Central Saint Martins: Recent Episodes
Central Saint Martins
We are a world-renowned arts and design college. Our main campus is located in the award-winning Granary Building at the centre of London's King's Cross. We also have a campus at Archway. We are part of University of the Arts London. Our alumni include artists and designers who have challenged and shaped the world around us. These include Turner Prize and Oscar winners, as well as Royal Designers for Industry and Royal Academicians.
Oral history interview 10/89/24 with Professor Emeritus Jeremy Till, a British architect, educator and writer, and Head of Central Saint Martins and Pro Vice-Chancellor of University of the Arts London from 2012 to 2022. The opinions expressed in this interview are those of the interviewee, and do not represent the views of any other party.
Professor Lorraine Gamman, Director of the Design Against Crime Research Lab, discusses The Story Inside, a project by Carlotta Allum, PhD Student and Director, Stretch Charity.
Anoushka Khandwala, tutor on MA Graphic Communication Design, discusses Guillem Rojo Torres’s project, ‘My Dear Boy’.
Graduate Bhairavi (Bee) Yogasivam interviews Professor Lucy Kimbell about the project Design in 2040.
Journalism student Gracie Eastwood discusses Professor Alistair O’Neil’s exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery, A Hard Man is Good to Find!
Michela Zoppi, tutor on BA Graphic Communication Design, discusses Safa Zanad’s project, ‘The Original Swiss’.
Jesus Felipe Querol, Senior Lecturer on CSM’s Product & Industrial Design course, discusses Colostomirror by Beatriz Ceni Lopes.
MA Narrative Environments tutor, Xavi Llarch Font, discusses Siddhi Ghodgaonkar’s work, ‘Snowhere’.
Adrian Allen, Stage Leader for Product and Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins, discusses Funmi Olawuyi’s project, ‘Eso Extensions’.
Ian McIntyre, Lecturer in Ceramic Design at Central Saint Martins, discusses Felix McCrossen-Sadler's project, ‘ReRoasted’.
Freya’s architecture tutor at Central Saint Martins, Gaia Crocella, talks about ‘The Forest Tith Barn’.
Architecture tutor and Senior Lecturer in Climate Studies at Central Saint Martins, Catalina Mejia Moreno, discusses Sarah Osei’s project, ‘Let Me Land’.
Barbara Paes, Technical Specialist in Central Saint Martins’ Grow Lab, discusses Paul Treichl’s project, ‘Planetary Education: the biota as pedagogy’.
Tamsin Blanchard, journalist and Pathway Lead on BA Fashion Journalism at Central Saint Martins, discusses Jane Zheng’s project, ‘Steam Steam Day Up!’.
Lucy Bolland, Innovation coordinator, interviews Max Warren, silversmith and Stage 2 Leader BA Hons Jewellery Design at CSM, about the Maison/0 project, Prototyping Creative Circularity for Luxury Tableware.
This podcast, ‘Exploring the Intersections of Cultural and Social Value in Creative Practice’, hosted by Professor Mick Finch (UAL – m.finch@csm.arts.ac.uk) brings together experts from diverse fields: Professor Christopher Smith (Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council), Dr Patrycja Kaszynska (AHRC Cultural Value Project and UAL), and Dr Eli Hatleskog (AD Social Value in Architecture and UAL). They discuss the profound impact of social and cultural value on society. The conversation delves into the historical origins, measurement challenges, and inter-/transdisciplinary approaches to understanding and integrating social value. It explores the importance of creative practices in fostering more sustainable, resilient communities and reflects on how these values can be effectively communicated and incorporated into policy and practice. This conversation offers a comprehensive exploration of social and cultural value, providing valuable insights for academics and practitioners dedicated to enhancing the societal impact of creative practices. Topics covered:•Defining social and cultural value•Challenges in measuring social value •Systemic and holistic approaches•Inclusive and participatory methods•Recommendations for confident, integrated approaches to valuing creative practices----------------------------------------The T-Factor project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 868887. This podcast reflects only the author’s views and the European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.Image: From left to right: Christopher Smith, Patrycja Kaszynska and Eli Hatleskog
The MA Communicating Complexity in conversation podcast invites Katie Stotter, a creative practitioner specialising in strategy, innovation and transformation across a broad range of sectors. As Strategy Director at CINT and a trustee at Pancreatic Cancer UK, Katie is experienced in people management, company leadership and serves as a board member. She's particularly interested in the ethical challenges of emerging technologies and the responsibility of tech companies to their users.MA Communicating Complexity in conversation is a podcast investigating how creative practice might respond to complex global challenges. How will future creative teams collaborate in the face of supercomplexity? We are bringing together a range of different practitioners from industry and within UAL to discuss some of these ideas and how they apply them in practice. This podcast is hosted by Laura Knight, Course Leader for MA Communicating Complexity at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
