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Sian Smyth

MA work

MA work

Engineering, designing, inventing. The world is full of possibilities. I want to design and create things for everyday life. Things that people want. Things that people need. Things that will help people. Things that have a purpose. Things that will keep life exciting.

Back Curves is a product that will make everyday life that little bit easier for those suffering from back pain.

Verticulture (group project) is a vertical gardening system that brings nature back to the urban environment and into people's everyday life.

Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Innovation Design Engineering, 2008

  • Engineering, designing, inventing. The world is full of possibilities. I want to design and create things for everyday life. Things that people want. Things that people need. Things that will help people. Things that have a purpose. Things that will keep life exciting.

    Back Curves is a product that will make everyday life that little bit easier for those suffering from back pain.

    Verticulture (group project) is a vertical gardening system that brings nature back to the urban environment and into people's everyday life.

  • Degrees

  • MEng Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, 2002
  • Experience

  • Retail and Product Design, UNESCO and TRIFED, India, 2007; Product Development Engineer, Land Rover, Midlands, 2002-6; Coastal Research Engineer, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, 2001
  • Awards

  • Shortlisted, Design For Our Future Selves Award, Helen Hamlyn Centre, 2008