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This is the third in our series of ‘Where are they now?’ features on previous exhibiting students. We had an informal question and answer session with Daniel Weaver, who graduated from the BA (Hons) Film and Visual Effects degree with first … Continue reading
Red Bull Extreme Sports Venue
Julie Wyer, BA (Hons) Interior Design
Participation in extreme sports has seen a meteoric rise in the recent years. Interior Design graduate, Julie Wyer, has combined brand impact with clever use of space in her project ‘Adrenaline Junkie – Red Bull Extreme Sports Venue’.
The powerful visuals were on display during the Creative Spark 2013 exhibition, and stood out with their eye-catching splashes of colour and branding. Julie’s work will be on display at Collegiate learning centre as part of the new student art exhibition, which will be launched on 27th November.
Julie gave us an artist’s statement to support her work, which explained a little more about the design and the thinking behind it –
“Throughout studying interior design I gained a huge interest in branding and creating a successful customer experience. The space reinforces the brands values and ethos with exciting innovative design elements such as large voids and bridges connecting different areas. This also makes the brand personal to its clientele and provides small communities within a world of Red Bull. Red Bull is an already established brand where energy drink sales are consistently high, however Adrenaline Junkie provides added value through customer experience to ultimately gain brand loyalty, expand the brand further and create relationships with their customer base.”
Julie’s portfolio is available to view online at www.juliewyer.com – in the meantime, we’ll be posting information before the launch event here and on twitter and facebook.
This is the second of our “Where are they now” features, catching up with students who have exhibited their work in the learning centres in previous years.
Library visitors viewing Yanli’s display at the Art in Adsetts launch
Following her final year project from the BA (Hons) Interior Design course at Sheffield Hallam University, course lecturers and module leaders nominated Yanli’s piece on a garden restaurant for Park Hill, for display in the Art in Adsetts 2012 exhibition.
Yanli Shen was a model student in this regard, as she submitted a carefully written artist’s statement to be displayed alongside her work to allow audiences to read an interpretation of the piece. The framed piece was highlighted as part of a tour at the launch exhibition and has received positive feedback from visitors, staff and students alike. We asked Yanli’s permission to extend the duration of the display of the garden restaurant beyond the academic year, so that we can keep it for a few more years.
We were interested to know what direction Yanli chose after she completed her degree:
“Since graduating with a first class honours degree from the University, at Hallam, I secured a place on the MA Landscape architecture at Sheffield university. I chose this course to compliment the Parkhill project. I am currently in Edinburgh studying a MFA in Art Space and Nature. This will round off my education perfectly. Each course on completion has offered up the opportunity to further develop my knowledge in a supportive and encouraging environment. In the future, I plan to utilise my skills professionally in the spheres of Interior Design, Landscape, Space and Environmental Art.”
Yanli, and exhibitors like her, are a source of inspiration to staff, students and visitors who use our learning spaces. By displaying their creativity, we hope to inspire many more as they continue their journey to graduation and beyond.
Thanks and best wishes go to Yanli in her future.
