Arts and design news
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Meet Orbit, the interactive robot that looks to help children with autism spectrum disorders develop social skills
“Hey there. Allow me to introduce you to your new companion, Orbit, a robot you can play with and listen to. Not only can Orbit hear you, they can feel you too.”
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Alumna recognised for creative work in sustainable textile design
Abbey Hobbs (Textiles, Innovation and Design 2022) has won the Real Leather. Stay Different UK 2022 competition in the People’s Choice Category.
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Beyond the Bubble: Alumnae curate exhibition to share artwork
Anna Dermitzaki and Francesca Edwards are alumnae whose time at university was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. They used the experience as inspiration to expand their creative work outside of Loughborough and have recently curated an exhibition.
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The Access Group supports Loughborough graduates by displaying artwork at headquarters
The Access Group has recently selected a range of graduate artwork from the University’s Design, Creative Arts and Architecture Degree Show.
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Queen’s Baton designed by alumni and current student
Raymont-Osman Product Design is a company based in Warwickshire. Along with Birmingham Open Media and two other local design specialists, they were commissioned to design the Queen’s Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Three alumni and a current Loughborough student were involved in the development and design of this technological device.
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Successful deployment of the mOm Essential Incubator in Ukraine
Alumnus James Roberts is the CEO and Founder of mOm, who has recently announced the successful international deployment of the mOm Essential Incubator into Ukraine.
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ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley accepted for Enterprise Fellowship at Royal Academy of Engineering
Alumnus and ACT Medical founder Joseph Bentley (Product Design and Technology 2021) has won an 1851 Enterprise Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Engineering as he continues to develop his award-winning system for reducing the number of deaths from knife wounds.
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Alumna marks Platinum Jubilee with sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II
To mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the National Army Museum invited alumna Keziah Burt to sculpt a commemorative bronze portrait bust of Her Majesty.
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Alumna uses animation skills to support company rebranding
Kate Harwood is a social media intern at the start-up company The Garden, an online platform which supports academics and experts by giving them a space to share their expertise and research to a ‘community for the curious’ through interactive live talks and community discussions.
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Creative arts graduate Paige selected for New Designers’ One Year In show
Alumna Paige Denham (Textile Design 2019) is an artist, print designer and educator. This summer, Paige will be exhibiting at New Designers as part of the One Year In show.
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Graduate Artists Exhibition to launch in March 2022
This visual arts programme will consist of exhibitions, workshops and talks from 8 Loughborough graduate artists.
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Ian Storey – a personal insight into how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on the world of performing arts
The coronavirus pandemic has touched the lives of many across the world as we have seen regularly reported in news media. Many have lost loved ones and others have had their careers adversely affected. The work impact has been particularly keenly felt for those working across the arts industry, with many performers forced to pause their careers or look to new avenues of income generation after losing their regular work in theatres and music venues.
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Soprano Fleur hitting the screen on Christmas Day music special
Fleur McCole will be featuring in the BBC2 musical special ‘A Musical Family Christmas With The Kanneh-Masons’.
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Loughborough alumni strive to make disruptive change to cycling safety
Tether is a bike safety device that projects a safe zone around your bike, responds to road users around you and identifies safe and unsafe roads in your city.
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Accessible neonatal incubator designed by Loughborough graduate achieves first clinical use
A new, neonatal incubator designed by Loughborough graduate James Roberts saw its first ever clinical use in a UK hospital earlier this month.
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Alumna reveals Loughborough town centre mural installation
Florence “Flo” Sargent (BA Textile Design 2021) was commissioned in her final year at Loughborough to produce a mural for Luxurio Future Generations and McAleer & Rushe.
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Alumni sculptures mark remembrance
Graeme Mitcheson is a sculptor based in Leicestershire. Since graduating from Loughborough College of Art in 1995, he has been designing and creating large-scale public art, sculptures, and memorials of national significance.
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Graduate wins global industrial design award
Megan Lincoln (BA Industrial Design and Technology 2021) has been awarded the Industrial Design (Judge’s Vote) prize in the Global Design Graduate Show 2021 for her project, ‘SONA’.
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Four graduates shortlisted for Global Design Graduate Show awards
Four graduates from the School of Creative Arts have been shortlisted in the Global Design Graduate Show 2021, with three shortlists for the Product, Architecture and Interiors award.
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Illustration graduate features in Creative Review’s Gradwatch
Graduate Clémence Bahout (Graphic Communication and Illustration 2021) has been featured as one of ten creatives in Creative Review’s annual Gradwatch showcase.
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Alumnae publish lockdown inspired poetry zine
Three Loughborough alumni are amongst a group of six Loughborough-based women, who have published a zine of lockdown-inspired poems.
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Alumni launch Kickstarter for board game
Alumni couple Lottie and Jack Hazell co-founded their publishing company Birdwood Games in 2020, and will launch their first board game, Dog Park, on Kickstarter on 14 September.
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Children’s physiotherapy aid in development by alumna
Katie Michaels, a 2020 graduate of Industrial Design, has been working with Loughborough University’s Studio to start her own business.
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Creative alumna’s work featured on hit TV show
Teresa Wells established her own business four years ago, creating figurative sculptures out of bronze and steel.
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Shortlist for prestigious drawing prize includes alumni and student
Two Loughborough alumni and a student who joins the University for the new academic year are among 89 artists shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2021.
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Alumna project lights up Sydney Opera House
Lara Allen, is set to launch one of her most exciting projects to date – The Lighting of the Sails at the Sydney Opera House, Australia.
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Alumnus helps tell time across the world
In his retirement, alumnus Tony Moss has designed and built over 190 sundials for locations from Vancouver Island to Hong Kong.
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Alumna set to display artwork in Times Square
Francesca Edwards, who graduated with a degree in Fine Art in 2020, has won a competition in collaboration with Arts Thread to have her artwork 'Light Painting' displayed in the Nasdaq global headquarters office in Times Square, New York City.
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Shakera brings a modern approach to luxury fashion
A former student of the BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art (2012), Shakera Tayub found her passion for textiles and progressed on to study a BA in Textiles: Innovation and Design at Loughborough, graduating in 2015.
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The Fosse Foxes Art Trail by Pickle Illustration
Alumnae business Pickle Illustration is supporting the launch of a public art trail this week as part of the opening celebrations for the new ‘Fosse Park West’ Shopping Centre Developments in Leicester.
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Graduate sees success in first year as a full-time artist
Alumna Eden Mullane, who graduated with a degree in Textiles: Innovation and Design in 2019, took the plunge in the first UK coronavirus lockdown to become a full-time artist.
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Theatre Company set up by alumni
A new theatre company has been established by a group of alumni.
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Alumna artist sets up her own business
Sarah Lee who graduated with a degree in Industrial Design in 2020, has started a new venture, Today Sarah Made.
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Alumni businesses collaborate to support mental and physical well-being
Ian Scarrott and Caroline Plumer have joined forces to offer clients a plan to support both their physical and mental health goals.
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Alumna releases film highlighting the human need for companionship
Eleanor Dolan has released a new short film ‘The Brass Elephant in the Room’, which has been distributed by American production company Gunpowder & Sky to over 5.4 million subscribers on their platform ALTER.
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Alumnus commissioned by LU Arts to produce sculptural work on campus inspired by engineering forms and processes
Ian Tricker, an award-winning artist who graduated from Loughborough with a degree in Fine Art in 2013, won a competition launched in October by LU Arts, to design and create a new sculpture on the campus.
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Alumna launches new online sewing community
Alice Burnhope, a 2020 BA Textiles: Innovation and Design graduate, has launched a new community for sewers to unite.