Past Projects
Look through our past projects to get an idea of what learning at The Lighthouse is all about.
Marimekko Textile Design
30 Sept 08This day-long practical design workshop for FE students was developed around the work of Finnish textile and clothing design company Marimekko.
Design Summer School 2008
04 Aug 08This intensive master class in Product Design, mentored by Alex Milton and Paul Kerlaff was designed to inspire anyone wishing to apply for design courses.
Design by Landfill? - A Better Bottle
14 May 08This workshop aimed to raise the participants’ awareness of how quality contemporary design can work for people and the environment, not against it.
Columns and Cantilevers
06 Feb 08A design engineering workshop for primary pupils exploring the aesthetic values of structural engineering solutions and their visual impact in various buildings
Lighting and Costume Design
30 Jan 08This workshop offered students an opportunity to develop design skills for future course learning and to apply this in an intense workshop scenario
Brutal Boxes
29 Jan 08Working with an architect, secondary pupils developed ideas for a public building and produced 3D scale models of their designs.
Skin Deep
27 Jan 08This workshop offered the opportunity to investigate the richness of pattern created by using simple repeating visual elements.
See Both Sides
11 Oct 07A photography and graphic design workshop for secondary pupils exploring the architecture of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia.
Intensive Product Design
26 Sept 07This workshop offered students an opportunity to consolidate previous SQA learning in Product Design and to apply it to challenging design scenarios.
My Eco House
05 May 07My Eco House was a primary school workshop in sustainable design including architecture, building materials and alternative energies.
Extreme Den Building
15 Oct 06This session offered an ideal opportunity for primary pupils to work in 2D and 3D at large scale as well as developing greater understanding of sustainable issues in design and architecture.