2010年10月27日星期三
2010年10月26日星期二
IDES1031-Project 2-Upcycling-2010-10-26
A3 poster of iSOFA
Picture of Rationale
Detail of Rationale:
The material I have chosen are the soft drink can and cap, with the rubber pipes as well.
The idea is to make a ‘sofa’ for iphone. Initially, I have made the two cans combined together to become stronger with the pattern on the back side. Thus, the back side looks stratified. The disposable cap of the bottle would be used to make the basis to guarantee the height of the whole product. There is a problem that the shape edges of the can would hurt iphone therefore the whole object needs a protective layer.
Moreover, the disposable rubber pipes from the automobile service factory would be cut into sections with a line of cut to be the protective layers for iphone from being hurt by surrounding the sharp edges.
The back pattern of the object represents the waving of the soft drink water.
Talking about the shape of the item, the whole idea does not change the shape of the basic raw material. Furthermore, it makes the common can to be more functional and artistic.
A small gap with the shape to fit the iphone cable is made to be more functional. The user would put the iphone on the ‘iSOFA’ with charging at the same time without falling down.
There is a whole slice cut out of can would made to decorate the inside of ‘iSOFA’ to keep the initial appearance of the soft drink. There is an alternative part would be accessed to ‘iSOFA’. There is a slice to insert the gap between the two cans at the back with a section of rubber pipe at the top to protect iphone.
Soft drink can and cap:
Refuse processing plant
Rubber pipe:
Automobile service store
Alternative soft drink:
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2010年10月9日星期六
IDES1031-T6e-Video Reflection-2010-10-12
Nowadays, design has been fused into people’s daily life. More and more people are interested in designing stuff. Also, there are some people who are seeking for the high level of design. There is a group of people with high sensitiveness of design and the desire to design new and attractive stuff coming to Paris, which is the capital city of France with the great atmosphere of all the elements of design and creativity. They are coming for the competition to win the chance to corporate with Phillippe Starck, who is the French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design Style.
12 selected people arrived in Paris with desire and dream not only for the chance to win, but also for the beauty of the city. This group consists of five women and seven men. Anyone could win the competition by rewarding with a six-month placement at Starck’s design agency. They were selected by Strack, Jasmine and Eugeni.
In this program, I am impressed by a guy whose name is Nebil Avas, he is from London. At the tender age of 22, Nebil's confidence is astounding – he compares the way he works and thinks to Salvador Dalí and Philippe Starck. "Personally, I'd like to think I'm one of the best designers of the future," he says. Of Turkish-Cypriot decent, Nebil didn't enjoy his childhood – as a hyperactive child he hated school, and his father was always on his case. His only salvation was going to Cyprus during the school holidays to help his grandfather in his cobbler's shop. At 15, Nebil saw a book of Starck's work and, from that day, he realised he wanted to be a designer. At school he began to visualise how 3D objects were made and realised this was his true calling in life. Nebil believes it is fate that this opportunity to work with Starck has come along for him. His age is not the superiority because he is not old enough to have more experience than others. But what I like is his great ambition and confidence. His spirit of not afraid to lose impressed me a lot. I like his way of thinking and his final products.
From this program, what I have learned is to design a product, we could not only care about the self-thinking but also from other people’s sides. Thus, for me, collecting other people’s ideas before making the final models is very important. Secondly, comparing the product with some existing similar products makes a designer to know more about the same kind of products. Research is in need in terms of knowing the target uses’ like and don’t like. Several aspects should be taken into considerations. I would like to suggest that as a designer, in order to create a new product, we could go around and take a look at the target market’s living areas and the way they live with some daily products they use, making a list is essential as well.
I really like this kind of program that record the way the designers think and develop. I would like to watch more of these TV programs.
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