Working with Industry Partners
This year, our students have been fortunate to work on exciting, collaborative Live Projects with Vitra, Tom Faulkner Furniture Ltd, Habitat, and Kevala Ceramics based in Bali. Thanks to our modest class sizes, our student’s benefit from one-on-one contact with Design Teams from these renowned Global brands. This gives them dynamic industry experience and impressive portfolios.
A unique opportunity to design a ceremonial mace
Alongside students from MA Ceramics, our PFC students were invited to design and present a concept for a ceremonial mace for Fenton - one of the six towns that makes up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. Under the guidance of Keith Brymer Jones, and judged by civic and business leaders - the standard of design was extremely high. Two winning teams were ultimately picked to now collaborate on the construction of the mace using materials and expertise from local manufacturers and businesses.
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Habitat Live Briefs
The winning projects for the live briefs from Habitat have been judged this Spring. The Habitat award for exciting new kids product was awarded to second year Product, Furniture, Ceramics student – Millie Herbert, whilst the winner of the Habitat sustainability award went to Joanne Hopwood; a Level 5 PFC student for her furniture design based on product longevity.
Award-winning legacy
Students on Product, Furniture Ceramics are no strangers to winning awards.
Our class of 2024 won nationally recognised commendations of The New Designers Tom Faulkner Furniture award for distinct excellence in furniture & craftsmanship, along with The Seymour Powell Loves award for furniture innovation and craftsmanship. These are in addition to winning, The Potclays National Graduate Award for Excellence in Clay, The Keith Brymer Jones – Promising Young Maker Award - 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize for Excellence in Clay awarded by Valentine Clays and
the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair award for talented young makers for the 6th consecutive year.
We're proud to support the nest generation of talented designer-makers.