Future 50: UAL Start-up Awards
Future 50 Awards
Global Entrepreneurship Week
On 14 November, graduate businesses and industry gathered at Peckham Levels to celebrate the announcement of UAL’s Future 50 Founders and Freelancers. Taking place during Global Entrepreneurship Week, the event showcased and highlighted the amazing startups and freelancers coming from UAL’s colleges with 4 awards given on the night.
DPS tutor Nicole Blanchard was shortlisted for an award for @colouringspace, her independent collaborative eco-mural practice. Colouring Space has been part of the LCC Accelerate programme.
The awards were presented by London College of Communications graduate Jay McGregor, a TV and Radio presenter who since her time at UAL has worked with Channel 4, E4, BBC, KISS FM, Apple Music, Converse, Nike and more.
The awards started with an introduction from UAL’s Chief Social Purpose Officer Polly McKenzie. Discussing the dent made in the world by founders and freelancers who strive for change, Polly congratulated all the 50 nominated businesses before awards were presented by representatives from each college.
Future 50
London College of Communication
The overall winner from London College of Communication was Frieda Bischoff and Vassi Deij for Renée Materials. The vision at Renée Materials is a world without wasted materials! Renée is a marketplace where companies offer their offcuts, surplus stock, and leftover waste to art & design students, creative practitioners, and makers who need materials for their projects. It's essentially like 'Too-Good-To-Go' but for materials. They believe that implementing and fostering circular creative practices, while radically changing the way we design will help us getting closer and closer to building a world without any wasted resources. Renee Materials has been part of the LCC Accelerate programme and have been shortlisted for the Santander X Global Award ´24 - Santander’s international university entrepreneurship competition.
@colouringspace @nickideux
Digital Material Hub