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It was ‘all about screen’ in the design department last week with guests from The Hobbit and and Rings Trilogy Team, a visit from an LA based textile artists and a host of experts contributing to a screen hui that will influence the Bachelor of Design ( Stage and Screen).

It was wonderful to get some of the experts from The Hobbit design team in to talk to the students. Alan Lee (UK) and John Howe (Switzerland) were the concept artists for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and are currently here again working with Guillermo del Torro. They were very generous with their time and inspired the students with images of their work (the bits that are not top secret!) as well as answering the many questions.

2 days later, we welcomed Matt Reitsma, textile artist from LA, who came with piles of his fabric samples and demonstrated some of the techniques he uses to create them.
On top of all this we had a meeting of our screen practitioners’ think-tank, who are supporting and contributing to the development of ‘screen’ within the design degree. These guests included Jim Acheson, who is now working with us in so many ways to be an ambassador for the design degree and for Toi Whakaari. Also Tommy Honey from the Film School, designers John Harding and Nicola Marshall, John Downie from Victoria University (Theatre and Film Dept.), Sam Trubridge and Paul Bradley.

We’d like to thank all those practicing designers and inspirational thinkers for contributing to the design department.