Category Archives: News and Events

Elective Projects for 2018-19

  A new year is upon us. And with it comes an exciting new range of projects our students will be working on. Staff and students will be updating progress on each of these here on the blog. Here is

Elective Projects for 2018-19

  A new year is upon us. And with it comes an exciting new range of projects our students will be working on. Staff and students will be updating progress on each of these here on the blog. Here is

INSTA !!

We have a new instagram account !!! Check out a visual diary of progress on all our projects…. @Bham_CoLAB

INSTA !!

We have a new instagram account !!! Check out a visual diary of progress on all our projects…. @Bham_CoLAB

Furniture Making….

image source: steamhouse_uk instagram Check out STEAMhouse_UK instagram and twitter account as the interior fit out develops. Including this post of our tessellated furniture design all lovingly CNC’d in-house at Parkside.

Furniture Making….

image source: steamhouse_uk instagram Check out STEAMhouse_UK instagram and twitter account as the interior fit out develops. Including this post of our tessellated furniture design all lovingly CNC’d in-house at Parkside.

Co.LAB Electives 2017-18

The new year brings a new set of projects for our students to collaborate on. We also welcome additions to the project from the disciplines of product design and interior design. Here is a full list for 2017-18. Grade Separation

Co.LAB Electives 2017-18

The new year brings a new set of projects for our students to collaborate on. We also welcome additions to the project from the disciplines of product design and interior design. Here is a full list for 2017-18. Grade Separation

New Curiosities Box Radio Show

Futuremakers is now over. It has been a great experience and have generated lots of new ideas and made several new links for the future. As a point of reflection,  here is a radio show I was featured in talking

New Curiosities Box Radio Show

Futuremakers is now over. It has been a great experience and have generated lots of new ideas and made several new links for the future. As a point of reflection,  here is a radio show I was featured in talking

Centrala across the media

Featured image source: @modern_clay In 2015, we designed Centrala,  opening in the Minerva Works complex as one of many new independent arts organisations popping up in the Digbeth Area. Its diverse programme of performance, visual arts and music events brought

Centrala across the media

Featured image source: @modern_clay In 2015, we designed Centrala,  opening in the Minerva Works complex as one of many new independent arts organisations popping up in the Digbeth Area. Its diverse programme of performance, visual arts and music events brought

!!! FUTUREMAKERS !!!

We are really excited to announce detail of our next major project…. In what is possibly our most complex collaborative project to date, we aim to inspire the next generation of designers and makers through the acts of Play, Make,

!!! FUTUREMAKERS !!!

We are really excited to announce detail of our next major project…. In what is possibly our most complex collaborative project to date, we aim to inspire the next generation of designers and makers through the acts of Play, Make,

AWARD WINNERS!!!

We are please to announce that the Knowledge Hub project has won the practice award at the National Urban Design Awards 2017, organised by the Urban Design Group. This is Co.LAB’s first official award and incredibly proud of the achievement. The

AWARD WINNERS!!!

We are please to announce that the Knowledge Hub project has won the practice award at the National Urban Design Awards 2017, organised by the Urban Design Group. This is Co.LAB’s first official award and incredibly proud of the achievement. The

Downtown is for People

Modern Gazetteer, Co.LAB’s resident explorer is presenting Downtown is for People – an exhibition of their most recent investigation into the disappearing modernism of our city. Private View and opening party with visuals and music by C100, today, Friday 3rd

Downtown is for People

Modern Gazetteer, Co.LAB’s resident explorer is presenting Downtown is for People – an exhibition of their most recent investigation into the disappearing modernism of our city. Private View and opening party with visuals and music by C100, today, Friday 3rd

Elective Projects 2017

  A new year, a new set of ‘electives’. Possibly our most diverse and largest group yet. Including the part time groups that started in October 2016, this academic year sees Co.LAB undertake 12 projects with: 15 academic staff, 185

Elective Projects 2017

  A new year, a new set of ‘electives’. Possibly our most diverse and largest group yet. Including the part time groups that started in October 2016, this academic year sees Co.LAB undertake 12 projects with: 15 academic staff, 185

47 Times: Chapter Structure

We can reveal a bit more information today on our book 47 Times Together as we have been able to make (slow) progress on editing the content. The objective of the book still remains undefined, and will probably remain so

47 Times: Chapter Structure

We can reveal a bit more information today on our book 47 Times Together as we have been able to make (slow) progress on editing the content. The objective of the book still remains undefined, and will probably remain so

Project Launches for 2016-17

It has been a while since our last post on the blog. It seems like all of our posts start with that phrase but this time it really has – almost a year. We’ve had a bit of a refresh

Project Launches for 2016-17

It has been a while since our last post on the blog. It seems like all of our posts start with that phrase but this time it really has – almost a year. We’ve had a bit of a refresh

BOOK NEWS! 47 Times Together

Its been a while since our last post here, but we have been quite busy! Co.LAB is pleased to reveal details of our first publication, compiling several of our key projects with accompanying essays from guest authors. The project has a working

BOOK NEWS! 47 Times Together

Its been a while since our last post here, but we have been quite busy! Co.LAB is pleased to reveal details of our first publication, compiling several of our key projects with accompanying essays from guest authors. The project has a working

BAAD Structure at Live + Loud

One for the archive…The BAAD structure was conceived as an intervention for Art & Design students in their formal building on Margaret Street, designed to open up dialogues between students and encourage students to develop new modes of presentation around

BAAD Structure at Live + Loud

One for the archive…The BAAD structure was conceived as an intervention for Art & Design students in their formal building on Margaret Street, designed to open up dialogues between students and encourage students to develop new modes of presentation around