I make things.
23 November 2019 Tom Dixon: Underwater Furniture Farming Introduction of frameworks supporting the growth of corals in the ocean - to yield a harvest of furniture in a couple of years.. not much talk about it at present. (Find out more) Sigalit Landau: Salt Bride Coral Outplanting https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/crystal-skulls-instagram-artist/?pn=dd Tyler Thrasher Art https://www.tokujin.com/works/2008-second-nature/?l=en Design and The… Continue reading Bio-engineering
15 January 2020 Following the success of the acrylic butterfly, where i coated an electroformed laser cut butterfly object with sawdust, to allow absorptive crystallization and colours from copper corrosion, I decided to flip the materials inside out - using absorbents as base for electroforming and patination, to allow for patination on electroformed surfaces.. I… Continue reading Week 2 – Testing absorbents
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
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
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
19 December 2019 PROJECT PROPOSAL SECTION 1: Background - Project 4 Reflection: P04: Reflection Processes: Contrast: growth & decay; old & new; constraint & complianceCircular processes: crystallization & sheddingElectrical conduction - all solutions and materialsNatural processes vs. industrial / technological interventions - contrasting effects and narrativesCoating, eating away, growth, accumulation, shedding Outcomes: Organic FormsColours &… Continue reading P05 Statement of Intent
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
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
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
04 December 2019 I was keen on visiting this exhibit to look at Lukas Wegwerth's crystal accented ceramics works, made by applying crystal growing chemical solution on unglazed portions of his vases.
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