The third episode of our MA Communicating Complexity in conversation podcast welcomes Hanna Kops, who’s practice ranges from strategy and leadership, to innovation and design. Hanna co-leads Transport for London's digital team, the team behind the TfL Go app. The TFL Go app includes an innovative new approach to digital maps and inclusive design. Hanna is also a visiting lecturer at the Royal College of Art and has led design teams, innovation projects, wide ranging culture change programmes, and was the cofounder of a design studio.MA Communicating Complexity in conversation is a podcast investigating how creative practice might respond to complex global challenges. How will future creative teams collaborate in the face of supercomplexity? We are bringing together a range of different practitioners from industry and within UAL to discuss some of these ideas and how they apply them in practice. This podcast is hosted by Laura Knight, Course Leader for MA Communicating Complexity at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
To kick-off our MA Communicating Complexity in conversation podcast, we've invited Ruth Annett-Sixta, an Employability Practitioner at University of the Arts London. Through discussion, Ruth speaks to uncertainty surrounding students as they engage with and position themselves in relation to the creative industries.MA Communicating Complexity in conversation is a podcast investigating how creative practice might respond to complex global challenges. How will future creative teams collaborate in the face of supercomplexity? We are bringing together a range of different practitioners from industry and within UAL to discuss some of these ideas and how they apply them in practice. This podcast is hosted by Laura Knight, Course Leader for MA Communicating Complexity at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
Freelancing at the RCA, working with Richard Hollis and the Crafts Council, and co-teaching with Andy Altman
Discussing whether it was beneficial to have been taught graphic design before the invention of computers and the significance of Phil’s technician, Malcolm
How Phil got access to the Mac and what he and fellow students thought of the original device
Being part of the penultimate year of the original St Martin’s course, the merging of the Central and St Martin’s schools, and teaching typography on the joint course
How Phil and his student peers went against the brief of their first term project and bonded during the process of turning it into a play
By Hanya Elghamry, Helen McGarry, Sol Mussa, Zhongge Sui, Giulia Ricci, Duong Thuy Nguyen
The secretions of an organism is a collective of thoughts, a posture, an attitude toward life that triggers the collapse into a work practice of histories, identities, images, sensibilities, dreams, hopes, and futures.
Using the London Underground as a medium of transport to implement a Reassemblage form of thinking. The secretions of an organism is an operation of the suspect, inquiring, reframing, and layout-creating, made to rewrite reality.
Reassemblages CSM Museum and Study Collection Window Gallery
1 Granary Square King's Cross London N1C 4AA Tuesday 5 July – Wednesday 27 July 2022
Reassemblages is a collection of collaborative responses to the British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection by MA Fine Art and MRes Art: Moving Image students.
British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection is a unique research collection dedicated to the work of UK and international moving image artists. It comprises of copies of film and video works, publications, paper documents, posters as well as other material relating to artists’ moving image. The collection is part of Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection.
Inspired by material in the collection these imaginative new works produce new associations, meanings, and resonances.
The pandemic and the climate crisis have forced necessary, if painful, change on the fashion industry. In a period of tumultuous transformation, guests Daniel W. Fletcher, Esme Young, Yoanna Liu, Fabio Piras, Matty Bovan, Mary Katrantzou, Stephen Jones, Campbell Addy and Olubiyi Thomas discuss contemporary issues and the future of fashion.
Logo design: Lowri Cooper
We need reminding of fashion’s role as a force for joy in everyday life. The pressure on creatives in the fashion industry can be debilitating, exacerbated by broader pressures facing us all in a world full of problems. Guests Fabio Piras, Dimitra Petsa, Mary Katrantzou, Stephen Jones, Matty Bovan, Esme Young, Olubiyi Thomas and Campbell Addy share their thoughts.
Logo design: Lowri Cooper
Creative fashion communication is integral to the process of presenting great fashion design. Exploring the roles of fashion media and fashion shows, guests Olubiyi Thomas, Yoanna Liu, Esme Young, Matty Bovan, Daniel W. Fletcher, Fabio Piras, Dimitra Petsa, Mary Katrantzou and Campbell Addy reflect on the power of communication – and how lessons from the pandemic have changed the way we communicate.
Logo design: Lowri Cooper
This episode explores the urgent need for change in the industry, ranging from how we treat people and the planet to exploration of the power of fashion as a part of a healing process. Guests include Greek designer Dimitra Petsa, photographer Campbell Addy and Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Course Director Fabio Piras, sharing their thoughts on how the fashion world can change.
Logo design: Lowri Cooper
What sparks great ideas for fashion designers? In our second episode, Central Saint Martins alumnae, including designer Mary Katrantzou, milliner Stephen Jones and menswear designer Olubiyi Thomas, share thoughts on nurturing creativity – and how to overcome creative blocks.
Logo design: Lowri Cooper
The students of Central Saint Martins, past and present, have created a remarkable, flourishing, cross-fertilising global community that is heavily influential across the world of fashion, both in design and communication. Reflecting on Central Saint Martins' international reputation, our guests, including designer Mary Katrantzou, photographer Campbell Addy and Harper’s Bazaar China fashion features director Yoanna Liu, consider the CSM global community and the importance of diversity and cultural difference.
Logo design: Lowri Cooper