Christmas Tree made from recycled green bottles beside a fountain in Paris, another recycled bottle tree is in the background
21 September 2022  

OPEN CALL: Dundee Christmas Trees

Call out for five designers to create a sustainable, bespoke, outdoor ‘Christmas Tree’.

In cities all around the world, festive tree displays are a highlight of the season. Beautiful and inspiring trees are created by designers who combine festive traditions and contemporary design.

This year, UNESCO City of Design and V&A Dundee in partnership with Dundee City Council are looking to commission five designers or creative practitioners to create bespoke and unique ‘Christmas Trees’ as part of Dundee’s Festive Celebrations.

The ‘Trees’ will form part of a display located beside Dundee’s Living Christmas Tree at City Churches.

Rather than simply decorating a tree, this brief seeks designers who will create a ‘tree’ which tells its own story. The design must use the ‘Christmas Tree’ as the central focus and inspiration, but final designs can take any form.

The project is seeking creative, unique designs which respond to the concept of a central Christmas Tree in festival celebrations. While the main inspiration for this brief is the Christmas Tree, we are looking for responses that celebrate the diversity of the winter period from different perspectives.

Considering the environmental impact of large-scale festivities and the commitment from the city to celebrate our own living Christmas tree, this project centres the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle. All elements of the ‘tree’ and its decoration must be made from 100% reused or recycled materials.

This opportunity is open to:

  • Designers and makers who live or work in Dundee (defined as living or work address with a DD1 – DD7 postcode)
  • Designers from Dundeee (defined as DD1 – DD7 postcode) and recent graduates (graduating in the last 4 years from a Dundee university)

Each designer / creative practitioners will be awarded £2500 to cover all materials, production, installation and fee.

Read the full brief and apply here

Deadline for submissions: 12 Noon, Wednesday 5th October. 

Designers awarded: By Monday 10th October

Install date: Thursday 17th November

If you have any questions regarding the project please email contact@dundeecityofdesign.com

Oor Wullie by Pamela Scott
26 October 2020  

Pamela Scott

Pamela Scott is a printmaker and illustrator based in Dundee.

She creates bold, quirky drawings, prints, paintings and public art. She is inspired by music, architecture, nature, people and places, especially her home city.

You may have seen her recent #SunnyDundee Skyline for the Dundee Windows project in the Wellgate Centre (pictured below) or her illustration for our Sunny Dundee Face Coverings.

Pamela is also a founding member of Dundee Print Collective and Put Your Stamp on Dundee!

Featured Image: Pamela Scott with her Oor Wullie statue photographed by David P Scott. All rights reserved.

Visit Pamela Scott’s website here and follow her on Instagram

 

Photographed by David P Scott. All rights reserved.

 

Print by Pamela Scott. All rights reserved.

Print by Pamela Scott (2018)

 

 

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Several paper Christmas trees made using the origami technique on blue paper
16 October 2020  

OPEN CALL: Dundee Festive Windows

We have teamed up with Dundee City Council and V&A Dundee to create Dundee Festive Windows! This an opportunity for Dundee based designers and makers to create a bespoke, unique window display centred around the ‘Christmas Tree’.
Tell a story using the Christmas tree as the central focus and inspiration, and take viewers on a journey through your design.

Apply here by 12:00 BST on Friday 30th October

Following on from Dundee City Council’s successful ‘Dundee Windows’ project where six artists and designers transformed six empty shop windows, this opportunity presents local designers and makers with an opportunity to create a contemporary Christmas Tree-inspired display.

The windows will form part of a trail designed to encourage visitors and citizens to explore the city, and brighten up the coldest winter day, bringing in some festive joy.

We are looking to commission three designers who:

  • Live or work in Dundee (defined as living or work address with a DD1 – DD7 postcode)
  • Professional designers and recent graduates (graduating in the last 4 years) originally from Dundee (defined as DD1 – DD7 postcode).

The three successful designers will be awarded £2000 each to cover all materials, production, installation and fee.

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