Interior Design showcase “Glitch” inspired designs


Durban University of Technology’s Interior Design department recently held their Interior Design exhibition at the Interior Design gallery at City Campus.

The exhibition took place on day six of the fourth annual Digital Arts and Design Festival (DigiFest 4), the Third year students incorporated the DigiFest 4 theme, ‘Glitch’, in their work.

“We did a nightclub named Glitch. It worked as a restaurant during the day in a vision of 2040. The main purpose was to connect people with technology in this space by creating a transparent and united space,” said Third Year student, Nhlakanipho ‘Ifani’ Nkosi.

Nkosi’s work was about creating an electric style of design ensuring a classical and contemporary aesthetic. “I am always guided by KISS principle which is a design rule that states systems perform best when they have simple designs. It shows design development behind concepts and ability to create a space that is functional and efficient. Lastly, it intends to demonstrate my technical abilities as a designer,” he said.

Nkosi got awards at the exhibition; 2nd place for presentation methods, best designer and an award for the outstanding portfolio. As a design mentor for the first year students he encourages them to accept critique as it improves their work.

The Bachelor of Technology (Btech) students exhibited worked based on their topic of choice. Btech student, Nomonde Dubazane’s work is called The Creative Studio: using interior design to enhance innovation learning environments in the Durban University of Technology (City Campus).

“Creative studio environments are active learning spaces that employ a variety of creative problem solving exercises into concrete solutions. The study focused mainly on using interior design to create learning studios that prepares creatives for the industry or office type of setting,” said Dubazane.

Dubazane advises interior design students to believe in themselves and remember that planning is key. 

-CARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

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