Digua Community – a space originally designed, programmed and run as Shu Zhou’s MA Narrative Environments Major Project – has been shortlisted for The Design Museum’s 2018 Beazley Designs of the Year. “Digua Community is an experimental social design project transforming unused air raid shelter basement spaces into shared community spaces. The vision of Digua …
Rising automation, digital learning and changing student expectations coupled with demand for life long education are shaping how, where and what we learn. – Arup Foresight. Following a collaboration with MA NE students to visualise the future of higher education learning environments, Arup Foresight have published a Future Campus Report exploring the major trends shaping …
Two weeks ago today our Degree Show opened, showcasing the wide range of incredible work by our graduating MA NE creative superheros! If you didn’t get a chance to visit the show in person, here are some snapshots from some of the students displays for you to enjoy.
Tokyo based MA NE graduate Yuka Kawamoto created an 8 m tall Knowledge Forest / Chi No Mori installation inspired by books and knowledge maps, in Toyama Library. The Knowledge Forest [知の森 – chi no mori] is an interactive design installation which acts as a metaphorical Tree of Knowledge, allowing participants to share their favourite …
Big congratulations to Rhiannon Williams who won 2018 Spatial Practices Prizes sponsored by Knight Frank for her MA NE final project Fracture Edit. The other prize winners included MA Architecture students Louis Lupien, Billy Adams and Freddie Wiltshire. We are also proud of Spatial Practices prize nominees MA NE students Erica Corina Jensen and Ankita …
Café Odyssey is a pop-up coffee shop with a difference set up by 2nd Year MA NE student Ronnie Chou. The Peckham based pop-up café offers free coffee with a specially designed receipt – a map showing local shops and organisations that contribute to the contested narrative of gentrification in and around Southwark. The aim of …
The MI CASA exhibition by 2nd year MA NE student and artist Cruz Maria Vallespir comprises a one ‘Story-House’ structure in which visitors discover a migrant’s story told through recorded audio and intricate thread drawings of treasured places, people and objects. Come see Cruz’s exhibition, hear poetry read by Sonia Quinteros and participate in a drawing and …
In early May, MA NE 1st years took a field trip to Macedonia for a week to research and envision new narratives for the capital city Skopje. Macedonia is consolidating its identity, having gained independence from former Yugoslavia in 1991. In an effort to establish a distinctive national character in the capital, the current government introduced …
A collaboration between MA Narrative Environments, Central Saint Martins, UAL and ARUP Foresight and Innovation. MA Narrative Environments joined up with Arup Foresight, who specialise in identifying trends shaping the future of the built environment, to imagine how technological convergence could change London. Arup’s contribution to the London cityscape over the past 70 years can …
With the global population likely to hit 8.5 billion by mid 2030, there is a growing need to explore the possibilities for high quality and sustainable housing solutions. Future Living Lab Space 10 invited students from Central Saint Martins to imagine the possibilities of shared living. The collaboration bought together students from MA Narrative Environments, …
We are so proud of our talented graduates Tom Butler and Julie Howell who, with collaborators Lea Nagan and Anna Lincoln, worked on the on the research and narrative design of EXILE – part of the 2017 National Trust exhibition Prejudice And Pride which has just been shortlisted for Museums and Heritage best Temporary or Touring …
MANE 1st Year students have created innovative designs to help facilitate the transition of mental health and disability day care services in Camden into a new building in Kentish Town, called The Greenwood Centre. The students were invited to contribute to the co-creation of transformative narratives and place-based propositions that respond to local social challenges. …
Feminist Internet is a future-focused collective made up of 16 multi-disciplinary artists and designers, including MANE 2nd Year student Rhiannon Williams, who aim to create an equal and just internet for all. A UAL project, the Feminist Internet originated from a 10 day intensive studio session to re-imagine the internet in a way that does …
MANE 1st Year Team members Layan Al Saud – Architecture and Urban Planning, Project Managment Mateusz Gidaszewski – Art, Design, Project Managment Yiyao Lai – Spatial Design Yu Sun – Product Design Homepage ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The four Storyshapes projects partner Year 1 MANE students with clients to explore the process and possibilities of ‘narrative environments’. The …
Visual Storyboarding tools for public engagement and social justice in Fukuoka – Japan Supported by: Saito Komuten <http://www.saito-k.com> Bouun <http://bouun.shop-pro.jp> TYO <http://group.tyo.jp/en/> Ryo graduated MANE in 2008, and currently, he is a PhD candidate at Identity In, and Through, the Built Environment – CSM. The aim of his research is to develop new inclusive methods …
A big thank you to everyone who came to visit us at CSM for the 2018 Work in Progress Show. It was a vibrant evening where guests had the opportunity to engage with the students, discuss their work and leave valuable feedback. A huge thank you to all our visiting critics who lead engaging and …
How can play areas in cities open up new ways to interact with and experience space? Narrative Environments’ alum Leticia Lozano works at Laboratory para la Ciudad in Mexico City and leads the playful city research area. Here, they explore the scope of play as a tool for urban development, placemaking, underused public space activation and social cohesion, and …
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.
