a joyful concept from the WMH&I team, Goshal was able to develop an exciting visual showcasing the little strengths that lie within a creative person.”
Student: Aaratrika Goshal
School: Nottingham Trent University
Course: MA Illustration and Graphic Design
Green: The Disguise by Jasmine Hassan
“In the convention of many myths, the symbolic rebirth and transformative power of the flesh is gifted from an old and withered Yusr to his golem who he has nurtured over the years.
“The flesh is a disguise, so that the vessel can trick the gods and enter paradise in Yusr’s name.
“Despite the gruesome nature of the scene, Hassan intended to imbue it with the mannered affectation of traditional mythologised and medieval styles – where in the allegorical meaning behind the narrative shone further than emotional connection.”
Student: Jasmine Hassan
School: Nottingham Trent University
Course: BA (Hons) Illustration
Shaul by Callum Knight
“Knight’s table is a striking exploration of sculptural form through its ceramic legs, which serve as the centrepiece of the design.
“Rooted deeply in sculptural traditions, these ceramic legs showcase a tactile, textured surface that invites both visual admiration and physical interaction.
“The ceramics are crafted with an organic, almost raw quality, emphasising natural imperfections and hand-built contours that echo the artistry of contemporary sculpture.
“Knight’s work draws on the expressive potential of ceramics not just as functional supports but as sculptural statements, where texture and form merge to elevate the table beyond mere utility into the realm of art.”
Student: Callum Knight
School: University of Staffordshire
Course: BA (Hons) Product, Furniture and Ceramics
Under The Microscope by Isabel Honey Coles
“Under the Microscope was inspired by the landscape of moss that grows in the walls and cracks of the urban scenery around Coles.
“The designer found beauty in their spherical forms and detailed textures. Her use of the ancient technique granulation is an integral part of her practice.
“It adds a material value and an intimate experience for the wearer as the technique requires a deep understanding of the materials and processes.”
Student: Isabel Honey Coles
School: Edinburgh College of Art
Course: BA Jewellery and Silversmithing
Salt Stained Hands by Lara Traub
“This collection illustrates the beauty of the Cornish coast and the importance of the local ecosystem. This is inspired by Traub’s admiration and love for the area and passion for the environment.
“The appreciation she has for the local artists is also conveyed in her work, through the combination of abstract shapes and mark making.
“This has been inspired by sculptor Barbara Hepworth as well as the detailed, landscape drawings depicting coastal topography.”
Student: Lara Traub
School: Falmouth University
Course: BA (Hons) Textile Design
Partnership content
This school show is a partnership between Dezeen and New Designers. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.
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