I am very interested in technology and how it had developed to be versatile and subtle. Led lighting for example can seemingly sense the user and react to the user…almost illuding to the space being alive…with no indication as to where it is being controlled.
Pods and spaces you have to climb through evoke curiosity in the user as well as tantalising their imagination. They also allow the overall space to have more spaces within.
Below is more research on my final year thesis project. The slides contain a combination of inspiration as well as photographs of some of my own models, sketches and experimentations. I was very intrigues by organic forms and materials.
Exhibitions influence my design a lot, the top images are of one of the uni-lever series in the Tate modern and the main page consists of Karim Rashids furniture, lighting and installation blobs. What I love most about Rashid is his playfulness with colour and form. Its exciting to think that design doesn’t need any formal restrictions. The juxtaposition of forms like these in a typical Victorian property would be exciting.
Verner panton and his fantasy landscape are so contrasting to the architectural lines of the building. Complete encapsulation of the user allows the user to enjoy the experience of the space without external distraction
Tara Donovan is an installation designer who manages to create other worldly spaces with the most basic of materials. The whiteness of her spaces evoke mystery and calm without overwhelming the user by bombarding them with colour.
Lighting was a crucial part of my design as I feel that light and colour can completely alter the atmosphere, mode and perception of a space. Subtlety was also a strong need of mine within the space. I wanted the lighting to be sensory for it to change from a main control panel – no switches or wires for there to be multiple settings that will change through out the course of the day/setting. All elements within the space are designed to allude to being living themselves….for it to sense the user as the user senses it.
