Buckmister Fuller

Fuller with his dome structure

He is renowned for his perspective on the world's problems. He has created solutions that improves human lives through innovative design to create technology which helps the world. One of his most famous pieces would be his dome like structures. Fuller has created many works that helps the world and human race by surrounding a space with less harsh conditions and a stress free zone. I personally do not like his work because I am not interested in the meaning of his works he has created although I can see how he was perceived as a unique designer and help within the world problems.

The structure is very beautiful against the sky colour

 

Marc Newson

He has been described as the most influential designer of his generation. He has designed a range of objects fit for purpose of a wide variety. Many will have seen his work about and I love how practical he makes his designs. He lives and works in Tokyo, Paris and London but travels widely, something that makes him successful in his ideas and concepts. His work has been presented in many major museums collections including the design museum. He works very closely with the media creating documentaries. 

Chair made simple out of curvature. 

Very known for his simple yet effective design.

Droog Design

Chair made out of material layers.

The business has been co-founded by Gijs Bakker and Renny Ramakers. They have made careers of many designers and has mixed materials which interacts with the user. The design company has both good projects and bad where some have barely covered costs. Their designs have been in many galleries including the design museum. What I enjoyed about their work as a whole is how they adapt to their surroundings and time of production. They are constantly changing designers and style to adapt to the future of the industry. 

Draws made out of suitcases.

Fernando and Huberto Campana

They work together taking inspiration from everyday and tried to use unusual combinations of found materials to solve this. They have used rubber hose, tissue paper, string and furry toys. They both did not want to be designers however they became to design furnitures in the 80's. Their materials they use are very important to their style and can turn ordinary items into useful pieces of furniture. I love their chair they have made out of cuddly toys, 2002. It is a great way to turn something not used as a seat into a useful part of someones life.

Chair made out of panda toys.

Love how playful the ideas are.

3DD Day two:

Today we were presented with the task of creating a structure that could hold three balls above the ground. However we were only given spaghetti and a glue gun. This was really hard because I couldn't use curves as the spaghetti would break easily. Before creating my piece I started drawing designs. These were very tight at first so we all took part in an exercise which made our drawings look less neat and structured. We started by closing our eyes and scribbling, then placing the balls in what we had created. This made me think that what I was drawing before was very much based on how it would work so I lead away from this and started scribbling which helped me to enjoy this process a lot more. 

   

After drawing I started to play around with a structure that would work based on what I had previously dawn. It was very hard to hold the spaghetti together with blue tack so I decided to go for it and glue the first structured piece. I did not know what I was doing whilst I was creating the piece although I tried out little ways to hold the balls without them touching. I wanted to resemble the scribbling I had previously drawn therefore kept the structure jagged and messy. I really enjoyed trying and testing which helped to achieve my final structure. 

After completing the task I wanted to push myself to hold more balls within my structure. I started to add more and built around what I had already produced. It was difficult to balance and get things to stay with if the structure especially trying not to get burnt with the glue gun. 

We then had to protect our spaghetti structure with only 2 pieces of A3 paper and 1 piece of A1 paper. I could only stick together using a pritt stick which also added to the pressure. I decided to use my knowledge from yesterday's lesson where I used ruffled paper. I started to fill the structure up with these paper models which would help bounce and protect the structure of my spaghetti. Although at the end of my design I knew it wouldn't work I knew that the style of it was very unique which I liked. This is something that I hated, I knew that I couldn't protect the structure fully and I dislike destroying my work. Today's lesson helped me to get over this fear and will help with letting go with my work. 

To end today we tested the protection and found out that the weight was going to be a basketball that bounced on top of our structures. I decided to film this to show what happened.

As you can see and hear from the video a lot of people's work smashed including mine however it did give a sense of bounce back reaction which differed from others styles. The structure was not as broken as I thought it was going to be and if I rethought the design it could have worked better. 

Paper engineering

Paper engineering is the manipulation of paper into something of another form or purpose. I have found an artist that uses both paper manipukation and illustration which is something I prefer. I like the way Helen Friel uses bright colours within her work increasing the bold factor. She has worked for many brands and companies such as Ryan Air and I feel her style is unique to others.

3DD Day one:

To start the 3DD pathway we were told to draw a certain object or shape and then were given something to create out of it. For example a squiggle was made into a place for two people and a cat to sit. I really enjoyed this task because it gave you a chance to lean away from the traditional shape of certain things. I liked the way it made you think further than you wanted to and really challenged you to move away from your comfort zone. 

We then had the chance to create a piece which held a water bottle above the ground, however we only had a small piece of masking tape and one sheet of A1 paper. This was challenging and at first I didn't know how I was going to complete the task. I decided to make the paper appear more attractive by adding colourful lines to the outside. I then knew that I needed to make the structure solid enough to hold the weight of the bottle therefore I remembered the idea that folding was a way to do this. I started to fold two stripes of the paper to form a shape. This was the basis of my idea which would hold up the bottle above the ground. I was limited with masking tape so I tried to use as little as possible, which was a very hard thing to do. This also hindered the strength of my creation. To hold the bottle I thought of the concept of a wine holder. The round shape holds bottles with stability therefore I tried to reconstruct this with the paper I was given to create a tube that sat on top of my structure.

After completing the task I photographed it with people in the image. This gave the object a sense of place and size against the people. 

It was finally time for the test; the water bottle had to be lifted above the ground using your object you had made. During the test I realised that the bottle did not fit inside the tube which is something I would have to change in order to improve the design and keep measurements accurate. However I tried to place the bottle onto the object as a whole and it managed to hold above the table. The task was a great way to increase my ability to create 3D objects that have a purpose because this is something I haven't done a lot of. I enjoyed this although I do not feel 3DD is my strong point. 

We then got 4 pieces of cardboard and some masking tape, this would be the materials to create a structure which would hold out body weight. We had to produce a structure which held ourselves 10cm off of the ground. I knew that it had to be strong and after cutting some stripes of card I found out that the card was stronger when the corrugated lines were vertical. As the structure had to be flat packed I knew that I would have to be able to take it apart and therefore wanted to slot card together rather than tape. This also helped to strengthen the piece as a whole. 

 

Once I had created the main part of the structure I wanted to make it into a piece which resembled the idea of a chair. I added a back rest and started to add a base to the 'seat'. Overall the I didn't like my structure however I was surprised it worked. The chair was able to hold my weight for a long time without breaking. I enjoyed the satisfaction of it working however I would of wanted it to look better and more stylish rather than a chair look.