Welcome
For more than 40 years, KLC School of Design has worked closely with the interior design industry to ensure that graduates are prepared to enter employment and succeed in developing their careers. We are please to present you with selected work from our recent graduates.
The industry also recognises the achievement of our students through more than employment. Each year, a range of employers review our graduates' work to highlight those projects that represent the best in interior design ideas, development and technical execution.
Diploma Garden Design 2023
Our Garden Design Diploma course is a uniquely tailored and designed to prepare students for a career in the garden design industry. The course follows the growing year which means initial study and final project work all take place in the colder winter months and practical horticulture and live projects during the spring and summer. The resulting one-year course combines practical hard landscaping and gardening skills, plant science and creative design principles in a part-time format with additional study required outside of class each week.
To be a Top Student at KLC requires consistency, progress and dedication.
We knew from the start of the course that Emma was going to be ‘one to watch’. I remember Emma saying to me "I think it's easy with design to be caught up with our own ideas of what we think is right”, and she worked out a way to challenge this. It meant letting go of chasing perfection and ceding control.
As usual on the Diploma course there is much more than just new design skills being taught and learnt. Emma consistently demonstrated high levels of initiative, personal responsibility, decision making and achievement. And, let’s not forget that Emma herself is a warm, down-to-earth and giving person, always willing to help her peers no matter how busy her own workload.
Top student, top person.
Kevin McEwen, Acting Course Leader
Being one of the highest achieving students, Isabelle’s technically well-resolved designs and creative solutions have been a particular highlight throughout the course.
Her passion for design combined with strong technical skills have resulted into a well-resolved design of a staircase and a unique proposal for a retail space set in 2042. The culmination of Isabelle’s hard work and talent is demonstrated through her final project; an outstanding piece of work with great attention to detail and a highly sympathetic design for users with visual impairment.
Isabelle’s unique style and approach to design have rightfully placed her at the top of the class.
Marianna Velissaropoulou, Course Leader
Recognised for her strong research skills and conceptual thinking, Kate is able to solve complex design problems, combining functionality and aesthetics to achieve unique outcomes. Her projects manipulate space and form in unconventional ways to develop interesting architectural features and highly creative designs for the end user.
Kate’s continuous ambition to advance her design, technical and communication skills have resulted in an exceptional portfolio of work that showcases a range of creative approaches to design.
Throughout the course, her enthusiasm and positive attitude have driven her to face every design challenge with an open mind, contributing to her achievement as Top Student of the year for the Foundation Degree Interior Design.
Marianna Velissaropoulou, Course Leader
Isabelle’s project focusing on designing for the blind which went into great detail with its material research and pinpointing the essential elements of the design that would make a difference to anyone who is visually impaired. It was also a lovely scheme for anyone to enjoy, whether visually impaired or not.
It is apparent from Sara’s project that she excels at design thinking and problem solving. She takes a rigorous approach to design development. She looked extensively at other buildings to understand the impact of forms, light and materials, in addition to site and user analysis. She also explored the demands of hospitality on the space throughout the day. I particularly liked the way she overlaid her design on original sections of the Royal Festival Hall. I’d like to see her having the opportunity to explore this route further stylistically in her final designs.
It was clear that lighting was one of the key considerations when designing this very creative and ambitious space. Layering of light, careful luminaire specification, and technical details for integration within architectural features set this project apart.
I was impressed by the attention to detail and overall ambition of this project. Rovena incorporated bold, contemporary design whilst still complimenting and celebrating the traditional heritage of the building, breathing new life and purpose to the space.
From the initial ideas and design developments to the final execution, Emma Wright has left no stone unturned for Enigma, her cocktail bar concept. This immersive space, with its clever design details, has a considered thread that weaves all the way through. Emma explores the use of mirrors, anamorphic design, abstract patterns and distorted displays, all of which meets - and ultimately goes beyond - the client’s brief.
A truly worthy winner of the Homes & Gardens’ Award for Contemporary & Creative Design.