Process Journal : Sense of Place

Initial Sketches for Sense of Place furniture

Research Posters: Sight Analysis

Existing Products (inspirations)

Experimentation of Form

1st draft of technical drawing

Secondary Drafts of Technical Drawing

More rendering practice

Final Concepts

Weekly Progress Three: Sense of Place

First draft technical drawing

experimental renderings

Weekly Progress Two and Peer Comments:

Steve

• Higher back rest
• Use mesh
• Indentation or cut out on seating area
• Placement in ground

Douglas

• I really like the environmentally friendliness of the product through the reuse of old water pipes. 
• The use of mesh is a good idea but the thickness has to be considered as mesh bends with excess weight on it. 
• Another thing to consider is filleting or champhering the edges of the pipe so people don’t get cut. Furthermore, the connection between the pipe and the mesh must be flush as the mesh is made from sharp metal wire that can easily cut through skin which would not be the best thing for a seat.

Bryce

• Phosphorescent lighting cant last long
• make it look  more aesthetically pleasing
• Pipes received have barcodes, markings and scratches on them

Exploration of forms

Weekly Progress One: Sense of Place

Peer 1: The Grass furniture concept is very interesting but you would have to see how practical it is. I also like the glowing chair idea.


Peer 2: Dont really think the grass furniture will work, t will be hard to maintain.

Peer 3: PVC pipes sound like a good idea

Tutor: The grass WILL NOT be practical. Stick with the chair.

Peer Feedback:

Joshua Flowers: Flower Vase

Anuj K Dhawan: Arbour Tree

Amy Leedham: Fruit Bowl

Steve Poyser: Floating Marshall

Alan Jackson: Birds Nest

Rationale: The SipCup

The SipCup is a sustainable tea cup with an interactive property to it. This teacup is a great gift for everyone. Tea is a drink very commonly consumed by a lot of people.  The cup is interactive in the way the user determines the amount of tea that will be placed into the filter of the cup. The user can also have fun with the concept of tea making by being able to place different mixtures of tea in the cups filter. As the tea brews, the user can look at the process of the tea making which can be very communicating.

The SipCup follows five of the guidelines of the Okala design wheel:

• ·         It uses renewable resources
• ·         It creates opportunities for local chain supply
• ·         It uses recycled or reclaimed materials
• ·         It minimises manufacturing
• ·         It is manufactures from recyclable non-toxic material

This teacup is manufactured from recycled glass obtained from collected glass bottles. The lid that is placed on the glass cup is also manufactured from recycled wine corks. The manufacturing process of the glass cup is very simple due to the modest shape of the cup. The product can be manufactured locally, with many cork and glass recycling warehouses.

The shape of the cup is also very interactive. The user is intrigued to hold the cup in their hands, and thus enjoy their tea.