A FORMER Coleg Ceredigion joinery student whose innovative designs caught the attention of a leading Channel 4 television series revisited the college to give a presentation to students.

Carwyn Lloyd Jones, of Timber Design Wales based in Bow Street, near Aberystwyth, was invited to give a presentation on his innovative designs to students studying Joinery and Furniture Design, Making and Restoration courses at the Cardigan Campus.

Carwyn, a former member of staff at the Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth, gave students a compelling insight to reusing material such as old pallets and various other material to create radical designs.

He recently featured on the hit Channel 4 show, George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, with a quirky caravan created from an old caravan trailer chassis upcycled with reclaimed material.

Carwyn, whose eldest son is currently studying at Coleg Ceredigion’s Aberystwyth campus, explained that he created the caravan in order to give his family a holiday. Spending only £120 on eBay for the trailer and an additional £700 on materials, he created an impressive luxury caravan with innovative design features.

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