Reincarnate the Mundane Object
My Final Major collection in University is inspired by the mundane objects in and around the house. I am going to take inspiration from the objects which are uninspiring/overlooked and transform them into truly unique designs.
Due to the Corona Virus Epidemic and national lockdown, I found myself working within the limits of what I have access to in my home studio.
I created fun/abstracted, stitch wire mini sculptures that can either be displayed on the wall or they can be playful objects to wear on the body, with a joyful palette to counteract the dreary world events.
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I-dott Competition 2020
REUSE REDUCE RECYCLE
I loved this brief from the start and began experimenting straight away, you can create anything out of nothing if you try.
I created many samples throughout this project but settled on making three designs for the competition. One of my designs is made from folded crisp packets. The second design was made from layering up bubble wrap and fusing them together by ironing them, then cutting it out into sequins before attaching them onto the paper. The last design was created by cutting up plastic bottles and creating a cyanotype print. From here I created a repeat pattern which I printed out, then I laser cut small plastic bottles from strips of plastic which I cut from a Pepsi bottle.
I am really happy with my finished designs, it was such an exciting brief to do. I have now entered them all into the competition, so will have to wait and see how they do.
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Live Brief Orange Box
OrangeBox
I have had an amazing experience working on a live brief set by Orangebox, “Design an innovative upholstery cloth for the Sully stool that utilises fabric off cuts as its main resource”. Orangebox produce approximately a tonne of waste material weekly during their manufacturing process. The waste we were given to work with consisted of 47 different high value substrates. According to Circular Fibres initiative 2015, the greenhouse gas emissions from the production of textiles globally totalled 1.2 billion tonnes of CO2, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined (The Guardian, 2019). It is no wonder that organisations like Ellen McArthur foundation, Stella McCartney, Faber Futures and Atelier Lumer are leading the way in developing new opportunities for sustainable manufacturing. This is something that will be my focus within the future.
As a designer my role is to add value to the remnants, using a variety of processes and techniques. Throughout the project I constantly experimented and developed ideas, which lead me to two outcomes. My first design came about by layering the waste material together and fixing it in place using bond-a-web. I then covered the remnants with an end roll of fabric. On to this I placed grey board shapes, which when heat pressed embossed the image into my fabric. My second design was a sculptural piece created by using multiples of squares, this basic shape has numerous possibilities. I chose this shape because of its simplicity, making it easy to program the Gerber Cutters which would save on time and extra costs within Orangebox.
My Embossed design was selected by Orangebox to be made into a stool and was put on show in Clerkenwell Design week 2019.
St Fagans
Walking around St Fagan’s there is an abundance of artefacts for everyone to see and touch. I wanted to look out for something with a use, that not everyone would take the time to look at and appreciate, so I decided to study door and drawer handles. Taking my original drawings from the archives, I began to overlap and connect the pieces to create new designs and patterns.
My initial inspiration came from designer John Galliano, this gave me an idea of creating a series of badges including tags. I decided to create my badges with enamelled metal pieces by looking at the work of Silva Walz, the way she riveted them together combined with her ‘pops’ of colour.
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I-dott
The brief was to create designs that have an element of hand-made craftsmanship to them, rather than just sharp graphic computer-generated designs.
I began by exploring a range of traditional printing techniques such as Shibori, Lino, Mono and Screen printing. I created two final designs, one was Screen printed and the other was created using a lino image which I then worked on digitally to create a repeat pattern.
Both my designs were shortlisted in Category 1 – Artisan, which was sponsored by Fine Décor Limited.
Rebel Rebel
Stitched Wire
The Homeless Man
Homeless in 2017 – What Future?
Dealing with the Homeless is said to cost the Taxpayer 1 Billion pound a year. You do not have to be living on the streets to be considered Homeless. No one deserves to sleep rough, there is always a reason why someone has ended up there, it could be a relationship breakdown, loss of employment or mental health issues to name a few. Some turn to drink and drugs to escape and forget.
I wanted to create a piece of work that portrays homelessness and rough sleepers. I wanted my work to represent the streets and to look quite rough and worn. It was important to me to choose a material which is readily available and free, cardboard was the perfect choice; it is discarded by most, except for rough sleepers who use it for insulation when sleeping.
The Welsh Government data shows an increase of 72% rough sleepers on the streets throughout Wales from 2015 to 2016. Even though the local government is starting to take steps in preventing rough sleepers, it is clear from the data that not enough is being done. What will the results be in 2017?
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