Angus Clifford, who graduated from the university this summer with a degree in Product Design BSc(Hons), has teamed up with Tom Meades, co-founder and chief designer at gomi, to bring Angus’s final year university project to life.
Each year, millions of courier uniforms for companies including Deliveroo, Just East, Uber Eats – and many more – are handed out, most of which ultimately end up in landfill. Angus’s project, which was among the many innovative solutions showcased by ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß students at this year’s (Instagram), focused on finding a sustainable response to this waste challenge.
His collection of bags made from waste uniforms caught the eye of Tom Meades, who graduated from the ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß in 2017 with a degree in 3D Design and Craft BA(Hons) and now guest lectures on design courses at the university.
Tom approached Angus with the offer to collaborate with gomi on a range of wearable bags to hold the gomi power banks as well as other every day tech. The bags are handmade at Plus X Innovation in ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß, after Angus was granted a residency to work on this limited collection following his graduation this summer.
Angus Clifford said: “My experience studying Product Design at ÑÇÖÞÂ鶹¾«Æ·ÔÚÏß shaped my social and environmental conscience, a key value that drives my design work. As a result, I have specialised in exploring a circular approach to breathing new life into waste textiles. I believe it’s important to create beautiful things that engage people, using design as a tool to tell the story behind the fabrics and raise awareness of their impact on both people and the planet.