EIT student Dan Cunliffe is a double finalist in the prestigious ECC New Zealand Student Craft/Design Awards.
One of 11 finalists in the national competition, the final-year Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design student says his success in the awards is flattering and recognition of the hard work he's put in at ideaschool.
Reflecting his passion for making objects with his hands, his entries in the awards are a collection of ceramic beakers and flasks and a concrete and timber coffee table - work he has produced in the last two years of his degree studies.
Born and raised in Napier, Dan is a fulltime solo father to River, his 4-year-old son.
"It's always a squeeze, working round things and juggling my time," he says of managing parenting and study. "It takes a toll on what I am able to produce."