DJCAD: Ones To Watch 2015 – Dione Bowlt

Dione Bowlt is an illustrator, ceramicist and jeweller whose work is currently on display as part of the DJCAD degree show at the University of Dundee. She is inspired by “climate change and its ecological impacts” and her work is “a humorous, optimistic and light-hearted approach to theses issues”. An excellent description because, as soon as I… View Post

DJCAD: Ones to Watch 2015 – Lewis Scott

  It’s impossible not to be instantly drawn to the WolFar display, designed by Textile Designer, Lewis Scott at the DJCAD degree show. The bright palette demands attention and the layering of colour and shapes captures the eye, quickly followed by the mind. There are actually two collections on display. The first, ‘Crumbled Greyscale Text’, is a… View Post

DJCAD Degree Show: Ones to Watch 2015 – Ryan Albert

On Friday I attended the opening night of Ones to Watch 2015, the degree show by the University of Dundee’s art school, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. Anyone who has been to the degree show before knows that it’s virtually impossible to see everything in one evening, so I headed straight to… View Post

Time x Kerrie Aldo

Last week I popped along to Time, a fairly new boutique in Dundee, to have a nosey around the latest pop-up by Kerrie Aldo. Founded last year by Nicola Donnelly, Time Lifestyle Boutique is located in city centre, on Reform Street. Nicola’s vision was to establish a lifestyle boutique that offered quality products with solid design credentials and… View Post

Dundee, City of Design

Just before Christmas it was announced that Dundee has become the first UK city to be awarded the UNESCO City of Design status, joining just twelve other cities worldwide, including Beijing, Berlin and Montreal. To celebrate, the city’s various creative outlets organised design-related events for both private guests and the public to enjoy. One of… View Post