Well, I think redesign will be based on materials.
1 drawing: I asked my landlord ( who is from Essex) about her family traditions, what she observed about her parents or grandparent and she told me that men in her family used to smoke pipe, but her husband finished this tradition, nowadays it is easier to smoke cigarets. So that's why I used pipes as basement of the lamp. Then doing picture research about lamps I found a lamp made from hat, but I think it is more British style, not Essex. On my own observation living in Essex I found that in this certain area weather changes so many times per day, that going out every day I need to take my umbrella, I never know if it is going to rain. That is how I came to idea of making lamp leg from umbrella part.
http://www.milkconceptboutique.co.uk/WOOSTER-HAT-LAMP.html
2 drawing: As you told us to look around the area we live, I went to some areas of Chelmsford and found that the numbers of houses are drawn on ceramic plates which were coloured in white and blue, so I took the idea of plates and made basement from ceramic tableware , but shade made from plastic forks, spoons and ribbons stresses the colours of ceramic plates.
3 drawing: When I was looking for essex traditions on different websites I found a picture of sheep, and that is how I thought about knitwear and warm clothes. http://www.visitessex.com/discover/cultural/Harlow_Sculpture_Town.aspx
I am thinking to make indoor lamp and I think it solves 2 basic problems ( makes light and decorates flat)
So, my question is:
''By which aspects do you chose your indoor lamp?
1) good lightening
2) nice decoration
3) good lightening and nice decoration together
4) Another ( )
Hi Anna,
ReplyDeleteI think that the question you are asking is to find out what the user needs, not a RESEARCH QUESTION. This means: what problem are you trying to solve through the reuse of materials in the redesign of lighting (interior or exterior). ''By which aspects do you chose your indoor lamp?" is not looking to find a problem (that through your design will be solved) but just understanding how people choose their lighting. That's just the first question you could use for a questionnaire, not the main issue that you're planning to solve as a designer.
Second point: The brief already asks to redesign through reuse of materials (so that is expected). I also want you to explain, based in notes and lectures we have had, which other approach you will have for your redesign in reference to Design for dissasembly (it could also be, apart from using different material, working with fastener and connections , product structure) or using alternative energy sources (like wind power, sun power, etc.)
Third and last point:
You are describing me inspiration of different objects and traditions they reflect but to redesign or design something means translating this message not just using the objects directly in your final product. With this I mean: if you find these 3 points of inspiration interesting, first select one (your favourite!), then make a profound research in relationship to it (i.e. ceramic plates: where they are made, why blue and white?, when they started producing them?, etc.). From this information you can understand the object and what does it say about Essex history and why people still use them or keep them. Based in that story, make your OWN interpretation, your own translation of the message and information you got from your research and then apply it to your object (in this case, interior lighting). Remember: interior lighting is not only lamps, there are a lot of instalations and types of technologies out there that can be used.
Hope this helps.