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Invitation to exhibition of work by BA Art and Design students

The first-year's exhibition will be held at Red Eric Studios in Leeds, on 2^nd and 3^rd May, 2012; and the second-year's exhibition will be held in the School of Design on 14^th-18^th May.

Reveal: School of Design Degree Show 2012

You are invited to Reveal: the School of Design's Degree Show. This is a great opportunity to view work created by our final year students. The show runs from 18th to 22nd June, 9am - 5pm, and is based mainly in the Clothworkers Central Building with some works exhibited across campus.

Invitation to Armenian Artist's Exhibition in the School of Design

You are invited to attend the exhibition of young Armenian Artist, Vahag Hamalbashyan, in the School of Design.

Vahag is one of a new generation of Armenian artists and his work, influenced by Pop, is collage, grafitti and figurative images, over-painted à la Sigmar Polke on other images / panoramas. Vahag was selected as the first artist to participate in a new exchange project set up by the School of Design's Professor Ken Hay and the AKOS foundation - which organises artists' residencies in Armenia.

The exhibition is in the School of Design's Corridor Gallery, 30^th April - 4^th May, with the opening event Tuesday 1^st May - all Welcome.

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Invitation to ‘Dress Rehearsal II’: An Exhibition of Garments from the Yorkshire Fashion Archive

If you missed the first highly praised exhibition of the School of Design’s Yorkshire Fashion Archive at Salts Mill, or would like the opportunity to view it again, you are invited to attend ‘Dress Rehearsal II’ at the University of Leeds.

This stunning exhibition showcases a selection of beautiful and informative garments donated to the archive, along with the history and images of the garments and their wearers – including their actual ‘voices’ and anecdotes. The Yorkshire Fashion Archive provides a fascinating insight into Yorkshire life in the 20th Century, as revealed through clothing and accessories; and photos, information and anecdotes about the garments, their wearers and the situations in which they were worn. Key to the project is the belief that a garment is more than just ‘the threads of its construction’ - it represents (the life of) the person who wore it. ‘Dress Rehearsal II’ runs from 20^th April – 17^th May 2012; Tues – Fri, 9:30 - 4:30; at the University of Leeds International Textiles Archive (ULITA), St Winifred’s Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, The University of Leeds. Admission is free.

School of Design Professor’s Invention Features on Channel 4 Series

The invention of the School of Design’s Professor Stephen Burkinshaw - his ‘virtually waterless washing machine’, featured on Channel 4’s new series ‘Home of the Future’.

The programme shows how a typical family can use cutting edge technologies and gadgets to tackle challenges such as energy and water use, as they seek to adapt to low carbon living.

Professor Burkinshaw’s machine uses up to 90% less water than a normal washing machine, by drawing cleaning power from reusable, stain-absorbing nylon beads.

Professor Burkinshaw is an internationally-recognised expert in the science of textiles and dyeing and founder of the University of Leeds’ spin-out company Xeros Ltd., which secured funding and worked with major companies to commercialise their patented technology.

Xeros’ Chief Executive, Bill Westwater has also been selected by The Big Bang - the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK, to participate in its ‘Future Minds’ panel.

Chaired by Gadget Show presenter Ortis Deley, Future Minds will ask business leaders to predict what the world may be like in 2050 and will help visitors to understand how companies like Xeros are pioneering technology aimed at creating more sustainable approaches to using and protecting natural resources.

Future Minds takes place at The Big Bang, on 15-16 March at the NEC Birmingham.

‘Portrait’ exhibition at the Corridor Gallery

A new exhibition by artist Ihab Hanafy is available, on 22^nd March to 4^th April, at the School of Design's Corridor Gallery. The exhibtion consists work in a series of ‘Portrait’ paintings drawn and painted with soft pastel, pencil colour, charcoal on Cardboard and oil painting on Canvas, addressing notions of reality and imagination. In particular the pieces, inspired by human faces, aimed to present and demonstrate the expressive value of colour.

Climate Week Awards

Congratulations to Professor Stephen Burkinshaw whose research into waterless washing has recently won an award for the best technological breakthrough at the 2011 Climate Week Awards. This achievement was noted at a recent meeting of Council.

Last update: 30^th April 2012