£750 award available for creative
practitioners to develop new products or services with latest technology
practitioners to develop new products or services with latest technology
People
working in creative industries in the Highlands and Islands are being invited
to submit ideas for a project exploring the role, impact and potential of new
design and manufacturing technology in their work.
working in creative industries in the Highlands and Islands are being invited
to submit ideas for a project exploring the role, impact and potential of new
design and manufacturing technology in their work.
The Glasgow School of Art’s Institute of Design
Innovation (InDI) is commissioning the project through the Digital Makers
Network, an initiative of the Creative Futures Partnership, a joint venture
between the GSA and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
Innovation (InDI) is commissioning the project through the Digital Makers
Network, an initiative of the Creative Futures Partnership, a joint venture
between the GSA and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
The
network explores the role of new digital design and manufacturing technologies
in creative rural enterprises, and researches the future for manufacturing
across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
network explores the role of new digital design and manufacturing technologies
in creative rural enterprises, and researches the future for manufacturing
across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
The
Digital Makers team is looking for proposals from individuals or groups that
combine new technology, such as 3D printing, with traditional methods of making in order to design and produce new
products or processes. People working in all disciplines are welcome to apply,
e.g. a ceramicist interested in incorporating laser-etched leather into their
work or a jeweller keen to use 3D printing to develop new products.
Digital Makers team is looking for proposals from individuals or groups that
combine new technology, such as 3D printing, with traditional methods of making in order to design and produce new
products or processes. People working in all disciplines are welcome to apply,
e.g. a ceramicist interested in incorporating laser-etched leather into their
work or a jeweller keen to use 3D printing to develop new products.
In particular, the team is interested
in hearing experimental ideas that challenge the capabilities of digital
manufacturing technologies. Proposals might focus on using new technology to
innovate a process; adopting new materials into current ways of making, or developing
new hybrid products that combine traditional production with digital
manufacturing.
in hearing experimental ideas that challenge the capabilities of digital
manufacturing technologies. Proposals might focus on using new technology to
innovate a process; adopting new materials into current ways of making, or developing
new hybrid products that combine traditional production with digital
manufacturing.
The successful commission will receive
a £750 award to cover access to new technologies and materials and develop
their idea to at least the prototype stage. InDI’s Digital Makers team will
also provide support during the project.
a £750 award to cover access to new technologies and materials and develop
their idea to at least the prototype stage. InDI’s Digital Makers team will
also provide support during the project.
“We are excited about this award and looking forward to
working with some great talent,” says Dr Paul
Smith, research fellow at InDI who leads the Digital Makers project. “There are some excellent artists, designers
and makers in the region, and we can’t wait to see what is possible when
you innovate from tradition.”
working with some great talent,” says Dr Paul
Smith, research fellow at InDI who leads the Digital Makers project. “There are some excellent artists, designers
and makers in the region, and we can’t wait to see what is possible when
you innovate from tradition.”
“The
Digital Makers award will stimulate valuable research for the Creative
Industries in the Highlands and Islands and beyond,” adds Iain Hamilton, Head of Creative
Industries at HIE. “It will also give people in the region
an opportunity to experiment with these technologies and apply them to their own businesses. We are
really looking forward to seeing the results”
Digital Makers award will stimulate valuable research for the Creative
Industries in the Highlands and Islands and beyond,” adds Iain Hamilton, Head of Creative
Industries at HIE. “It will also give people in the region
an opportunity to experiment with these technologies and apply them to their own businesses. We are
really looking forward to seeing the results”
The
commission call will open on 23 March and run until 20 April. The successful
project is expected to run for approximately three months.
commission call will open on 23 March and run until 20 April. The successful
project is expected to run for approximately three months.
Commissions
will be exhibited as part of the Digital Makers dissemination plan and insights
from the process will contribute to the research aims of the project.
will be exhibited as part of the Digital Makers dissemination plan and insights
from the process will contribute to the research aims of the project.
Those
interested in submitting a proposal should contact Paul Smith at InDI for an
informal discussion. p.smith@gsa.ac.uk
interested in submitting a proposal should contact Paul Smith at InDI for an
informal discussion. p.smith@gsa.ac.uk
For
further details of the project see Notes for Editors
further details of the project see Notes for Editors
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Notes for Editors
The
Digital Makers Network is a research project within the Creative Futures
Partnership between the Glasgow School of Art and Highlands and Islands
Enterprise.
Digital Makers Network is a research project within the Creative Futures
Partnership between the Glasgow School of Art and Highlands and Islands
Enterprise.
The Creative Futures Partnership
The Creative Futures Partnership (CFP) is a
pioneering partnership between The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) and Highlands
and Islands Enterprise (HIE). It has been established to deliver
transformational benefits for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
pioneering partnership between The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) and Highlands
and Islands Enterprise (HIE). It has been established to deliver
transformational benefits for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
The CFP
combines the GSA’s strengths in creativity and innovation with HIE’s economic
and community development expertise. Through research and teaching programmes,
the partnership is committed to the long-term and sustainable development of a
creative, entrepreneurial and internationally connected region.
combines the GSA’s strengths in creativity and innovation with HIE’s economic
and community development expertise. Through research and teaching programmes,
the partnership is committed to the long-term and sustainable development of a
creative, entrepreneurial and internationally connected region.
Design
Research in the Highlands and Islands
Research in the Highlands and Islands
The Institute of Design Innovation (InDI) is a
research institute within The Glasgow School of Art, which has been based in
Moray for more than four years.
research institute within The Glasgow School of Art, which has been based in
Moray for more than four years.
InDI researches the new qualities of design that
are needed to co-create the contexts in which people can flourish: at work, in
organisations and businesses, in public services and government. InDI’s wide
research portfolio covers the thematic areas of Work, Wealth and Wellbeing.
are needed to co-create the contexts in which people can flourish: at work, in
organisations and businesses, in public services and government. InDI’s wide
research portfolio covers the thematic areas of Work, Wealth and Wellbeing.