Hmm, well it seems I shall be doing Ceramics for this new studio project as opposed to copper alloys. To be honest, probably a welcome change since it's probably better to have an actual group to brainstorm/bounce ideas. At that here are some pictures of a few ceramic designs I saw while rummaging through my books.
The first one are the "Stardust Vases" by Setsu & Shinobu Ito. From the original inspiration of leaves in sunlight, they've managed to create designs that interact with each other, a relationship between the positive and negative space of the designs.
The second and thrid designs are by Fernando Brizio, they are part of the "Painting with Giotto" collection. What you can see are felt tip pens bleeding their colours into the porous limestone creating a kaleidoscopic effect. For your information, there's 95 felt tips on first one.
The last design are the 'Spineless lamps" by Studio Frederik Roijé. It utilises porcelain's unique ability of memory. So the porcelain becomes deformed during manufacture and acquires its unique form.
In all of these, they're really trying to harness the material's unique ability in one way or another or create a form that uses the visual language of the material to greatest effect.
Considering the fact that Industrial Design is not just about delivering the technical package but form as well, I think now would be a good time for me to try and nut out my own process of developing form. This is going to be one tough project.
1 comment:
I believe so. With everyone these days using plastic, and there is so much you can do with draft angles. Many consumer brands are looking to alternative materials for differentiation. *hint*
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brian
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