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Leeds School of Arts

Product Design Futures Conference 2021

On 18th March 2021, staff, students, graduates, applicants and industry friends gathered online for the Product Design Futures Conference 2021.

Written By

Lauren Moriarty

Published on 31 Mar 2021

Two white males in front of a a colourful head height chimney emitting pink smoke in the middle of a forrest

This year we celebrated our 6th annual course conference by welcoming back a selection of our graduates. They each gave a presentation about their career journeys so far and what it’s like to work as a professional designer. They also provided advice for our students about how to make it in the industry.

Montage wood working image featuring a white woman, workshops, a finished desk, a mitre saw, tools, a cutting device and the outside of 'Sunny Bank Mills'

More Information

To see more of our students' work visit the Leeds School of Arts Festival site.

To learn more about the course and how to apply visit the BA (Hons) Product Design page.

Lauren Moriarty

Course Director / Leeds School of Arts

Dr Lauren Moriarty is Course Director for BA Product Design and MA Design for Change, and Strategic Lead for Employability for Leeds School of Arts. Lauren's PhD (2024) focusses on optimising graduate employability through co-design methods with students, graduates, industry professionals, academic teams and careers teams.