A Soft Rebellion in Detroit
This enquiry questions the cultural representation of post-industrial cities, whose ‘reason for being’, their industry, has transformed so significantly that the use of their nicknames e.g. ‘The Motor City’ (Detroit), becomes a melancholy gesture that talks only about the past
The Copy
‘COPY’ explores the ways that crossing a historic medium like drawing with technological viewing platforms can open up a space for thinking about the ways images are communicated and conveyed
A Soft Rebellion in Paradise
This enquiry focuses on the post-industrial city of Sheffield, its female citizens, and their empowerment, explored through filmed participatory performance, and extends Brown’s methodologies developed in Detroit from 2015-2017.
Place in Time the work of Tim Simmons
The research ‘Place in Time’ originated in a commission from landscape artist Tim Simmons to develop a publication that would introduce his work to new and wider audiences
Art on Chairs
Paul Chamberlain was a major award winner of the ‘Art on Chairs’ international design competition.
Mirror III: Horizon
Mirror III: Horizon is a two-channel video installation. The project examines the challenges to trust that can occur when identities cannot be verified.
SuPPORT 4 All
This design research led by Reed focused on the development of a brassiere to improve the treatment accuracy, and dignity for women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.
Jamais fille chaste n’a lu de romans
This research explores the subversive potential of reading women, as errancy and transgression, in relation to sexuality and education is explored in work/s structured on the education of women and women as readers.
Sacred Spaces
Whilst increasingly rarefied in practice, the role of art for the modern church continues to be explored, questioned and debated, yet its application is often poles apart.
Pura Panela
Design Futures helped Pura Panela create a new identity to help convey its benefits and origin to the consumer