I make things.
Slogan composition based on chosen topic Design for diversity: Open City Projects - design for inclusive urban spaces Immersive study: London Telephone Boxes - scale and design London telephone boxes - precedents in adaptive reuse, other functional spaces of similar scale: Coffee bar, Office pod, Karaoke booth Contextual design concept London Underground: Importance of Poles,… Continue reading Manifesto Research and development
27 October 2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BosAac6F4Rp/ StatementInvoke responsenature abstractionLost wax casting https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDmzPYg-e1/ Urban abstractionObjects of memory - visits to citiesMap as object of abstraction
Abstraction process - things to pick from 22 October 2019 Temperate house - largest surviving Victorian GlasshouseSun- warmth, light. Cage?Structural systemBotanical garden - founded - 1840World Heritage siteAims - Botanical research and educationSite started 1759Kew constabulary - police forceKew palace - previously royal country house - plants, animals, pets?Houses 90% of world's known plant speciesvenue… Continue reading Kew Gardens – Essence
27 October 2019 https://youtu.be/MzrqMRfJuSs Critique video for Wendy Ramshaw's Neckpiece for 'Portrait of a Woman' My Critical reflection on the object: The object I would like to talk about is a Wendy Ramshaw neckpiece that I came across at the Jewellery Gallery at the V&A. I was initially drawn to the object for its interesting… Continue reading 1 min Critical Review of Wendy Ramshaw’s Neck piece for ‘Portrait of a Woman’
21 October 2019 Wassilly Kandinsky's artwork played a major role in Wendy Ramshaw's aesthetic compositionsAbstract shapes, repetition and composition on a surface Taking my weaving as a fresh start, I revisited Wendy Ramshaw's subtle abstraction of contextual elements to inform the aesthetics of the handbag. Architectural Projects: The Pilgrim Doors, Southwark Cathedral Millenium Building, London… Continue reading Revisiting Wendy Ramshaw’s abstraction process
18 October 2019 Add dynamics within materialsWeave composition - too dullShadow - dynamic movement - morning - to - eveningintroduce harmonious relationship instead of repeating glass house, allow plants comfortable environment and space to growinclude plants in the development of the handbag, as opposed to weaving them on laterUsability? How can it be carried to… Continue reading Meeting with Kyung Hwa
17 October 2019 Weave - invention of a processUse weave as a new starting point(Dont take hot house reference too literally)Revisit Wendy Ramshaw's gates and her subtle abstraction process - develop aesthetics and functionalityDevelop weave as aesthetic goalFocus on completing handbag before other ideas (time piece, footwear, headgear)Living plants - intriguing idearesin - bad ideaDevelop… Continue reading Academic tutorial with Isabel
Based on Alkesh's intriguing reference of Rachna Gharodia's woven tapestries from waste materials, I decided to incorporate a number of found objects invoking the industrial and technological resource intensive 'jungle' humans have created for themselves.. Found wire, metal mesh, metal sheet, resistors - to invoke industrial cage Mockup of possible materials
Engage with human body dimensions and behaviour, triggershand-point of contact for handbag and timepiece- experiment with interactionsPolymorph - capture - hand, griptactile element - experiment with texturesSharp, uncomfortable materials against the skin/body Further research: Amber CordialBernard Shorbinger - Swedish designer - living jewellery David Roux Foullet - function Bubble jewellery - steel wire necklace -… Continue reading Academic tutorial with Alkesh Parmar
Hot House Handbag Chihuly - at the Temperate House Concept: 2. Lost time piece Concept: Lost time piece 3. Creeping at your feet - foot wear Concept: Creeping footwear 4. Headgear/viewing glasses Distortion Concept: Recurring Theme: Parasitic Invasions Nature taking overHindering resource intensive human invasionAnti function?Ruin, destructionAggression / confrontation from nature
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