Each year the IED presents its most outstanding Student members with a prize for their final university projects. Some of this year's talented winners, along with their projects, are featured in the next few pages of the journal. The award includes a trophy, certificate and a year's free Graduate membership. I recently graduated from The University of Brighton with a first class degree in product design with professional experience. BLAZE! was my final year major project. Before beginning this however, I had spent the preceding months on a bike, training and successfully completing the 1500km cycle from the tip of Cornwall to the tip of Scotland for charity. During this time I had noticed the stark difference between cycling in the countryside, being tranquil, beautiful and exhilarating, and the cities, that were dangerous, stressful and exhausting. I therefore began my final year of product design with the theme of 'urban cycling'.
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