Category: Inspiration

Crystals and Crystallization Reading

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14 December 2019 History, nature, nhm, existing documentation, synthetic growth, my direction - dendrites? internship bookmarks on crystal reading Crystal & gem / written by Dr R.F.Symes and Dr R.R.Harding. https://sciencing.com/create-synthetic-rubies-6788778.html http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Synthetic-Ruby.html https://www.gemsociety.org/article/understanding-gem-synthetics-treatments-imitations-part-4-synthetic-gemstone-guide/ Crystal growers make use of certain fundamental aspects of natural laws; these laws govern the states of matter and the interactions of… Continue reading Crystals and Crystallization Reading

Further Experiments: scale, light, nature, organics

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12 January 2020 Outcomes: Colours and shapes of recovered crystalsHardier blue crystalsAcrylic butterfly - light fixture?Absrption from flowers?Salt screenSalt screen against lightCopper crystal ringAJ wearing Copper crystal ringPotential dynamic screen - growth and interactionScaling up stirring stick sculpture - absorption and evaporation in the outdoorsCopper sulphate crystallization on a found twig Processes: Plating a Laser… Continue reading Further Experiments: scale, light, nature, organics

Speculative Everything

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Reading Notes This potential to use the language of design to pose questions, provoke and inspire is conceptual design's defining feature. (beyod the limits of reality)They (conceptual designs) celebrate their unreality and take full advantage of being made from ideas. Rather than waiting for commissions from industry or seeking out market gaps for new products,… Continue reading Speculative Everything

P04 Investigate Reflection

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15 December 2019 Role of experimentation in my design practice Experimental approaches - how?How has Practical research - challenged & expanded techniques, materials, form and use - through experimentation and riskHow have I - Gathered, changed, dismantled, changed, rescaled, arranged, rearranged, tested outIntellectual processes involved in my work How P04 helped Situate and Contextualize my… Continue reading P04 Investigate Reflection

Natural Crystal Formations

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10 December 2019 Dead Sea, Jordan Valley High salinity levels combined with no outlets for water leave the dead sea with transient salt formations, their shapes depending on the kinds of minerals in the water and environmental factors. Photo: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/09/strange-salt-formations-in-dead-sea.html Delicate, slow accumulation, transient Naica Caves, Chihuahua, Mexico Enormous crystals of the mineral gypsum (hydrated… Continue reading Natural Crystal Formations

Cauliflower/Fern Crystals

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10 December 2019 This science experiment is the first I have come across, depicting the mechanism of formation of cauliflower/fern shaped salt crystals. It uses ammonia and water combined with a colloidal bluing suspension, to cause capillarity, evaporation and crystal deposition, in shapes closest to my salt crystals. (I'm not sure exposing kids to ammonia… Continue reading Cauliflower/Fern Crystals

Crystal Precedents: other materials, properties and narratives

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08 December 2019 BISMUTH: At the RCA Fete, I was intriguied by Sara Chyan's holographic Bismuth jewellery, which was based on the concepts of melting and crystallization, and further oxidation of bismuth metal, the processes giving it geometric shapes and holographic colours respectively. This video helped me visualize the process in detail. I think that… Continue reading Crystal Precedents: other materials, properties and narratives

ADAS Essay Plan

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02 December 2019 Essay Plan: Structure 3 (Key works merged with paradigms as debate paragraphs) Introduction: Olafur Eliasson, Interdisciplinary experiential designer/artistReason - material driven, nature inspired designMy experience – “In Real Life” at TATE Modern – overlap of nature, technology, human experienceMy current exploration of emotional design as opposed to functional design, overall interest in… Continue reading ADAS Essay Plan

Interim Crit

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28 November 2019 Kyung Hwa - Precedents: Light through crystals - Stardust crystallized sugar lamp - Won Joon LeeFruit Battery Floor lamp - Jeehee Park - using electrolytes in fruits to conduct electricity for lighting - critique - waste of food Capri battery - Joseph Beuys - powerful statementHistorical references - take inspirationLygia Clark -… Continue reading Interim Crit

Unexplained, organic and beautiful

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29 November 2019 I left some work in the studio last night, and today's gorgeous sun streamed through the base room window to transform my crystals and electroplated objects in unique ways.. Todayday and a half ago.. TodayDay and a half ago TodayDay and a half ago TodayDay and a half ago Today2 days agoEffect… Continue reading Unexplained, organic and beautiful