Students started the project with a virtual tour to the Imperial War Museum.

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Project overview and context 

The Imperial War Museum’s collections cover all aspects of twentieth and twenty-first century conflict involving Britain, the Commonwealth and other former empire countries. They were intended to record the 'toil and sacrifice' of every individual affected by war. The collections stretch from the everyday to the exceptional. They contain some of the most important technical, social, economic, political, personal and cultural artefacts relating to Britain and its role in twentieth-century conflict. The scale, depth, breadth and range of media – art, film photographs, sound, new media, writings and objects – contain the reactions, memories and stories of the whole of society. Alongside the material that has been commissioned or created for official or military purposes are the personal responses to eye-witnessed events and the tokens that ordinary people have given to IWM so that their experience of war, or that of their family, can be passed on to future generations. This material includes intensely personal items such as diaries and letters, as well as trinkets which were mass-produced but have held huge personal significance to previous owners. The collection spans all aspects of design including architecture, fashion, furniture, product and graphic design, and transport. 

 

Students have taken initial inspiration from the Imperial War Museum’s collection to self-direct a final major project they have written the concept for.  

 

To undertake their project, students made decisions about their own pathway of interest. Considered ethical issues, areas of strength, and applied the skills they have learnt throughout the first year. 

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Each student needed to define the problem or decide what they were aiming to produce. Who or what they were aiming their FMP at and how they would present their work.