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Lucy Helme

MA work

MA work

Structure
Beauty
Growth
Pattern
Symmetry

Words for physics. Words for design. For me, design and science contain the same magic. Designing lets me put some of this magic into products that solve problems; products that people want to use.

A Little Extra Space: everyone needs it. Customizable micro-architecture for the domestic house/garden.

Verticulture (group project): vertical gardening system. Modular steel structure, with removable pods to grow plants and attract wildlife.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2008

  • Structure
    Beauty
    Growth
    Pattern
    Symmetry

    Words for physics. Words for design. For me, design and science contain the same magic. Designing lets me put some of this magic into products that solve problems; products that people want to use.

    A Little Extra Space: everyone needs it. Customizable micro-architecture for the domestic house/garden.

    Verticulture (group project): vertical gardening system. Modular steel structure, with removable pods to grow plants and attract wildlife.

  • Degrees

  • DPhil Condensed Matter Physics, University of Oxford, 2006; MPhys Physics, University of Oxford, 2002
  • Experience

  • Researcher/Designer, Sam Buxton, London, Summer 2007; Website and Logo Designer, Doctoral Training Centres, University of Oxford, Oxford, 2004 to present; Website Designer, Linacre College, University of Oxford, Oxford, 2004-5; Science Communication Internship, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France, 2001
  • Awards

  • EPSRC Doctoral Training Grant, 2002-5