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Meet the Designer
Christie Swallow is the Designer in The Shed
Meet Christie in there studio (The Shed) July - December 2026, as they work on a unique design project inspired by the collection at Young V&A.
Over the next six months, Christie will tackle the birdhousing crisis by co-creating sustainable avian architectures with young people, drawing on Young V&A's collection of miniature habitats to design homes for our fine feathered city neighbours.
Christie's practice crafts kinship between species. Engaging with play as a method and ecology as a subject for more-than-human stakeholders, Christie works through facilitation, making and spatial design.
Christie's practice crafts kinship between species. Engaging with play as a method and ecology as a subject for more-than-human stakeholders, Christie works through facilitation, making and spatial design.
The Design Placement is supported by Outset Contemporary Art Fund
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The Shed is a residency studio built into the the Design Gallery at Young V&A. It is one of the most unique spaces to see contemporary design in action.
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The Shed is a residency studio built into the the Design Gallery at Young V&A. It is one of the most unique spaces to see contemporary design in action.
An Open Studio event gives you the chance to enter a working studio, meet a designer in person and see how they work. Bring your curiosity, ask questions, and discover how design ideas come to life.
