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Designed by a group of six Year 9 and Year 10 boys from Finchley Catholic High School, the toy was the winning entry in the museum’s 2015 Design Ventura competition, which brings the business of design to life for students aged 13 to 16 by challenging them to develop a new creative, sustainable and commercially feasible product for the Design Museum shop and attracts hundreds of entries nationwide.
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“Then when I changed schools four years ago, I introduced it here because it helps to develop so many skills.” F) The theme for last year’s competition was “Move”, and Hourican began with three groups working in lunch breaks and after school before selecting the group with the most innovative idea.
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J) “One of the really useful things about this competition,” says Hourican, “is that there’s a commercial element because the product is going on sale for real and the boys had to learn about budgeting and marketing, as well as designing their game.” Profits go to charity.
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L) Another is television presenter and interior designer Naomi Cleaver, who is one of the competition’s judges.
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“Now that design education is limited in the curriculum, I’m all in favour of competitions such as Design Ventura, which helps to bring the standard curriculum to life,” says Cleaver.
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