Showcase 2025 Student Spotlight: Lynette Nelson-Addy
Student Spotlight featuring BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design student Lynette Nelson-Addy and her project 'Orchestrated Rebellion'.
By Jon Duckworth | Published on 20 May 2025
Categories: Student Showcase; School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment;
The Project
In the wake of the Crude War of 2065, above the Earth of 2085 ruined by climate change, the Elites thrive within their towers beyond the sky, using AI-generated, nationalist anthems to subdue the Exiles who scavenge for fossil fuels for their profit. On a particular extraction at an abandoned pumping station, a buried saxophone is discovered, its raw sound shattering the AI’s hypnotic grip on the Exiles. Those awakened then form the Department of Human Resonance, repurposing the station into a monumental instrument, harnessing wind to broadcast Morse code messages through unfiltered sound. The structure is a beacon of defiance, turning industrial machinery into a weapon of liberation. Sound is rebellion and the station is their battle cry.
The design was heavily inspired by Lynette's love of jazz music.
The inspiration behind the project
For her project, Lynette drew on her love for jazz music and her experience of playing the saxophone and brass instruments when she was younger. The project was a chance to rediscover that passion.
As she says: "To get back into my love for it, I wanted to find ways to give myself motivation to pick it up again and play. Delving into the mechanics and anatomy of the saxophone for this project has reignited my love for it. Further investigating how music is used as a form of expression and empowerment heavily aided my design process and the symbolism behind the beauty of chaos."
The project was influenced by the mechanics and anatomy of the saxophone.
The project experience
Lynette says: "The project was exceptionally challenging in ways that allowed for in-depth research and understanding on a topic that I was fully interested in. Despite the momentary blocks of creativity, the project really allowed me to conceptualise life and a world beyond the scope of current reality. It feels like an accomplishing end to the final year at NTU."
Being part of NTU
"During my time at NTU, I have developed so many new skills that will aid me in the future. Not only the ability to operate complex software, but also interacting with clients and like-minded people within the industry. My year in placement aided in this as I was given a first-hand experience into the field. It has been very rewarding."
Lynette has really appreciate the camaraderie of her coursemates.
"The late nights working away with friends and the laughter that we share together in that time, bonding over the stress of it all but trying to be there for one another to ensure that we all do well... It's definitely something that I will cherish. I feel it has aided in making lifelong friends."
Lynette Nelson-Addy - BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Design
Closing remarks
Lynette has the following advice for prospective Product Design students: "Allow for creative freedom and be proud of everything you produce. The course allows for you to express yourself in ways that should be cherished and celebrated. Take every opportunity and learn as much as you can over the course. Collaborate with like-minded individuals and support one another. Trust the process and explore every avenue that fuels you as a designer."