I make things.
29 September 2019 “How or when my work is worn is not particularly important to me. The way in which others may organise it is an open-ended extension of its use. Such a possibility for varying personal choice is interesting precisely because it is out of my control.” Neckpiece for Picasso's 'Portrait of a woman'… Continue reading Case Study: Wendy Ramshaw
28 September 2019 I visited the exhibit questioning the difference between designing and making, and to immerse myself in a vast repository of 'designed objects', to contrast my engagement with 'artefacts' from the V&A. I returned with some more questions.. Artefact - from the Cambridge English Dictionary If Artefacts relate to objects of historical importance,… Continue reading Designer Maker User: Design Museum
27 September 2019 Use of complex techniques in creating visual effects and material illusion - Is This Craft?? Use of complex techniques in abstract representation of nature - Is This Art?? Use of complex techniques in the representation of artist's concepts, views, opinions - Is This Design?? Design-Art-Craft from the Cambridge English Dictionary
27 September 2019 Our Friday session started with an introduction to 'Group Material', and their approach to curating, as 'The People's Choice', through crowd sourced exhibitions by the same title, organized by them. They questioned the origins and users of culture, creating products to empower people to define their own culture, instead of having it… Continue reading Curating a collection: Friday Session
26 September 2019 After collecting object images from the V&A, I set about analyzing why I was drawn to certain objects, and why I liked some and disliked others. At the debriefing session with Scott and my Pathway peers, I discussed my objects and hoped to get some insight for future steps. I chose to… Continue reading V&A Debriefing
26 September 2019 Today I visited the 'Food - Bigger Than The Plate' exhibit at the V&A. It opened my mind to a number of design possibilities as well as viewpoints and revelations based on food production, trade, consumption and waste. The street farmhouse project and the Loowatt dealt with collection and utilization of human… Continue reading V&A Visit Day 2
Today’s visit to the Victoria and Albert museum was inspiring in more ways than one. Isabel suggested exploring the pathway of adaptation and reuse in context to the various objects in the museum, to re-imagine the creative potential of already existing products. (Transformative solutions) During our initial brief, we were given some creative tasks to… Continue reading Visit to the V&A museum
24 September The V&A originated out of an effort to improve the condition of Britain’s industry, a direct impact of The Great Exhibition of 1851. It was to be a 3D encyclopaedia of materials and techniques. Its current aims are to educate designers, manufacturers and public in art and design. The building itself took more… Continue reading V&A Visit plan
23 September 2019 What is an artefact? encapsulation of information in a physical objectart piece? functional?not always handmade..historically significant Can it be digital? Can a photograph be an artefact? Initial engagement - superficial levels - colour, surface, texture Study deeper - time, reason, needs, person who made it, purpose of making Types of qualities of… Continue reading Artefact Project Launch
16 September 2019 ADAS Tutorials with Aleya Aleya asked us to discuss the commonalities within our individual concepts to develop the most impactful presentation techniques for our collaborative presentation. While discussing our individual ideas, Wooli, Lilly and I realized that there was an interactive element in each of our concepts. We decided on inviting our… Continue reading Tutorials and Insights
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