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Zenon Zoltaszek

Rebecca Womersley

Mikee Ronquillo

Stephanie Hutcherson
 
Wesley Chiang

Corker Of a Bowl

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‘Corker Of a Bowl’

Every year 14.7 billion wine and champagne corks go to landfill every year, this fact paved the way for what is now known as the ‘Corker of a Bowl’

After a morning of champagne tasting, ONE establishment had enough corks to make one ‘Corker of a bowl’ Using this as my material I propose that breathing a new upcycled life into this ‘rubbish’ would severely drop the number of corks going into land fill, as the bowl is made to be had for a long amount of time, it would also keep the traditional rustic feel as cork are soon becoming a thing of the past.

As the cork gives a very complex pattern I wanted to utilise this in order to create different visual textures and surfaces using different sections of the cork, ultimately there would be a set number of corks per bowl. There is an extremely low level waste that is produced from the bowl, as the slicing of the sections doesn’t remove waste it simply separates sections leading to lack of dust produced.

The ‘Corker of a bowl’ successfully uses the character and many imperfections of each cork together to create a series of seemingly man made textures, this is achieved by a very simple method of slicing the corks to produce very accurate results, if it were to mass produced. The metal caps can also be utilised to create a lustrous surface adding a certain elegance and delicate ambience

The conventional or clichéd upcycling of any cork involves simply arrangement of the corks to make some sort of wall or board, so in making a bowl I steer away from such typical designs, this makes for a very unique and an excellent talking point with friends as the bowl itself is interesting.

The function of the bowl, being a coffee table bowl was chosen carefully after researching how much social activity occurs in the home for the bowl to inconspicuously noticed and talked about

Using Corks in this fashion opens the doors for all kinds of other pieces of furniture and ornaments, they look both elegant and interesting while being functional.

'Corker of a bowl'

Design for life

Why do poeple idolise Philippe starck?

I'm not saying that im the best designer there is (probably an overstatement) but the way that the show presents the opprtunity as being extremeley prestigious to work with starck is quite exagerrated, while to work with starck may be a good experience the students seem to think that some work with him will save thier career and/or provide them with some sort of design enlightenment.

Through doing the industrial design course i have learnt that design is mostly subjective, with poeple having thier own pre-conceived ideas on what is good or bad desgin this would shaped by reasons developed through that person's life, for example if i get attacked by dog and become somewhat traumatised by the experience, i will always have a negative thought associated with dogs. Starck may have also been influenced by such an experience which affects in his personal view of what is good design. The students seem to want to impress him, but in actual fact they should be wanting to impress themselves.if good design is expressing the designer as a person in the form,colour and other characteristics then how can anybody say its bad.

i guess that when poeple design for the mass market a different approach is taken but none the less there will millions of poeple who dislike that design and only a handful that actually purchase it, so there really is no pleasing everyone.
Oersonally if wanted to work with starck it would be beacuse i recognise myself in his designs and find things in common in the way we both worl, not if we were different style desginers.

Peer comments

Project 1:

Jason Martino
Mark Kang
Kane Yong
Anastasie Panagopoulos
Roarke Lahene

Task 4:

Lukas Cubirka
Simon De Graaf
Mitchell Bailey
Jonathon Harley
Stephanie Hutcherson

Task 2:

Helen Holman
Aryetta Pazpinis
Deon Pazpinis
Andrea Krakovska
Krista Mavrantonis

experience enrichment

Why do all tooth brushes look the same?

The handy brush it is aimed at DIY family men who don’t care for spending up wards of 15 dollars a month on toothbrushes and are concerned with the environmental foot print.

The handy brush’s form comes from the reliable power drill that no DIY man can go without, the smooth finger grooves affords your fingers in the most ergonomic position ready for brushing, whilst the finger placement provides a comforting feel the back of the brush moulds to the curves and contours of the palm, it is this comfortable grip that is felt when handling tools in the garage workshop. Although the Handy brushes feel mimics that of a power drill it is not nearly as cumbersome as real tools, the inner ribbing provides a very strong structure for those DIY men who have a tight grip. The ribbing also provides an opportunity for creativity, the interesting shapes engages the eye and turns the Handy brush into something more than just a brush.

Often people try to seclude brushes in usually what is considered as an unhygienic corner of the basin, in a mouldy cup or touching other brushes, but the handy brushes form and inner shapes created by internal ribbing makes you want to make a decoration for the bathroom. The many shapes and patterns available would also make it ideal for a personalised product. The one-of-a-kind design stands out from all other tooth brushes, which open the doors for excellent conversation with others who are curious about the handy brush.

Once the bristles are worn on the handy brush the cost of replacing the price of the brush head is but a fraction of the cost of a regular tooth brush, this accomplished the simple locking system in which the small brush head attaches into the handle and can be easily replaced using two simples steps, this means that the DIY man has more money to spend on his tools rather than buying a more expensive brush which contributes to a larger environmental foot print. As the small head is what gets replaced (not the sturdy handle) the environmental impact of disposing the tiny part is minimised.

As the material usage plays a vital role in the cost efficiency of this product to the user and to the manufacturers the outer shell would be injection moulded then brushed or anodised aluminium insert would be secured in the centre to add strength and anaesthetics. These materials are both inexpensive and easily manipulated, the brush handle is also a one off-buy and does no have to replaced

The entire feel of the brush is intended to make the user feel more masculine and bring the experience of the workshop into the mundane ritual of brushing your teeth

Objectified

This documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them really enticed me because of its interviews with different designers with different styles. The relationship of the product to the user is is depicted as being very essential for the enjoyment of the product and the role it plays in the environment.

Marc Newson's philosophy of 'indisposable' really captures the essence of what it is to design for the future whilst making it pleasurable to have in the present day. He designs to be long lasting, both in manufacture and in datedness. I really like his approach to design as he really has fun with it, this is shown by his various tables which as inspirations for visions, I too don’t visualise things until I find a reason to include a certain material or process, although I may not execute this as well as Newson, I feel some connection between our ways of thinking.

The design in the intangible is shown by the interview with Jonathan Ive, where he expresses how much thought was given when producing the Mac book air. my interpretation of his interview is that he takes more pride in the design for manufacture than then the product’s form, although he addresses this later on where he discusses how things should be designed so that people would believe that was to most effective way I still think he wanting to say that in some way that design is somewhat limited to the prcoess.

Another realisation I had during the film is that enjoyable things or the placement of appreciation by the user is located at the parts where the user is mostly or solely interacting with the product, such as electronics where the user is mostly interacted with the interface of the device. This thought came to mind when watching the section featuring Bill Moggridge, he explains how he was sucked in to a different world when interacting with his laptop, all clever design features were suddenly forgotten when heavily involved with the interface of the laptop.

I think industrial designers should watch this video because it addresses a bunch of issues , such as sustainability, humanising products, design in process and even the perverse way the term design is being thrown around to gain profits, these issues I believe is what plagues most designers trying to be different and innovative in whatever aspect would be on designers priorities, so in watching this video it may definitely enlighten an industrial designer because it certainly inspired me.