2019 Designer Awards

Page 38 www.lux-review.com LUX 2019 Designer Awards “When we start a new project, we take the time to visit them and understand what they are trying to do. The conversations that happen at the start of a project are crucial to discussing and setting expectations with the client as soon as possible. We will usually create some rough visuals to accompany our proposal so that the client can see an interpretation of the finished result. This approach ensures success every time.” As part of this focus on ensuring it provides clients with the solutions they need, the Media Collective has to adapt to market changes to ensure it is continually ahead of emerging trends in the design space. Jez highlights the latest challenges facing the market and how his company’s solutions are designed to overcome them. “Currently, a repeating issue with the design industry is that it is labour intensive but that most people have real trouble visualising ideas, so they expect you to do most of the design up front before they decide. Our Wonderwalls are part of our solution to this, where we created designs that appeal to many schools, making it cheaper to adapt for each location and cuts out the need to allocate concept time for each pitch.” As he looks to the future Jez foresees even greater success for the Media Collective, as he is proud to conclude. “Moving forward, we are excited about developing many new Wonderwall designs as well as launching some new products to schools in the near future. These developments will ensure that our firm continues to succeed and work alongside even more clients over the years to come.” Company: The Media Collective Ltd Name: Jez Currin Address: The Piggeries, Southfields Farm, Coleshill, B46 3EJ Telephone Number: 0845 2086788 Web Address: www.mediacollective.co.uk Established in 2003, since inception the Media Collective has worked with schools to increase their student numbers, improve their learning environments and engage with their stakeholders effectively. Jez discusses the firm’s service offering and solutions in more detail. “Here at the Media Collective, we believe that schools should be the most inspiring, creative and imaginative places on the planet and we help them achieve this with their brand and communication, around their site and inside the building. Our range of Wonderwalls is providing schools with low-cost, high-impact printed wall graphics that help to inspire, educate and improve the learning environment. “Every month we install new products that are completely unique. We routinely create highly detailed installations on multiple materials with little or no brief, on time and to a fixed budget. As a company we are proud of the effort that our team puts into getting things right but are always looking to the next project where we can do even better.” The firm’s incredible success can, according to Jez, be attributed to its collaborative approach to client service, which he outlines for us. “To ensure that we are constantly offering our clients the solutions they need, we listen to what schools are trying to achieve and challenge ourselves to create innovative new designs that can help them to solve their problems, communicate values or drive improvement. We often look at design trends or noteworthy projects (across multiple disciplines) to ensure that we know what is happening, to be inspired or to help guide the client but we don't focus very much on what our competitors are doing.” The Media Collective Ltd is an innovative building design specialist which creates unique products for a range of schools and learning providers. We caught up with Jez Currin to find out more. The Media Collective Ltd Best Educational Building Design Specialists 2019 - Midlands