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NEW BLADES

NEW BLADES '17

New Blades '17

New Blades '17 was held on Thursday 8th June at the Holborn Studios in Islington, London and marked the 25th year that 4D modelshop have been supporting model making graduates.

The show featured 100 graduates from: the Arts University Bournemouth, University of Hertfordshire, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), University of Bolton, City of Glasgow College, Coleg y Cymoedd and Nottingham Trent University.

Despite the fact that the show clashed with the General Election, turnout was as good as ever with over 130 companies signing in.

The visiting industry professionals chose Amabel Richardson from the University of Hertfordshire as their 'Best in Show' with Lucy Howe from the Arts University Bournemouth a very close second.

Special mention must go to Katie Belbin (Arts University Bournemouth), Naomi Hargraves (University of Hertfordshire) and Annwen Ellis (Coleg y Cymoedd) who all came close in the 'Best of Show' vote.

A big thank you must go to the companies that contributed to the cost of the show: Foster + Partners (show lighting), Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (bar), Pinewood Studio Group and Mouldlife.

To mark the 25th anniversary, we produced a trophy for each of the awards plus there was a 25th anniversary souvenir badge for visitors to the show.

Debutant exhibitors Nottingham Trent University and Coleg y Cymoedd were welcome additions to the show and we hope to see them back next year.

A gallery of models from the show is available on our Flickr site.