The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Praise for pupil who scoops top prize in contest
DESIGN: ‘Professional’ Luisa’s time capsule sees off all comers in competition
A Perthshire school pupil has won a competition to design a time capsule for the V&A Dundee.
Luisa Geddes, from the Community School of Auchterarder, beat off stiff competition from 200 pupils across Scotland to be selected by an expert panel chaired by Ian Callum, Jaguar’s Director of Design.
The 17-year-old will receive a week’s work experience at Jaguar where she will see her design adapted for manufacture.
Dundee’s Grove Academy was also awarded the prize of ‘most creative school’.
Luisa said: “I wanted to design something the public could interact with and enjoy, both during the day and night.
“I’m looking forward to the work experience at Jaguar – I don’t know exactly what I want to do when I leave school, but definitely something to do with design.”
The other pupils shortlisted included Reuben Hann from Dundee’s Grove Academy, Phoebe Simpson from Woodmill High School in Fife, William Chan, from Liberton High School, Edinburgh, and Ruaridh Smith, St Columba’s High School in Gourock.
Cammie Ross from Woodmill High School in Fife was among three others to receive an area award for his work.
Ian Callum, Jaguar director of design, said: “What struck us all about Luisa was her sense of professional presentation and clarity in explanation.”
Philip Long, director of V&A Dundee, added: “All of the pupils excelled themselves and should feel incredibly proud of reaching the final stages of this major national competition.”