E3 - Representation Time

Representation Time


Using nature as inspiration I tried to represent the form of a dried seed pod out of nothing but basic everyday paper.

Seed Pod

Solution 1.
Keep it simple. Since glue cant be used the first solution will only utilize one piece of paper.

Technique- Use the side of a pair of scissors to to warp the fabir of the paper forcing it to bend and twist. This will create a shape similar to the seed pod.



Outcome! Effective and relatively simple.



Solution 2.
Attempt - to create an abstract representation of the seed pod by keeping in mind the basic shape (curve).

Method - An age old sewing technique, crimping, clutter one edge of the paper. Create a zig zag pattern but only on one side of the paper, creates a curve in the paper.


Outcome! Abstract, yet it still holds the feeling of the pod


Final solution.

Solution 2 was about as far away from the pod as was possible without loosing the feeling. So for the last representation I wanted to create a life like mimicry. Using the pod's seed's to create a casting or impression of the pods shape. The idea was to create a lifelike internal structure, giving the presence of the real thing.


Solution. This is by far my favourite.


Close up. The top and bottem are actually the top and bottem of the seed pod. Gives a feeling of how wide the pod is.

E 2 - locking systems!!!

Task 2.
Locking systems


Anti Torsion rope. The idea is to use the tension within a torsion rope to counter act the weight. The more pressure you put in the coils of newspaper the more weight you can place on the platform. Also because the torsion spring is locked (ie it cant uncoil itself) when you put more pressure on the platform the coil will compress on itself create more push and thus making it stronger with the more wieght you add.

Attempted base

This idea after many hours attempting, was unable to be completed. It was too difficult to build out of paper products without connections. So I moved on to a simpler idea.....

This is a simple cone, spiraled together loosly. Then the top section is cut off, and two small slit is cut down the center, where two pieces of cardboard are placed to hold the whole thing together.

E1 - Paper as Cold as Ice!

Ok, here i tried to do something completely different.
In short, ball of crushed ice, a hell of a lot of stripped paper and a hair dryer! many hours later!

E1 - I got paper comming out of my ears!

Ok so my plan was to start simple and get more complex as I went!

So 1.
Making a paper cube with no fixings or glue just paper! 250g paper


Task 2. A little bit more complex now that I've got an idea of what im doing! (Square Based pyramid)






Task 3. Ok now I've learnt the basics its time to jump in up a knotch! (Sphere)

Jacks home made origami sphere!!!


I have one more idea that i will finish and post tomorrow!

Be4U - 6 Of My Favourit Furniture Designers

After researching all the designers I wanted to pick designer that i could evaluate against eachother.

I chose Panton and Paulin because their style at first glance seem similar, yet they have distinctly different lines to the designs.

I adore Ron Arads work, the ability to create such complex forms that are functional is an amazing and rarely seen gift. What better to compliment perfect organic randomness but the Campana brothers. Their use of so called rubbish to revolutionise the concept of design couldn't be more polar oposite. Yet they are both organic based designers, yes thats a pun!

I'm fasinated by Breuer and Mies. It seems to me that there creativity and design outlook, even style comes from the same place yet they led very differnt lives. One comming form a design mind side heading towards an architechtual outcome, the other comming from architechture or purly functional side and leading it, or smoothing it towards design. Both meeting close to the middle, fasinating.