Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Bond.... not james [ah... i'm lame]

So today i took a walk down to king street wharf and walked to the Bond, to look at the UNSW 4th year IDES grad show. There were some pretty cool concepts, some awesome [some not so]models, Some cool ideas [notice the word ideas] and things that i wished that i could actually buy.

Took some photoes thought i would share it will everyone. This is for the people who wanted to go but couldn't....

I really liked this, Tablet book type thing, i really want one, heh bing a girl and all, only issues that i have is with the model is that you can see the glue.. which is a shame... the rest of it looks cool tho, i think the screen works, there was a cable leading out of it.
The model was super sweet, apparently this type of idea has been around for quite some time [and some people that i went with said that it was inefficient] not sure about that, but i can see why you would use the sun, i think its quite cool.
This model was very nice, i really would love to know how they made the bottom part... like so pro. The rest of the model was awesome too.

Interesting, i like the model, i don't think that water is quite that blue though.

Don't be deceived by its simple looking exterior, this bike gear, is super cool, i just haven't figured out how it works.

This is a sleek model, the inclusion of the person is much needed to identify scale, i must say tho that for such a futuristic sleek and stylish unit the top leaf pattern doesn't quite fit. If it had been just frosted abstract leaves it would have made more sense just in keeping with the whole feel of the piece.


Office cubicle, interesting nice model [look at the detail on the chairs!] but i wouldn't like the keyboard to be integrated into the table as has been done here, there would be no ergonomic feedback and drive me nuts.




This was cool, but the model the poster and the scooter should have been kept together overall. pulling them apart made it a little distracting/ disjointed. Love how it is 1:1 scale.


Umbrella + water tank = this thingy. [oh I'm so technical xx]

Overall the exhibition was of a high standard, i thought it was a bit weird that the people who didn't do a major project was just bunched in the middle. That kind of split up the major projects which i think should be together in one continuous flow.
The posters were all typical UNSW in style [ i think we are starting to try and create a brand UNSW IDES]. There were a lot of water related projects for some reason, not sure why... a few minor details i would have liked to be nicer since it is the prestigious bond building, but meh whatever. It was worth a looksie. Don't expect that you'd spend a long time though, there aren't as many as i thought there would be.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Annoying [insert angry/ annoyed face here]

I went to Tap gallery to have a look at the final year Canberra projects but it was already gone, they had left a day early.

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I wanted to take pictures and get all excited... but no... i just got sore legs instead.

Anyways, it was a little disappointing, but yeah, I'll see the next one.. our uni's exhibition.

Anyone want to come?

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Lace and all things pretty



Found this on the net... Both these items are designed and created by Simone Walsh. So pretty just makes me smile i especially like the top bracelet. She makes interesting pieces. Not sure about some of them tho... i like these ones lets keep it to that.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Detail!




Randomly browsing again came across Kako Ueda's work... a little sinister [there always seems to be a skull hidden int the picture] but the detail blows my mind. the images is made of paper cut outs. Amazing. [Source site http://www.kakoueda.com/live/]
This holidays I'm going to try and work on my own design style, work on a few smaller scale projects with MUCH longer datelines, use up some of the left over materials from this year. Do something productive.




Sunday, October 26, 2008

Question.. please leave a comment

I have one little question to everyone in studio.... is anyone going to keep their blogs?
I think i am, I've grown quite fond of it [kinda like a cross between a VA and a pet] and its quite useful actually to store information and stuff that i found for studio.

If anyone is going to keep using their blogs please leave a comment and i will create a blog list with you on it.

This is assuming that anyone actually reads my blog which is highly unlikely... probably one whoever is marking it. ha ha ha ha... [Hi Rina/Oya/Siobhan].

Anyways, just wondering... if anyone else knows that other people are keeping theirs blog or have another one that they keep active please let me know... i like being nosey when I'm bored.

Thanks!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Amour


The finished product. TA DA!
I really enjoyed this project, much better than the first one, not sure if it was because of the extra time we got or if i was able to focus my self this time. Funny thing, i dreamt of the way to pattern the zinc in my sleep... seems to be happening more and more. Soon I'll be able to design 24 hours a day. ha ha ha ha... pity i can't remember my dreams some times.
Thanks to my friend who helped me get the lighting right for the drawn image! Couldn't have done it without your guidance!!!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Zinc thicknesses

In case anyone asks...

The thinnest that i found zinc sheet to be is o.18mm the company that makes it is in china [where else lol] and they range from 0.18 to 2.1mm.

link if you don't believe me.

http://www.fashion-accouterment.com/buy-Zinc_Sheet/