Summer Design Scholarship opportunities

Category: Architecture, Design, Fashion Design, Film / Multimedia, Fine Arts, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Industrial design, Interactive, Interior Design, Landscape design, Packaging Design, Photography, Theatre Design

Okay, we want to help you to travel and learn this summer! So … stop what you’re doing right now and start creating. Why? Because Frontier is giving away two Summer Design Scholarships to your choice of three special universities in two amazing locations – Milan, Italy and San Diego, California.

And there’s some extra icing on this travel cake, Frontier is giving you an additional $1000 to spend on accommodation / travel expenses. All you need to do is have a current portfolio on Frontier and fill in the online application form (more details below).

So let’s get this straight… Travel. Study. Art. Cash. And it’s a scholarship!!!
We’re all about pushing creative boundaries on Frontier, and there is no better way to do this than visiting new, exciting locations and getting exposed to different knowledge, people and cultures. Frontier will award two members with summer scholarships to some of the hottest design short courses available!

These awesome summer short courses cover a wide palette of design disciplines, so wether you are in to graphics and photography, fashion, interior design, or you might want to improve your English language skills, you will find the most suitable programme for you.

San Diego is offering an immersive general exploration in design and the English language, while you get very specific courses in Milan that will take you to the next level in your chosen discipline.

And what do you have to do? NOTHING … well almost. We’ll be looking at your Frontier portfolio. So sign up to set one up or spice up your current one.

All you need to do to enter is:

  1. Log in or sign up to Frontier (if you haven’t done so already!)
  2. Upload a cool portfolio on Frontier  - we’d like to see a minimum of 6 pieces (preferably more) and all artwork must be your original creation of course
  3. Fill out this short scholarship application form here

This is too good an opportunity to pass you by.

Who knows…it might just be you winging your way to a foreign land, armed with a free Summer Scholarship and a $1000 cash to support you getting there. So get busy getting creative, pretty up your portfolio and APPLY NOW!!

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Domus Academy

Design and Fashion School in Milan, Italy
http://www.domusacademy.com/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Accessories Design
Masters in Business Design
Masters in Vehicle Design and Mobility
Masters in Design
Masters in Fashion Design
Masters in Fashion Management
Masters in Fashion Styling and Visual Merchandising
Masters in Interaction Design
Masters in Interior and Living Design
Masters in Service and Experience Design
Masters in Urban Vision and Architectural Design

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NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti

Milan, Italy
http://www.naba.it/

Relevant Courses:

Bachelor of Art in Painting and Visual Arts
Bachelor of Art in Design
Bachelor of Art in Fashion Design
Bachelor of Art in Graphic Design and Art Direction
Bachelor of Art in Media Design and Multimedia Arts
Bachelor of Art in Theatre Design
Masters of Art in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies
Masters of Art in Communication Design
Masters of Art in Fashion and Textile Design
Masters of Art in Design
Masters of Art in Film and New Media
Master in Photography and Visual Design

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NewSchool of Architecture + Design

San Diego, California
http://www.newschoolarch.edu/

Relevant Courses:

Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Master of Construction Management
Master of Architecture
Master of Science in Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture
Masters in Interior and Living Design

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Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://www.santafeuniversity.edu/

Relevant Courses:

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Studio Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Arts
Creative Writing and Literature Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Graphic Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Digital Arts
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Moving Image Arts (Film/ Video)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Contemporary Music
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Photography
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Design
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Performance

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Media Design School

Premium Design Academy in Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.mediadesignschool.com/

Relevant Courses:

Diploma of Digital Creativity
Diploma of Creative Advertising
Bachelor Software Engineering (Game Programming)
Bachelor of Creative Technologies (Game Art)
Bachelor of Art and Design (3D Animation and Visual Effects)
Bachelor of Media Design (Graphic Design, Interactive, Motion Graphics)

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Illuminations from Wonderglass

Category: Fine Arts, Furniture Design, Interior Design

Man oh man! These lights are so beautiful, very chic and very dramatic. This is the work of new brand Wonderglass, recently debuting at Salone del Mobile. Each of the four glass lights, or chandeliers if you will, embody their own unique atmospheres.

As someone who is perpetually frustrated with the lighting situation in my home (bad shadows and harsh down lights abound) I just can’t get enough of these awesome creations. Wonderglass is headed by Maurizio Mussati, CEO of Established & Sons, and is based in both Venice and London. Mussati enlisted four prominent designers to each create a light that reflected the Venetian culture of glass-blowing. And boy did they come to the party. The designers consist of (in order of imagery above) Nao Tamura, Zaha Hadid, Nendo and Jaime Hayon.

I love Tamura’s Flow(T) series, the murky greens mixed with whites evoke the dynamic of a water-logged city…..the ‘horizon’ line that runs through the series of lights ties the cluster together perfectly. Another goodie, shown in the next two images, is Swarm by Zaha Hadid which consists of 16,000 crystals. The way that form protrudes from this curtain of crystals is subtle, yet quietly decadent. For more on the other pieces of this collection check out wonderful wonderful Wonderglass here.

