Story: Industrial design

Student projects (1st of 2)

Student projects

An exhibition where the public could view the work of graduating design students became a Wellington Polytechnic School of Design annual event. Here Isabelle Ashforth tries out a concept model of a vacuum cleaner designed by Kent Sneddon at the 1994 show. Sneddon was later employed at Fisher & Paykel, then Methven.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1994/3620

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Michael Smythe, 'Industrial design - Teaching industrial design', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/41840/student-projects (accessed 14 May 2024)

Story by Michael Smythe, published 22 Oct 2014