Materials schedule: V&A

30 September 2019 Documenting materials at the V&A introduced me to a number of unconventional uses of materials- within and outside of the respective ‘material galleries’. The use of a range of materials like plastics (etched, 3d printed), fibres (japanese rice paper) and ceramics (Wendy Ramshaw x Wedgewood) in jewellery were of particular interest to… Continue reading Materials schedule: V&A

Kew Gardens: Drawing from Space-2

02 October 2019 Natural and derived: waterlilySapphire star - placed beauifully against greens and sky Curly hair? accentuate? hairpiece? Collected shapes, elements and ideas: Collected shapes: Waterlily HouseSpiral Staircase - Temperate HouseCollected objects, Hive installation, questions with technologyDrawing from Space: Kew Gardens Identified beautiful contrasts - structural and organic elementsChihuly exhibit - forms derived from… Continue reading Kew Gardens: Drawing from Space-2

Designer Maker User: Design Museum

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

Friday Late at the V&A: Glass collection

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

V&A Debriefing

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

V&A Visit Day 2

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

Visit to the V&A museum

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

V&A Visit plan

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

Modular & Interactive Objects

04 September 2019 Kinetic Sculptures https://youtu.be/vVHtCaoPbMI Interactive Toys Jacob's Ladder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgIyPDSxa3c Kyung Hwa's example of Chinese Opera and changing masks as objects of engagement https://www.facebook.com/InTheKnowCreativebyAOL/videos/2051114428302577?sfns=1