Sophie Hague: me and my education
Sophie Hague, a 2022 Student Design Award winner, explains how design helped to identify the learning techniques that worked for her.
The Student Design Awards brief submissions have been anonymously reviewed and we can now reveal the shortlists over our six categories for the 100th edition of the awards.
We’ll be meeting the shortlisted entrants in May at our final stage of evaluation. This will be their chance to discuss their submission with the judging panel in a series of interviews.
The 2024 Student Design Award winners will then be announced in June and we’ll be celebrating their achievements at a public awards ceremony on 2 July.
We’re now into the exciting final few months of the final Student Design Awards before they are incorporated into our new Design for Life Awards intervention and we can’t wait to report back to you every step of the way. But for now, take a look at the amazing, inspiring projects below and decide for yourselves which you think could be successful innovations for a better future.
How might we empower communities to use AI to tackle the local challenges of climate change?
Integrating AI and traditional evaporative cooling to mitigate climate impacts in the underground environment of London.
BayanAI provides real-time information and AI predictions of direction, risk, damage and potential impact of extreme weather events, helping Philippine communities and organisations respond to natural disasters.
An AI soil sensor and app that promotes regenerative agriculture and accurate fertilisation to diminish farmers’ contribution to climate change while fostering community-led mitigation of climate challenges.
Democratising and decolonising the physical design of consumer electronics.
Ensuring workforce wellbeing with real-time health insights.
How might we collectively reimagine a regenerative future of the built environment to enable all life to flourish?
The Canal Revitalisation Network is a systemic outline that aims to address several problems associated with the ever-increasing rise of environmental pollution in local towns within the UK; as well as a further decay in community spirit and a withering sense of togetherness that has led individuals to feel disassociated not only with each other but also with our green spaces.
Creating community engagement and value through a Miyawaki Forest.
Chatham Mussel Project cultivates community through sustainable rivers.
The combination of parametric design and 3D printing technology gives the biocomposite material a spontaneous response to the surrounding environment, to realise the application of biocomposite materials in building structures to achieve the adjustment ability of local space.
Regeneration of Chatham through Hair-Textile utilises hair waste as a biomaterial to activate sustainable circular processes while creating employment and opportunities for local fashion and textile graduates and enhancing community life in Chatham, Medway.
How might we increase the skin confidence of every young person to enable their unique identity to flourish?
Your big sister’s guide for healthier skin and increased confidence; understanding your pimples, loving your dimples, and monitoring your symptoms.
Repurposing and redistributing slightly imperfect products, offering free sunscreen to socio-economically deprived areas within Wales.
Building confidence and decreasing skin cancer rates, XPOSURE is a sun-care brand that targets young men beginning their careers in construction.
A saliva test to get baseline skin vitamin and mineral levels. Personalised recommendations on how to improve and accept your skin care using an app, based on the nutritional value of what is in your skin.
A skincare brand designed to cater to those with sensory differences, offering sensory-safe products and an accommodating in-store experience that creates an environment to foster confidence and skin health.
A collection of ceramic pieces that highlight the challenges faced by people of colour suffering from skin conditions.
How might we improve the lives of older adults and their carers by encouraging and enabling cultures, and higher standards, of care?
A friendly device and accompanying app designed to enable seamless voice messages between carers and older adults, improving mental and emotional wellbeing and facilitating a robust support network, reducing isolation.
A service providing relief for carers and enabling community support.
Geosocial networking application that aims to connect unpaid carers with others nearby, combatting loneliness and facilitating the development of local, community-specific support networks.
A collaborative platform providing families with tools to seamlessly pass down valuable caregiving insights, fostering a culture of care and support spanning across generations.
A neighbourhood campaign designed to bring together residents and help the elderly reconnect with their local community.
Steady is a community scheme which provides public, rentable smart mobility aids for older adults to encourage safe and independent walking outside.
How might we create sustainable, nature-based solutions which use trees to protect the environment and strengthen communities?
Inspired by heat-reactive pine cones, Pyri is a low-cost and zero-maintenance early wildfire detection system made from nature-based materials.
A modular, self-sustained structure designed to strengthen the mangrove restoration campaigns against sea erosion, whilst providing an alternative fishing opportunity for the local community during the monsoon periods.
EcoLens utilises AR/AI technology to help educate users and allow them to see where effective tree species could be planted to help mitigate flood damage and promote ecological rejuvenation through promoting conscious planting efforts, connecting with local resources, and engaging with their community.
KoKoKnots is a traditional wooden boat made by the community using old-time techniques and inspired by circular design which assists in preserving identity and generating income, while also being deeply rooted in the reforestation of mangroves and the introduction of halophytes, to ensure the safeguarding of water resources, food security and biodiversity.
Bringing the benefits of nature-based ecotherapy and journaling to isolated and less physically able older people, to improve their health, wellbeing, and quality of life in their golden years.
How might we celebrate and bring to life 100 years of the RSA Student Design Awards?
SDA Scrapbook celebrates the centenary of the Student Design Awards.
The journey of the SDA is told through shape, colour and form.
This animation immerses viewers in a journey through the evolution of the SDAs, inspiring them to explore their potential impact as future innovators in the creative fields.
A charcoal animation highlighting the legacy of the RSA student design awards and the impact that it continues to have on society.
Exploring the rich history of the student design awards through print and paper, where all design begins.
Sophie Hague, a 2022 Student Design Award winner, explains how design helped to identify the learning techniques that worked for her.
Learn about our legacy of active inclusion and our commitment to making 2023-24 the boldest and most far-reaching Pupil and Student Design Awards cycles yet.
The Student Design Awards celebrate 100 successful years supporting visionary products.
The world’s longest-running design competition.
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