>Today I bought and confirmed my tickets to Stockholm, in Sweden. I am going with my mate Liam and we’re mainly going to have a look at the Furniture fair. I’m really excited to see the city its self, as well as some good Scandinavian Design! I’m almost certain it will be more inspiring than Continue Reading
ArchivesJanuary, 2010
29Jan>SOCKHOLM!!
28Jan>Thinking Space.
>I have decided to start scribbling down a map of this coming semester on paper. It flows a little like this: Starting Point:Reading up on sustainable and good design. Generate initial ideas based on principles developed, and research from the last unit. Reflect these ideas against appropriate consumer trends. Finalise some ideas. Test ideas in Continue Reading
27Jan>Sustainable by Design – Stuart Walker.
>This book so far is fantastic. I thought a really good starting point would be to get an academic perspective on the key points of sustainable design. It seems that this book is going to hold some answers to many of my thoughts and questions. The previous process (or at least, my interpretations of the Continue Reading
25Jan>Interiors Birmingham.
> So the beginning on Major Practical project started with a trip to the NEC to Interiors. The exhibition was as disappointing as it is most other years that I have been, but I was prepared for this and set my expectations low. I found two or three things that either interested me, or sprung Continue Reading
24Jan>Major Practical Project!
>So tomorrow, I begin the Major Practical Project unit. I feel like I’ve had a mini holiday this weekend. Its been nice. I’m not really sure how to tackle the next unit, I think I’ll start with some heavy reading about sustainable design, and a trip to Interiors 2010 in Birmingham. This, combined with my Continue Reading
21Jan>Final day of this unit!
>Today I’ve been finalising everything ready for the big hand-in tomorrow! I went to the workshop after the library this morning, to check my wet/dry panel, and it seems to have worked! It has gripped very firm, and I’m rather hoping this will stay like this! I’m very excited about using this method to make Continue Reading
20Jan>Final days of Panels.
>Today unfortunately Kevin was ill, so I couldn’t use the machines (for health and safety reasons). I got everything planned and set up, and persuaded another technician called Rob to come and supervise me working on the machines for half an hour or so. I really wanted to get that other sawn panel done. Fortunately, Continue Reading
19Jan>Final days of Panels.
> Today I was back in the workshop for my final days of this unit, trying to get my final panels completed. My aim was to get another wattle and ‘daub’ panel done (this time with eco-glue) and another wet/dry panel. I set to work on cleaving up some hazel to weave together into a Continue Reading
18Jan>Presentations.
>It was round 2 of the presentations today. Mine was included in this morning’s session. The day on the whole went well, everyone was clear and kept the audience interested I don’t think anybody turned up totally unprepared and there wasn’t anyone who notable fell short on time. I included a lot of things to Continue Reading
17Jan>Design
>The unit ‘Research and Enterprise in Design’ is drawing to a close, and I thought it would be appropriate to write about one of the changes in my understanding of design, that has been brought about by the research in this unit. I approached this MA Design course a little bit wary of the word Continue Reading
