Pamela Flanagan - Visits GSA:

brinkworth - allsaints and the planners.

Pamela Flanagan spent 3 days working with all four years, bringing her expertise in retail design to bear on the antiquarian book shop, small specialist shop, and mobile phone shop projects. In addition to working in the studio Pam guided us through the recent work of rinkworth in the Macintosh lecture theatre.

I graduated in 2000 and moved to London to work on a 3 month contract with Kilo Design which was an ex graduate's company. Following that and through the ex GSA London network I moved to Imagination where as a junior designer I worked on the Ford account which included European Motor Shows, showrooms and point of sale and exhibitions. Working on large scale presentation work (many all nighters, part and parcel of the junior role), I travelled across Europe on site. Working alongside copywriters, graphic designers, production managers, media and digital designers gave a great insights into the workings of a global branding agency!

After 4 years I had enough of cars and wanted to work in a smaller creative agency, so an opportunity arose and I heard Brinkworth were hiring. Got the job and went in as a middleweight designer intially working on Firetrap, then worked on new concept roll out for Whistles. I have also worked on various high st brands including Dorothy Perkins, Jesire, 66 North, pitch work, small jobs and some of the domestic jobs. For past two years I have been running the roll out of Allsaints in UK and Europe including stores in Paris, Berlin and Antwerp. So that's me 5 years at Brinkworth already!


Pamela Flanagan

http://www.brinkworth.co.uk/

http://brinkworth-design-uk.blogspot.com/

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Interior Design
at
The Glasgow School of Art

Head of Department
Drew Plunkett BSc MA FRSA

Interior Design is about the revitalisation and enrichment of buildings, the creation of exciting, enjoyable - and practical - environments. Old buildings and new functions must be made compatible. Existing qualities must be respected and future identities defined.

Designing an interior, like every other creative act, involves making a personal statement but a shared understanding of social and architectural conventions gives designers and those who use their buildings a common language. The designer must enrich the vocabulary of that language.

Interior Design is a vibrant profession with a proven record for improving quality of life and generating business success. It has a well-established professional structure which allows graduates the opportunity to gain invaluable experience at various levels of responsibility before choosing to set up in independent practice or take leading roles in established studios.
OUR GRADUATES

Glasgow School of Art graduates have a fully comprehensive range of the skills necessary for professional success and, while a number find work in the parallel fields of theatre and film design, the overwhelming majority chose to work within the profession.

While a few of our graduates immediately set up their own practices, like Studioarc and LWD, based in Glasgow and Edinburgh, many find roles within established design companies, like Graven Images and Curious Oranj in Glasgow. The majority work in the UK, particularly in London, which is the global centre for interior design activity. Some work for small specialist practices, creating, for example, video and recording studios.

Others work for major international companies like Conran Associates, Fitch Associates, Imagination, Landor and Mulberry. A significant percentage work overseas, in Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain, Japan, Australia and The People's Republic of China.