Design Kenya Society has launched this year's annual Nairobi International Design Conference (NIDEC) theme dabbed Design zeitgeist Africa (DZA).
The event scheduled for September will run through 25th to 28th and will be seeking to mirror the aspirations, the heart and soul of Africa design for posterity. The conference will concide with the Design Kenya Society DSA commemoration of a decade continuous engagement with designers at home in Kenya, across the African continent and throughout the world.
The third year class of Bachelor of Interior Design was on 3rd February 2020 out on an industry excursion at Classic Moulding. The brand classic moulding has existed since 1991 and is home to full scale interiors across East Africa based along Mombasa Road. It boasts of reputable delivery of client expectations through great level of workmanship and giving the clientele a chance to create dream living spaces by turning them into reality.
Celebrated writer and artist, Dr. Margarreta wa Gacheru, shared her experience of the Kenyan Art Scene with students from the school. The lecture titled: Opportunities, Issues and Competition was a journey down a memory lane of the growing Art landscape in Kenya spread across post independence period.
The school of Arts and Design faculty staff went through a sensitization workshop on the Open, Distance and E learning module of the University of Nairobi conducted by Dr. Lydia Wambugu and Dr. Wafula from the ODeL College.
The ODeL module is a self learning tool anchored on the Commission for University Education standards that creates convergence between distant learners and instructors.
Fashion and Design students had an interesting guest learning session through a workshop with Jan Miller and a team from the British Council East Africa Arts on 28th January,2020. Ms. Miller is a British Council East Africa Arts UK fashion lead and an international fashion incubation expert.
The talk was part of a three day Fashion Needs Analysis workshop happening in Nairobi between 29th and 31st January. The needs analysis talk looked at the importance of undertaking a ''Needs Analysis'' as core support to the regional fashion business.
A delegation from the University of West Indies, Barbados paid a courtesy visit to the School of Arts and Design. The University of West Indies Pro-Vice chancellor, Prof.Eudine Barriteau accompanied by staff from the University and the ministry of Foreign Affairs- Kenya held discussions with the Director StAD.
On 17th December 2019, the School received Ms. Cecilia Wandiga, who is a Trustee Board member for Centre for Science and Technology Innovations (CSTI) and also an Assistant Lecturer & Sustainability Coordinator at the UoN African Women Studies Centre. CSTI is a UNESCO Associated Centre registered under the Kenya National Academy of Sciences).
The meeting discussed possible opportunities for collaboration with the Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), various industry players and colleges with interests in Kenya. This includes:
Fashionistas at the KENYA Fashion Council stakeholders forum at UoN on 6th December 2019.
Students at the School were presented with an opportunity of becoming the Bic Art Master Africa during
the launch of the 2019 challenge. A team from Bic shared the details of the contest while gifting the students
with Bic products during their class interaction. The graphics students were particularly encouraged to take up
the challenge as this will give them a chance for global exposure with Bic Art Collection.
The contest encourages all ball pen artists across Africa to showcase their creativity while
