Luke Hughes Project

Luke Hughes Project

Recently, year 10 Resistant Material students undertook a design and make project. Two designers from Luke Hughes; a bespoke furniture company gave a presentation about what the company does. The range of project work that Luke Hughes undertakes was really interesting and gave a good insight into the industry. The project outline was to design and make a toy that had more than one function across two age ranges.

The students designed and made a variety of different toys with different functions. A lot of the projects were ambitious and needed careful design consideration. The judging was made by Wendy from Luke Hughes. Wendy listened to individual presentations from the students and presented a Prize to Luke Frost (Mr Shaw’s class) and to Robert Beckford (Mr Andrew’s class) Luke Frost designed and made a convertible highchair and Robert Beckford a puzzle frame that can be used as a picture frame when the child is older. The project had an authentic feel to it due to the links with industry.


From Robert Beckford winner of one of the prizes for the Luke Hughes Project

“I am a year 10 student studying Resistant Materials technology and have just won a £40 voucher for the Luke Hughes project. The objective was to design and make a toy with two functions; one a baby would find entertaining and the second that the child could use when it was older. I found the project hard at first but after I had completed my research I found it easier to narrow down my ideas. A lot of the class made either vehicles that converted into storage functions or tunnels that turned into bookshelves. I made a puzzle in a frame that can be turned into a picture frame later on. I really enjoyed the project throughout.”

Luke Frost- winner of one of the prizes from the Luke Hughes Project.

“I enjoyed participating in the project and I learned quite a few things. I learned to work from a given specification and to a given time limit. I also practiced my presentation skills because I had to present my idea to Wendy from Luke Hughes. I thoroughly enjoyed the project”