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DESIGN VENTURA. Placing design skills in a real world, business context via a user-led design challenge. Students compete for the chance to design a product that will be sold in the Design Museum Shop. PROJECT AIMS. Curriculum relevant project in real world context
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Placing design skills in a real world, business context • via a user-led design challenge. Students compete for the chance to design a product that will be • sold in the Design Museum • Shop.
PROJECT AIMS Curriculum relevant project in real world context Respond to a live brief Increase skills, confidence and ambition of young people Raise aspirations Bringing partnerships between learners, industry and museum
now at the start of the 8th year of the project: Over 47,000 students 1200 school groups from 700 school 131 volunteers from Deutsche Bank 161 Design volunteers 567 Teachers trained through CPD 0ver £7,500 raised for charity
SUPPORT FOR RUNNING THE PROGRAMME CPDfor teachers to extend their design practice. This can count towards credits for formal accreditation via the via Goldsmith’s Design Education MA. ExpertsSchools are supported by a community of business and design experts Visits and workshop State schools can come to the museum and participate workshop (first come first served basis) Website New website and free online resources; they can run the project at their own pace. Handling Collections - We provide a small sample of objects from the museum’s shop to help inform ideas to all teachers that attend a CPD session.
THE DESIGN VENTURA BRIEF Create a well-designed product to sell in the Design Museum Shop, that will retail at around £10 Winners see their idea made and on sale in the Design Museum Shop
KEY DATES July – August – Free Teacher CPD at the Design Museum and online 18 September - 20 October - we offer free workshops and visits to the Design Museum (Students get the chance to learn directly from design and business professionals in these sessions) 15 November - submission deadline for entries 8 December - Pitching event February 2018 - Celebration Event February – March 2018 - exhibition of top ten entries at the Design Museum
MUSEUM WORKSHOPS • Supported by a volunteer industry expert • Up to 30 students per workshop • Led by a museum educator.
Ventura Team: • Emilie or Catherine • Email: ventura@designmuseum.org • Web: ventura.designmuseum.org • Twitter: @DesignVentura GET IN TOUCH