This toolkit was developed by Shibboleth Shechter and Tricia Austin in collaboration with MA Narrative Environments students. The Life and Death Toolkit helps design students to reflect on the sustainability of their projects and make informed decisions throughout their design process. The toolkit consists of two sets of prompt cards and a worksheet. The prompt …
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.
The MANE Degree Show is is finally here, and we are ready to celebrate a wide range of talents and creative superpowers. Just come and see for yourself. You’ll find us in The Crossing at the entrance to CSM. Look for the flags! We’re open to the public all week: Wednesday 21 to Friday 24 …
Second year student Sachiko Osawa was invited to give a guest lecture at International Christian University, Tokyo Japan, where she graduated from in 2010. She was invited to speak for the students on the Cultural Studies course about Narrative Environments at CSM, and her current major project “Yami-ichi” – a non-monetary art auction. Sachiko was …
Work in Progress Show 2017 has been held at CSM and thanks to all who came to visit us! Our show was not just about our work, but also about our visitors’ feedback. A huge thank you to all our visiting critics, and well done second years. Fantastic discussion and debate at the Work In …
In the Story Shape project MANE first year students explore the process and possibilities of ‘Narrative Environments’. The students will try to spark change through designing a sequence of events and spaces that, for an identified group of people, will Take them on an intellectual and emotional journey that changes their perception of a place …
We’re co-organising Chaos at the Museum: Infiltrating the Urban Fabric – Re-Envisioning Exhibition Design in Buenos Aires, 17–20 November 2016. Delegates from around the world will convene in Buenos Aires for four days of re-envisioning exhibition design, focusing specifically on the global trend to turn the museum “inside out”, extending museums beyond their walls into …
Alum Radha Mistry is speaking at the Future of People launch at MIT Media Lab, Saturday 3 December in Boston. Book a place to explore how science and technology impact the human body, mind, and society.
Alumnus Chirag Dewans talks about his time studying MA Narrative Environments at CSM. Read the full interview here.
A collaboration between Central Saint Martins’ MA Narrative Environments and Arup Foresight + Research + Innovation. Declining physical activity is a global phenomenon, affecting both developed and increasingly developing nations. Many parts of our daily life have been mechanised and urban dwellers appear to create paths of ‘least resistance’ or effort and, as a result, …
Head to the Isle of Dogs to explore Anna Lincoln’s Narrative Environments final year project, and join in the rediscovery of the Isle of Dogs heritage board walking-trail, first installed 20 years ago, now updated to feature unseen archive images and personal accounts of island life from the locals who tell it best. Read more about the …
Poetrics is the result of a competition run in partnership between Google and Central Saint Martins to create an “interactive experience for the Kings Cross community”. Poetrics was designed by MA Narrative Environments students Laura Ventura Ricart, Yunqi Cai and Emily Kimura. Poetrics is an interactive art installation that turns random words into poetry that then …