World’s leading smart device manufacturer and innovator OPPO is celebrating a successful three-year partnership with the Royal College of Art (RCA) this October as its students showcase the latest in a series of studio projects in collaboration with OPPO during London Design Festival 2021. 

As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the world, OPPO x RCA’s studio project ‘The New Extraordinary’ invites to reimagine technology for life beyond the new normal, through design, and embrace a humanistic approach to the colossal changes. Because OPPO believes that well-designed technology should be seamlessly integrated into one’s life and adapt to our needs. 

Taking place from September at 35-36 Thurloe Place in London’s Brompton Design District, MA Design Products graduates from the RCA presented their findings. 

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“With the theme this year, ‘The New Extraordinary’, we want young design talents to rethink two very important questions: ‘How do we work in this unexpected new global landscape we find ourselves in after Covid?’ and ‘What is the future of design considering what the past year and a half has taught us?’”, said Jintong Zhu, Head of OPPO London Design Centre. 

Highlighted projects included the collective minds of Arnau Donate Duch, Marco Da Re, and Ilayda Kal present C-Earth, a system that will help scientists and policymakers monitor the impact of climate change at a local scale; 3Doodle, a new educational platform for children to enjoy and share real-time 3D drawings and Aura, a project by Harika Adivikolanu - an interactive device and wearable system that enhances the yoga practice through tactile assistance. 

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“This programme is an extraordinary opportunity for us to meet, work with, and even potentially hire some of the world’s most adventurous and talented young designers,” said Jintong Zhu.