Renee Barker

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Domus Academy

Design and Fashion School in Milan, Italy
http://www.domusacademy.com/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Accessories Design
Masters in Business Design
Masters in Design
Masters in Fashion Styling and Visual Merchandising
Masters in Interaction Design
Masters in Interior and Living Design
Masters in Service and Experience Design
Masters in Urban Vision and Architectural Design

Get in touch now:

 

NewSchool of Architecture + Design

San Diego, California
http://www.newschoolarch.edu/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Interior and Living Design

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Timorous Beasties

Category: Design, Interior Design

I first came across Timorous Beasties when I was covering Salone del Mobile and was instantly taken by the bold use of colour in their fabrics and the manner in which is was then used. Full of imperfections, bugs, butterflies and flooding water, Timorous Beasties definitely approaches this furnishing in a unique way. The company was founded in 1990 by the Glaswegian Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, after meeting while studying textile design at the Glasgow School of Art, a school with a heritage in the Arts and Crafts movement.

They pair quickly became known for their contemporary take on ‘Toile de Jouy’, a style of imagery painted onto fabrics in Napoleonic France times. Like the original Toile de Jouy’s, which often depicted drinking and debauchery, Timorous Beasties focus on the under-belly of society. Bugs and moths and decay are the basis of their repeated compositions, but created in these beautifully saturated colours. The result is something that is not only striking but also incredibly detailed all with a hint of the macabre.

Working with all sorts of top companies (even Nike has had them in to work), the full collection from Timorous Beasties is well worth a look. Check it all out here:

Logan Bradley

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Domus Academy

Design and Fashion School in Milan, Italy
http://www.domusacademy.com/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Interior and Living Design

Get in touch now:

 

NewSchool of Architecture + Design

San Diego, California
http://www.newschoolarch.edu/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Interior and Living Design

Get in touch now:

 

Bohlin to lecture at NSAD

Category: Architecture, Design, Fine Arts, Interior Design, Landscape design

The NewSchool of Architecture and Design sure know how to reel in the big names for their students. Only a few weeks back we were discussing the exciting Spring Design Studio being hosted by the Bjarke Ingels Group for fourteen NSAD students. Now, we hear that architectural magnate Peter Bohlin is to give a lecture on the 1st of May titled Soft Modernism – the nature of circumstance.

Bohlin, part of internationally recognised firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ), has been involved with a host of amazing projects such as ongoing work designing stores for Apple, work for public institutions and some big name residential housing. Check it out here – there is so much to look at! In fact there was so much to choose from that I spent an age picking one out to share with you. Anyway, I finally settled on this extraordinary creation, which is the Waipolu Gallery and Studio built in Oahu, Hawaii. This structure is an unusual shape but seems to meld with the landscape effortlessly. I love the huge windows that let the outside in, while still shielding the artworks from the strong Hawaiian sunlight.

This lecture is a must-see for NSAD students, if you’re looking for an inspiring viewpoint on architecture and its place within society this promises to be a goodie!

Frontier

Images: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

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NewSchool of Architecture + Design

San Diego, California
http://www.newschoolarch.edu/

Relevant Courses:

Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Arts
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Master of Construction Management
Master of Architecture
Master of Science in Architecture
Master of Landscape Architecture
Masters in Interior and Living Design

Get in touch now:

 

Domus Academy

Design and Fashion School in Milan, Italy
http://www.domusacademy.com/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Interaction Design
Masters in Interior and Living Design
Masters in Urban Vision and Architectural Design

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Salone Highlights: Tools for Living

Category: Design, Fashion Design, Furniture Design, Interior Design

Among the standouts for this year Salone was the collaboration between OMA and Knoll. The creation? A range of items called Tools for Living. In much the same way as Le Corbusier referred to his buildings ‘as machines for living in’, OMA and Knoll created these items to work for you, the owner, the user and the commander. Not only does this allow complete control to adjust the furniture to suit your needs, but it also adds a wonderful sense of play to the collection.

Rem Koolhaas commented: “We wanted to create a range of furniture that performs in very precise but also in completely unpredictable ways, furniture that not only contributes to the interior but also to the animation of the interior.”

On top of this, they also look very cool in a brilliantly 70′s kind of way. And Prada thought so too! Using the range to compliment their 2013 mens Autumn Winter range. There’s a lot of goodness going on there!

Logan Bradley

Photographs: OMA

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Domus Academy

Design and Fashion School in Milan, Italy
http://www.domusacademy.com/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Interior and Living Design

Get in touch now:

 

NewSchool of Architecture + Design

San Diego, California
http://www.newschoolarch.edu/

Relevant Courses:

Masters in Interior and Living Design

Get in touch now: