De Montfort University to attend International Young Designer's Exhibition (YODEX) in Taiwan following string of design awards
Leicester, England (BUSINESS WIRE) - De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, one of only two UK Universities and 12 Universities worldwide to be invited to attend YODEX (15th to 18th May), one of the largest design fairs of its kind. This follows a large number of DMU students having been short listed for and winning a number of prestigious awards across the design sector, all during the month of April.
Chi Shing Lo, a second year BA(Hons) Product Design student at DMU, recently won the Royal National Institute for Deaf People's (RNID) competition entered by 100 design students from some of the UK's top design universities for his credit card-style device called Earcard.
Shing, who is from Hong Kong, said: "When needed, the earplug can be quickly and easily assembled. The judges said they particularly liked its convenient shape and potential to be used in a large range of environments."
Another DMU student, Craig Strangward, won the prestigious UK RSA award and 3,500 for his innovative design for a sustainable packaging for batteries to boost recycling rates.
Craig's winning design was a redesign of packaging for batteries. His idea for packaging would allow customers to slide the new batteries out and put used ones back in, and once they were all used, customers can send the batteries back to the company to be recycled.
The RSA prize is called The Wally Olins Opportunity Award, which was established by Wolff Olins, the company he co-founded and one of the world's leading brand consultancies.
Fashion Design student Kayleigh Flattery will see her work on the catwalk alongside designer greats such as Amanda Wakeley and Ann-Louise Roswald at an industry event in May.
One of just 12 finalists, Kayleigh, who is currently in her final year at De Montfort University, beat off competition from over 150 design students nationwide to win a coveted place in the Littlewoods ASBCI Student Design Award 2008.
Each short listed student will show two outfits at the ASBCI Industry Dinner on 20 May.
About YODEX YODEX 2008, which will be held at the Taipei World Trade Centre. De Montfort University representatives will be in the Overseas Design Colleges area.
De Montfort University Press Office+44-(0)116-2577021 news@dmu.ac.uk
Leicester, England (BUSINESS WIRE) - De Montfort University (DMU), Leicester, one of only two UK Universities and 12 Universities worldwide to be invited to attend YODEX (15th to 18th May), one of the largest design fairs of its kind. This follows a large number of DMU students having been short listed for and winning a number of prestigious awards across the design sector, all during the month of April.
Chi Shing Lo, a second year BA(Hons) Product Design student at DMU, recently won the Royal National Institute for Deaf People's (RNID) competition entered by 100 design students from some of the UK's top design universities for his credit card-style device called Earcard.
Shing, who is from Hong Kong, said: "When needed, the earplug can be quickly and easily assembled. The judges said they particularly liked its convenient shape and potential to be used in a large range of environments."
Another DMU student, Craig Strangward, won the prestigious UK RSA award and 3,500 for his innovative design for a sustainable packaging for batteries to boost recycling rates.
Craig's winning design was a redesign of packaging for batteries. His idea for packaging would allow customers to slide the new batteries out and put used ones back in, and once they were all used, customers can send the batteries back to the company to be recycled.
The RSA prize is called The Wally Olins Opportunity Award, which was established by Wolff Olins, the company he co-founded and one of the world's leading brand consultancies.
Fashion Design student Kayleigh Flattery will see her work on the catwalk alongside designer greats such as Amanda Wakeley and Ann-Louise Roswald at an industry event in May.
One of just 12 finalists, Kayleigh, who is currently in her final year at De Montfort University, beat off competition from over 150 design students nationwide to win a coveted place in the Littlewoods ASBCI Student Design Award 2008.
Each short listed student will show two outfits at the ASBCI Industry Dinner on 20 May.
About YODEX YODEX 2008, which will be held at the Taipei World Trade Centre. De Montfort University representatives will be in the Overseas Design Colleges area.
De Montfort University Press Office+44-(0)116-2577021 news@dmu.ac.uk
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