With
curiosity arousing within themselves, the participants from all the eight
universities stand by to welcome comments and criticism related to the model
they’ve been designing for the past two days.
Visitors
include people from the media industry as well as other fields. Also present
were the sixth form students of Sharjah English School. The guests inquisitively
enquired about the models designed by each university, pleased by their
comments and views, the participants seemed quite encouraged with their visits.
Intake of annotations
Students of
Manipal University were delighted with the comments that they got. According to
them, the visitors were fascinated with their design ‘F.I.S.T.T’ and wanted to
know if they are ready to sell it. The students also said that people from the
media industry exchanged numbers and offered them business cards in order to
allow publication in magazines. They are, however, still in the process of
deciding their individual costing.
Ajman
University of Science and Technology greeted people, who were surprised to see
a model made out of computer hardware stuck together. The model ‘Smart Sofa’
was liked by the visitors and students received four business cards.
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| Visitors enquiring about the model 'EPS Evolution' designed by Zayed University Students |
People
passed on positive comments for ‘EPS Evolution’, designed by the students of Zayed University. For them, it was quite appalling to see a fragile material
being transformed into something so strong.
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| Visitors having group discussion along with the students of American University of Dubai |
Furthermore,
many loved the model designed by American University of Sharjah. ‘Haptic’ has
been called the “exclusive one” by the visitors as they had never seen CDs bent
before. Also, the response for lighting and colour combination allured the
students.
Simple, yet
interesting- a summarized view shared by most and best describes the model
‘Incessant Furniture’, designed by the team of American University of Dubai.
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| Visitors enjoy the model 'Sanctuary' designed by University of Sharjah Photographs by Christine Marie Cherian Click here for more photos |
University
of Sharjah students received twenty business cards, with amazing inundation of
comments. Their model is called ‘Sanctuary’.
With a
costing of AED 190, Abu Dhabi University’s model ‘EPS Wall Panel’ got
intriguing visitors, who were eager to acknowledge about the materials used to
build the design.
Al Ghurair
University also welcomed various guests, who were interested in their model
‘Plastic Mozaic’.
Expertise remarks
Yasmin
Mohammad, a graphic designer and photographer socialized with the media team.
In her words, “The competition is great. It provides students with the exposure
to the outside world and gives them opportunities to showcase their inner
talents.”
According
to her, Manipal Students model, ‘F.I.S.T.T’ deserves a lot of appreciation, as
their “concept of production is incredible and the design is good, visually as
well as aesthetically.”
Sharing his
views with us, we also talked to Jan D. Bakker, who belongs to the lighting
industry. He was absolutely amazed by the model ‘Smart Sofa’, designed by the
students of Ajman University of Science and Technology.
Testing
teams available for the participants helped in the re-construction of the
models as per the instruction manual. With the finalization of their costing,
the students await tomorrow’s final results made by the panel judging the
student challenge which will ultimately pay-off for all their hard work.
Report by Maria Hussain
Edited by Nazia Fatma
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