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Samir's seats have pride of place in MediaCityUK

Issued:27/01/12

Chairs designed by a Sheffield Hallam University furniture design student are now sitting proudly at the new headquarters of the BBC, MediaCityUK in...



Unusually-shaped mannequins creating magical fashions

Issued:20/01/12

They may look like extras from a horror film, but a series of custom-made mannequins are challenging University fashion designers to create tantalising...



Media artist wins research fund

Issued:29/11/11

An academic who specialises in media arts has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize for Performing and Visual Arts to further her research in the...



Fine art graduate nominated for prestigious Turner...

Issued:28/11/11

A former Sheffield Hallam University fine art student will find out next week whether he has won one of the art world's most high-profile awards. George...



Illuminating idea wins Forgotten Spaces Sheffield

Issued:26/11/11

A scheme that uses innovative smartphone technology to magically light up a dark footpath in Sheffield has won the first prize of £5,000 in the...



Collaborative design book 'most beautiful in China'

Issued:23/11/11

Sheffield Hallam University and the China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) have won a major award for a new collaborative design project.The organisations...



University shows its metal at KeyPiece exhibition

Issued:06/11/11

A Sheffield Hallam University artist is unlocking the secrets of creating art with metal at a new exhibition later this month. Dr Coilin O’Dubhghaill...



Thomas Heatherwick to give prestigious lecture

Issued:04/11/11

Internationally-renowned designer Thomas Heatherwick will speak at the sold-out annual Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) Lecture in London...



Design team give Yorkshire firms a taste of success

Issued:17/10/11

Small food and drink businesses across Yorkshire are serving up a real feast - thanks to a Sheffield-based design consultancy which has given them...



Enduring legacy for Sheffield’s most famous furniture...

Issued:08/09/11

Sheffield Hallam University is to rename one of its flagship city centre buildings after the city’s most famous furniture designers and philanthropists,...