Green Grads, a project aimed at showcasing the works of design graduates committed to addressing environmental problems, has served as a platform for over 150 talented individuals across various disciplines for three years. It highlights their projects on sustainability, waste and pollution, circular production, biophilia, biodiversity and related themes. Among those who have featured in previous years are Alice Coomber, whose final product utilised old Sainsbury’s bags, and graduates who made a fresh material out of waste denim and converted discarded vapes into torches and lamps.
The not-for-profit initiative, which debuted in 2016, was established by design writer Barbara Chandler and later joined by exhibition director Michael Czerwinski. The project makes it easier for these graduates to connect with businesses, manufacturing firms, art galleries, design companies and the public whilst promoting them. It is financially backed by generous industry sponsors.
The showcase engages design graduates from art and engineering, as well as from ceramics, textiles, architecture, illustration, furniture design, fashion, and glass. Their works have been featured in the GreenGrads Hub located in the Heal’s department store, Grand Designs Live, and London Design Festivals.
Coomber, who graduated from the University of Brighton with a BA in 3D design and craft among others, expressed optimism after participating in Sho in Heal’s exhibition. She said, “I felt a growing sense of excitement from conversations I had with the other exhibitors and visitors who shared our interest in preserving the planet.”
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