Following the publication of MA Narrative Environments course leader Tricia Austin’s timely and important new book “Narrative Environments and Experience Design: Space as a Medium of Communication”, this week we managed to grab some time with her for a short interview. What is the central argument of the book? The book asserts that the …
” The shape, size, texture and design of a plate can affect how – and to what extent – we enjoy our food and the entire dining experience.” – Jelly Deng Graduate Jelly (Jialin) Deng’s final project ‘Whispery Savoury’ has been featured in Riposte and more recently, That’s Magazine online. The ‘Whispery Savoury’ project was …
Congratulations to Silvia Grimaldi, who’s director of studies is MA NE course leader Patricia Austin, on gaining her PHD for her work on Design for Narrative Experience in Product Interactions. Her research investigates the potential of narrative in product design to enhance sustainability. Engaging people emotionally with an object, for example through having that object …
For the second edition of our monthly In Practice series, featuring an MA Narrative Environments alumni, we talk with Luca Ponticelli, Designer at IDEO London. Luca Ponticelli lucaponticelli.com I am Visual Communication Designer with a background in Psychology. I worked across industries for the past few years at the intersection of brand, exhibition design and …
We catch up with Anna Lincoln in this very first edition of our ‘In Practice’ series, shining the spotlight on MA Narrative Environments alumni trajectories since graduating from the course. Anna Lincoln // annalincoln.co.uk Where are you working now? I work as a designer for the Arts, predominantly with museums and cultural institutions. Currently I lead the 2D team …
A major new exhibition celebrating the life and work of the Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney is open at the Bank of Ireland’s new Cultural and Heritage Centre in Dublin, designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) with MANE course tutor Claire Healy as senior designer. Taking visitors on a multi-sensory journey from Heaney’s modest roots through …
Sarah Featherstone, MA NE course tutor and co-founder of the architectural firm Featherstone Young, has been praised in a Guardian architectural review for the understated re-design of a covered market in Wrexham to include a new arts space. Tŷ Pawb, meaning “Everyone’s House” in Welsh, is designed as a space that unites art and commerce to …
Archinect this month ran an interview featuring our MANE course tutor Sarah Featherstone with “VeloCity”, her multidisciplinary team of 6 successful women in Architecture, Planning and Engineering who won the ‘The Cambridge to Oxford Connection: Ideas Competition. The VeloCity team met through PedElle, a charity cycling endurance event open to female riders working in the property …
Interview with MA Narrative Environments alumni Nele Vos and Alexander Goller on their latest project developing an interactive, e-learning module to explore some of the inequalities inherent in access to citizenship and freedom of movement. Read the article here.
Japanese design magazine Hakoniwa met MA Narrative Environments alum Sachiko Osawa to talk about her graduation project Yami-Ichi and her experience studying in London. This interview is in Japanese – read it here. Yami-Ichi has also been featured by Design Indaba (in English) – Read the full article here.
Be Inspired met Narrative Environments Graduate Takayuki Ishii, to discuss how he uses narrative theory, in his work with local places in rural and urban Japan. Article in Japanese.
Visiting critic and mentor Adam Scott of FreeState on smart cities vs human cities. “We believe that whether you are designing a coffee shop, a workplace or a new city you need to first understand what the ideal experience should be before working out what the ideal environment should be.”
Designer and Narrative Environments tutor Ingrid Hu talks to Inky Cloak about her approach to designing the set and costumes for We Raise Our Hands in The Sanctuary. Read the full interview with Ingrid Hu here. Dazed and Confused Magazine on Inky Cloak’s new play ‘We Raise Our Hands In The Sanctuary’ :
Alumnus Chirag Dewans talks about his time studying MA Narrative Environments at CSM. Read the full interview here.
The Modern House meets Narrative Environment’s architecture tutor Sarah Featherstone. Read the full interview here.