Jessica Nagle
ba product design
Nottingham trent university
Specialisms: Material Innovation / Contemporary Craft / Sustainable Design
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Jessica Nagle
First Name: Jessica
Last Name: Nagle
Specialisms: Material Innovation / Contemporary Craft / Sustainable Design
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My Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
University / College: Nottingham trent university
Course / Program Title: ba product design
About
I am a First-Class Product Design graduate from Nottingham Trent University with a passion for creating thoughtful, sustainable experiences through design. I enjoy exploring materials, particularly natural waste and biomaterials, and using research, experimentation and storytelling to create meaningful designs that connect with people. Inspired by nature and my interest in art, I am driven by curiosity and a desire to understand how people interact with products, spaces and experiences. My work combines environmental responsibility with engaging visual narratives, always looking for opportunities to find beauty and value in overlooked materials.
WildCraft is a project inspired by my passion for sustainability and research into the growing feelings of climate anxiety and a disconnect from nature experienced by many young people. Seeking to create a positive and meaningful response to these challenges, I explored how creativity, material innovation and storytelling could reconnect people with the natural world. Through extensive experimentation, I transformed locally collected waste eggshells into Eggshell Ceramic, a fully biodegradable material made using a seaweed-derived binder and natural plant dyes. The result is WildCraft: a fully regenerative, circular at-home pottery kit that encourages guilt-free creativity while celebrating the beauty and potential of overlooked waste. Every aspect of the experience, from the material and branding to the packaging and user journey, was designed to allow for connection, to inspire environmental awareness and build a community of eco-conscious makers. Once each creation reaches the end of its life, it can simply be composted, completing its natural cycle.