Images: Hothouse sessions at St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School for Boys and Kingsdale Foundation School, Pitching Day and the 2011-12 Ventura trophies
Design Ventura and Virtual Ventura 2011
Design Ventura is the museum's flagship design and enterprise project , generously supported by Deutsche Bank. Placing design skills in a real world context, it develops creativity and enterprise capabilities for students in years 9, 10 and 11.
The Design Ventura and Virtual Ventura competitions challenge students to create a product to be manufactured and sold in the Design Museum Shop. The top schools take part in a special awards event and exhibition at the Design Museum. The overall winning design will be announced at the Celebration Event on Tuesday 21 February 2012.
Design Ventura is supported by sessions at the Design Museum and workshops in schools, and is open to London state schools. See the Design Ventura shortlisted entries
Virtual Ventura is supported by Teacher CPD online resources, a free visit to the museum and is open to all schools nationally and internationally. See the Virtual Ventura shortlisted entries
For further information visit Design Ventura blog or contact the Design Ventura team:
T 020 7940 8768
E ventura@designmuseum.org
Design Ventura 2010
On 27 January 2011 Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in Lewisham were announced as Design Ventura competition winners with their elegant design 'Dove Bunting'. After winning the competition the team was mentored through the process of refining their design for retail by London-based graphic design consultancy Build. Dove Bunting is now available exclusively from the Design Museum Shop.
