Students

You’ll be working with a team of students drawn from across the university specially selected to work on your brief. They will be managed by a project director and, in some cases, a supporting academic practitioner.

Frida, Yoana, Ellie, Niall, Nathan, Tom, Georgie, Natalie, Lorena, Benedetta, Josephine, Leia, Gabriel, Molly, Callum, Gaia, Imogen A, Cecily, Belle, James, Archie, Sophie, Kat, Alice, Miruna, Brandon, Jack, Ronnie, Natalie, Louise, Esdras, Jo-Dee, Emmanuel, Natasha, Catarina, Isobel, Vanessa, Dinara, Angelique, Nuode, Michelle, Alex, Qingyun, Linda, Seun, Denis, Loveday, Tabitha, Rein, Honey, Ellice, Liam, Sonny, and Zsofia are just some of the students who have worked for the studio.

Claire Selby

Claire is Innovation Partnerships Manager at Kingston University where she leads the studio as well a co-lead on Not My Beautiful House.

She has over 14 years ‘experience working in the education sector running commercial projects, events and training. Her specialism is listening to what the industry needs from its students and graduates, solving their challenges creatively and getting them credited and rewarded for their work. Fiercely determined to get students in places they wouldn't normally be and be recognised and rewarded for their work - she has worked with an expansive client list including Barclays, Samsung, Kingston First, Marks and Spencer, Deloitte, Wrangler and Unilever. She founded Studio KT1 in 2019.

Claire worked with Kingston Students’ Union to open Not My Beautiful House, transforming an old PC World in 6 weeks to become a creative meanwhile space following a successful crowdfunding campaign from the Mayor of London's Make London programme and support from RBK. The branding, interiors and furniture for the space were designed by students, over 50 have been paid for their work on the project and employed to run it. The project is now in its third year and second location- not bad for a four-month project.

Alice Torres

Alice is the Innovation Partnerships Coordinator, and Studio KT1 is her role’s main focus. She graduated in 2023 from Kingston School of Art with an Art Direction degree. She has a multi-faceted experience within the industry, having completed previous graphic design, illustration, sales, and video editing work on placements and on a freelance basis. She has co-curated 3 exhibitions with different groups, one of which was for Studio KT1’s Lunar New Year exhibition held at Cass Art Kingston in February 2024.

Alice is passionate about bringing career-advancing opportunities to creative students of all backgrounds.

Louise Dukes

Louise is Social Innovation Consultant at Kingston University. She works on Studio KT1 as well as in-curricular projects for courses in all faculties of the university. Louise graduated from Kingston School of Art with a Masters in Illustration in 2022, and has had extensive experience as a freelance illustrator. She has also been working in the education sector, bringing in external partners to deliver live briefs for student’s coursework modules. Her expertise in partner management is an example to students throughout their Studio KT1 experiences.

Louise is passionate about bringing creative solutions to local and charitable organizations, and equitable opportunities for all students.