These workshops all have an overarching theme: The chair. First I looked at chair design over the years. An innovative chair design says something about the architecture and technique of that time. And how was the chair visualized? Through photography or drawing? The first assignment was to research the chairs through the years. I made a timeline (matrix) of the chairs in four categories: organic, geometric, lots & lots of comfort.
Constructing & deconstructing
The function and form are the most important aspects of a chair. Do you really have to be able to sit on the chair to call it a chair? Or should it look like a chair? What makes a chair a chair? For this workshop the intention was to take an ordinary chair apart and reassemble it in a different way. By deconstructing it is possible to look at the chair in a different way.
Material & construction
A construction often consists of two or more parts that together make a whole. In these workshops the details of the chair and the technical possibilities of a construction were investigated. Before that I researched different techniques online and found laser cutting interesting. Then I went into the workshops to make a mini chair with the laser cutter. It was the first time I worked with the laser cutter and was completely new to me.
Visual Expertise: Scale & Volume Spatial relations & the user The workshop was about the awareness of the spatial relationships between user, function and object. To look at multifunctional places, meeting places. These play an increasingly important role. How can a sitting or standing place influence objects in the space? In the workshop we had… Read more »
Visual Expertise Lesson 5: Editorial Evaluation and Reflection… Already? In preparation of this lesson in visual expertise, we were asked to read a few chapters from the book: ‘The form of text’. These chapters are about: Typography and the role of the designer, Ways of reading, Flow of ideas and ‘invisible’ typography, Navigation; Organizing information,… Read more »
Visuele Expertise Les 4: Typografie Van ABC naar typografie Als voorbereiding van deze les visuele expertise werd er gevraagd om minstens tien afbeeldingen te maken met tekst of typografie waar ik specifiek iets goed of slecht aan vindt.
Visuele Expertise Les 3: Kleur Alle kleuren van de regenboog? Als voorbereiding van deze les over visuele expertise werd er gevraagd om een Itten kleurencirkel te maken. Dit heb ik gedaan met verf zodat ik de kleuren goed met elkaar kon mengen. Ook werd er gevraagd een stuk groente of fruit mee te nemen. Hiervoor… Read more »
