1. Andrea
2. Ella
3. Mitch
4. Eunbi
5. Josh
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Upcycling Rationale
I have used train tickets as the disposed material to be transformed in to something more useful fruit basket is made by folding each train ticket to form small pieces that are then joined together to create a the shape of a basket. I have considered a strong joining technique and therefore the basket is highly functional and also aesthetically pleasing.
I think train tickets are successful choice of material as trains are the most widely used public transport and thousands of people pass through the ticket machines every day. I have obtained some statistics from the freedom of information line based on the counts of passes of ticket machines a day. Train stations of city rail counts 998,550 times of passes (from 303 stations) and the largest train station central alone counts 85,260 tickets passing through the machine every day on average. From these numbers, approximately 35% of the tickets get captured. This is an enormous number of counts and therefore there would be no concerning about the amount of resources and where to obtain it from as train stations would be a secure resource provider.
Not all the train tickets are even being recycled as I have observed many times where train tickets bins in the machines are just emptied into black plastic bags with other rubbish that are found around the station that are not recyclable. It may be an issue as the tickets are government property but since the material is only gets recycled and so far there is no method of up cycling the ticket, I think it would be a better option to produce something elegant and durable.
Unlike other ordinary baskets that are produced by weaving technique, using train tickets will appeal to consumers as they have not imagined something functional can be created using train tickets. As well as its strong and well shaped form each tickets are folded to reveal certain sections so that when all pieces of folded tickets make up a form, the repetition of those sections create an interesting pattern. The surface of the basket is treated with diluted PVA glue to provide a glossy surface texture to enhance the high quality of the basket. The form is symmetrical bowl shape but one end is taller than the other for an interesting change from the traditional bowl shape.
Fruit basket with practical utility and sophisticated elegance is achieved by using appropriate material demonstrating an upcycled process.
I think train tickets are successful choice of material as trains are the most widely used public transport and thousands of people pass through the ticket machines every day. I have obtained some statistics from the freedom of information line based on the counts of passes of ticket machines a day. Train stations of city rail counts 998,550 times of passes (from 303 stations) and the largest train station central alone counts 85,260 tickets passing through the machine every day on average. From these numbers, approximately 35% of the tickets get captured. This is an enormous number of counts and therefore there would be no concerning about the amount of resources and where to obtain it from as train stations would be a secure resource provider.
Not all the train tickets are even being recycled as I have observed many times where train tickets bins in the machines are just emptied into black plastic bags with other rubbish that are found around the station that are not recyclable. It may be an issue as the tickets are government property but since the material is only gets recycled and so far there is no method of up cycling the ticket, I think it would be a better option to produce something elegant and durable.
Unlike other ordinary baskets that are produced by weaving technique, using train tickets will appeal to consumers as they have not imagined something functional can be created using train tickets. As well as its strong and well shaped form each tickets are folded to reveal certain sections so that when all pieces of folded tickets make up a form, the repetition of those sections create an interesting pattern. The surface of the basket is treated with diluted PVA glue to provide a glossy surface texture to enhance the high quality of the basket. The form is symmetrical bowl shape but one end is taller than the other for an interesting change from the traditional bowl shape.
Fruit basket with practical utility and sophisticated elegance is achieved by using appropriate material demonstrating an upcycled process.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Design for life
This video kept me interested since I felt very connected to the situations that the students were facing. It was interesting to see everyone in the competition designing for their life. It was a life changing experience for everyone competing and I can see the passion that all the contestants had inside them. I watched this video thinking what if it would be like if I had the chance to be in that position. This kept me engaged and wonder what may happen next to the contestants.
When I put myself in doing task 1( choosing a product in a supermarket that represents male, female, good for environment and bad for environment) I have chosen two obvious items as well, which would result in going back home. I have learnt to think outside the square and think more creatively when task like this is set.
I was a little disappointed by the results on task 2. I wasn’t impressed by the quality of their presentations and I thought most of us studying industrial design in uni can do a much more better presentation.
The tasks that are set were very broad and the time limit was too intense. It is challenging to come up with a set idea concepts to models and presentation and I think this is the skills we as design students must have. I am not sure if this skill is something we can improve by practice and experience or if you are just born with the skills and you have to discover it through experience. It once again made me realise that designing is not easy and it is hard to come up with a innovative design that will please the person who set the task or the client.
By episode 3 when everyone failed to please Philip stark, the feelings that contestants was very much like what I felt when I failed to come up with a good design.
Overall atmosphere of submitting and task being assessed resembled the atmosphere of our uni life. It was more engaging because I can understand their feelings awaiting for Philip stark’s comments after their hard work. I feel like I should try more hard in every task that is set for me realising that our task may not be so intense like facing Phillip stark but our task will all lead to success in future life. Sometimes when the projects don’t go well and having trouble coming up with a design, I wonder if I am in the right position. It leaves me with a question, should designers always enjoy what they are doing or is all the stress that we are getting just a process that everyone goes through to become a successful designer?
I was amazed to see the final result of the last two students. I think the best part of studying design is when producing something so amazing that you did not realise you and achieve before.
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