I make things.
28 October 2019 Strong context, exposed me to the study of many greats - Wendy Ramshaw, V&A artefacts, Chihuly (at V&A and Kew Gardens), Picasso (through Wendy Ramshaw) Introduction to many amazing art processes - for eachNeed to reflect on each artist's process, and provenance of each context - for more in depth abstraction of… Continue reading Hot House Handbag – Evaluation and Further development
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
25 October 2019 Surface Generation: Wires Steel Wire: Keeps form when wrapped tightWrapping is hard even with pliersLoses shape in 3 dimensional wrappingExtremely useful for replacing hardware - wire wrapped lid pivoting along thicker copper wire forms a hinge Silver wire: Useful for filling in smaller areas where wrapping steel wire isnt possibleExpensiveAdds interesting shine… Continue reading Material Catalogue: Artefact project
22 October 2019 Evolution of handbags as coin purses - later gender diversified roles Men - money, weapons Women - accessory, hold perfume, jewels Personal items - the need to be mobile - pouches sown within skirts - evolution of pockets in clothes Sacks - necessity for long distance travel; mobile container - railroad -… Continue reading The Handbag – Provenance, Precedents
25 October 2019 Sparked by a Wendy Ramshaw neckpiece at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the project is an ongoing enquiry into aesthetic identity. Questioning my role as a designer, artist, crafter, maker or interdisciplinary practitioner, I began drawing from space and writing my thoughts while exposing myself to landscapes, art, design and architecture. The… Continue reading Artefact Final Crit and Reflection
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’
22 October 2019 A failed alginate moulding experiment ruined my spiral models for the time piece. Using alginate for the first time, I observed that it lacks the strength and dry-set qualities of silicon putty, which I have used previously. Moreover, the clay objects might not have dried fully before I tried to cast them.… Continue reading Lost time piece progress
21 October 2019 Present piece as work in progress - critically evaluate issues and problems - through an evaluation in blog - for next prototype. Issues apparent initially: Sharp edgesHandlesPrecedents Sharp edges Iron out edges in next prototype Weld structure instead of wound wireConsider other materials for a potential product for market The Handbag Provenance… Continue reading Tutorial with Isabel
17 October 2019 With the hand being the main point of contact, and the element defining ergonomic success, I tried looking at possible options for the handles for the hothouse handbag. My initial choice was a blue spiral invoking Chihuly's blown glass, resonating the temperate house at Kew Gardens. The spirals of varying lengths and… Continue reading Handle options
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
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