BDS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Technological University Dublin BDS Centre of Excellence Over the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, I had the opportunity to visit TU Dublin to see the superb end of term exhibition by the students at the college. Kerry Meakin (Lecturer & Consultant in VM) showed me around the college, and it was good to meet the students in person and discuss their final projects. It was great to chat to them; their passion and enthusiasm shone through, they couldn’t wait to get out in the thick of Visual Merchandising either working for a store or brand. As well as the physical VM displays the students had compiled various ‘look books’ which comprised sketches, ideas and inspiration. As with all the college visits I have done over the past few months, it was great to see and talk to the aspiring ‘youngsters’ who are the future of the Visual Merchandising industry. The evening was rounded off with dinner at a local restaurant with Kerry, her husband and some of the other tutors from the college. Iain Kimmins Chair - BDS
