Creative and technological skills
Creative and technological skills

Footprint scenery partnership - London South Bank University

24 Apr 2019

London South Bank University (LSBU) is one of the leading universities for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships in the South East. KTPs, with government support, provide businesses with access to the expert knowledge held by academics within a university, allowing a firm’s ideas to be transformed into real business opportunities.

One such KTP, funded by InnovateUk and the Arts and Humanities Research Council is currently taking place between LSBU’s School of Arts and Creative Industry and Footprint Scenery, a company that develops props and scenery (including design and build services) for brands, retail, theatre, film, television and major events and exhibition. Past clients include the London 2012 Olympic Games, the National Theatre, BBC the V&A Museum and the Southbank Centre.

The KTP has seen LSBU academics working with Footprint Scenery to develop an immersive design facility to prototype interactive spaces and immersive experiences through a process of co-design and co-creation. The project has also assisted with the development of Footprint Digital UK - an immersive design bureau service delivering immersive live experiences to the event, retail and branding sector. The process has involved students on both the BA Theatre Technologies and Drama programmes in the R&D and user testing-process. As research-led teaching, this has helped the students develop a range of digital and transferable skills