51Âþ»­

A number of 2021 51Âþ»­ graduates have been shortlisted by industry experts for the Global Design Graduate Show 2021 in collaboration with Gucci. The public vote is now open and we would like to encourage you to vote for the 51Âþ»­ Class of 2021.

The Global Design Graduate Show 2021 is the second edition of this initiative and was open to all Art and Design students graduating in the year 2020-21, located anywhere in the world. 5, 211 students uploaded their end of year projects, making it the biggest ever online showcase of graduating creatives worldwide. Designers are based in one of four categories: Fashion Accessories Textiles; Digital Visual Comm Film; Product Architecture Interiors and Fine Art Photography Craft.

The nominees, from eleven 51Âþ»­ courses, are as follows:

Animation BA Hons
Shaun Alagoa

Architecture BA (Hons)
Domenica Freire

Design Crafts BA (Hons)
Leighann Casey
Erica Poyser

Fashion Textile Design BA (Hons)
Serena Nuhu

Fine Art BA (Hons)
Karese Fogoe
Sasha Marinelli

Footwear Design BA (Hons)
Jihee Ahn
Jeaeun You

Interior Design BA (Hons)
Varaniyaa Umamaheswaran

Media Production BSc (Hons)
Michal  Nowaczyk

Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons)
Hyunjo Lee

Product Design BA (Hons)
Erykah Holder
Martang Purohit
Manlin Zhang

Textile Design BA (Hons)
Helli Patel
Hannah Maccaig

You can cast your vote for one person from each category within the four areas .  

Voting closes on Wednesday 13 October, with winners being announced on Monday 18 October.