The second week of New Designers 2025 concluded with major brands including Hallmark, PriestmanGoode, and Joseph Joseph selecting their award-winning graduates from this year's exceptional class. The showcase featured groundbreaking innovations across product design, furniture design, and visual communications, highlighting the next generation of creative talent. New Designers has announced that their 2026 show will take place from July 1-4, 2026.

Among the standout projects was Morphopaedics, a revolutionary personalized orthopedic cast developed by Jake Inglis from Nottingham Trent University's BSc Product Design program. Born from Inglis's personal experience of breaking his back at age 17 and spending months immobilized during rehabilitation, this fully personalized, injection-molded cast transforms fracture care for both patients and healthcare systems. The innovative design is lightweight, breathable, water-resistant, biocompatible, and radiolucent (X-ray friendly), allowing for micro-adjustments as swelling subsides. Patients can remove and dispose of the cast themselves, bringing greater comfort and flexibility to recovery while alleviating stress on healthcare systems like the NHS.

Another remarkable furniture piece was the Archetype M Studio Chair by Reuben Porter from Birmingham City University's BA Product and Furniture Design course. This industrial furniture piece masterfully blends industrial heritage with modern elegance, combining structural steel and sculpted English sycamore to achieve material honesty and quiet sophistication. The chair features a refined backrest mechanism ensuring ergonomic support, bridging past and present design philosophies. Designed as both tool and object, it transitions effortlessly between workshop and studio environments.

In sustainable sports equipment, Noé Chouraqui from Central Saint Martins' BA Product and Industrial Design program created Point, a tennis ball that is 100 percent 3D-printed and made from a single bio-based plastic. This makes it easily recyclable and 90 percent more sustainable than traditional tennis balls. Created from Chouraqui's lifelong love for tennis, having played since age three, the design is currently under review by the International Tennis Federation.

The Memory Mart by Jodie Chung from Swansea College of Art's BA Graphic Design program offered a playful yet critical commentary on consumerism. The project explores how corporate companies exploit childhood memories and nostalgia to encourage consumer spending by reselling those memories back to people. It examines how brands ask individuals about their favorite childhood moments and then transform those memories into products for sale, providing a parodical commentary on the commodification of personal nostalgia.

Zak Boardman from Nottingham Trent University's BSc Product Design course presented two innovative solutions addressing modern lifestyle challenges. Solace is a complete light and circadian rhythm therapy solution designed to brighten winter days and deliver clinical-grade effectiveness for those with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), offering both wake-up light functionality and medical-grade light therapy. His second project, Focus, serves as a mindful productivity companion designed to help individuals work with greater intention in a world of constant digital distraction, striking a balance between accessibility and boundaries by enabling users to separate from their phones while retaining access to essential functions like important calls, texts, and notifications.

Dan Davies from Nottingham Trent University's BA Furniture and Product Design program created Hem, a lightweight bench and seating system made from 1.2-millimeter recyclable mild steel designed for both indoor and outdoor use. The system features a powder-coated finish and is engineered for easy disassembly and assembly with just an Allen key, making it ideal for transport, repair, and quick setup in minutes. Despite being made from metal, its folded construction across three sides creates the appearance of timber, imitating the look of plastic wood or traditional wooden benches.

James Forrest Smith from Northumbria University's BA Design for Industry course addressed the digitization of music with D-F1, reimagining the music player as a physical, sensory experience rather than a screen-dominated utility. This unique audio system requires music to be downloaded onto a physical control puck, which is first docked onto the main player for artist and track selection. To begin playback, the puck moves to a linear track where it slowly travels across the surface as the song plays, providing subtle, real-time feedback through motion.

Phoebe Mohan from Nottingham Trent University's BA Graphic Design program developed Dooze, a concept for an alcohol-free beverage featuring playful packaging that brings a sense of fun to this safe-for-all nightcap. Mohan specializes in insight-led work and storytelling that is purposeful and meaningful.

Isaac Meardon from Nottingham Trent University's BA Illustration course created The Badger and the Crocodile, a picture book inspired by his own experiences of being mixed race. The story explores feelings of not belonging and the journey toward self-acceptance, portrayed through two characters representing different parts of his identity. Meardon both wrote and illustrated the story, creating all illustrations digitally in Photoshop.

Megan Shaw from Northumbria University's BA Furniture and Product Design program presented Tuft, a lounge chair exploring the concept of slow living while encouraging mindfulness and calm. The frame is crafted from oak with upholstery created in collaboration with a local upholsterer using Bute's seaweed fabric. The design features two multi-plywood armrests wrapped around the frame, adding both visual appeal and ergonomic comfort. A coordinating side table made from oak accompanies the chair, with a profile that replicates the timber frame design.

These projects represent the innovative thinking and practical problem-solving skills of the 2025 graduating class, addressing contemporary challenges ranging from healthcare and sustainability to digital wellness and cultural identity. The diversity of approaches and materials demonstrates the breadth of creative talent emerging from design schools across the United Kingdom.