The Image Shoppe

This past January, our Creative Director Elyse took on London with a group of Calvin University Design students and fellow professor Chris Fox. The two-week winter intensive brought real-world design inspiration and cultural perspective in the best possible way. From the Wes Anderson Archives at the Design Museum to the Tate, the Victoria and Albert Museum, a workshop at the Museum Of Brands, a trip to Oxford and daily neighborhood exploration—every corner offered something new to absorb.

Daily prompts and late-night collaboration sessions brought it all together, culminating in a student show this past spring. An amazing experience that reminded us all that inspiration is everywhere—and that the best design education happens when you step outside the studio.

Check out images from the final student show, “We’ve Moved Around the Corner,” and more behind the scenes on Calvin Univ. Design Program Instagram.