Patrica Urquiola for GAN
Patrica Urquiola for GAN
Acne Studios – Fall 2015
Miss Cross Stitch – street embroidery
Miss Cross Stitch – street embroidery
Loving Now: Abstract & Colour Blocked
In Sight: fashion week sketches – 4
A few sketches from a show that inspired me…Nicole Fahri
Research: Slow & Co-Design
Co-design allows the user to contribute towards the design and/or making process. Emergent technologies, such as 3D printing and laser cutting, provide the opportunity for customisation. Handcrafts also lend themselves towards user interaction, and techniques like hand knitting, crochet and macramé are considered therapeutic and can be done at home by anyone. When the user becomes involved it develops a sense of attachment, satisfaction and can slow down the process of consumption through participation in craft.
Research: Remaking & Reusing
A shift in user attitude is needed, moving away from product disposal and towards longevity. The key to product durability is about developing an emotional attachment to something, which creates a desire to care for and repair, rather than dispose of and replace. Designers need to change the way they work, considering the end use of products to allow for a circular system to develop, that extends the life cycle of materials through remaking and reusing.
In Sight: Snowy Bee Hives
It’s a snow day! 14cm and counting! Which in England means everything grinds to a halt. But it does make everything look rather pretty. So I took my camera along to my Dad’s apiary. He checked up on the bees…
Sneak Peek: Lets Knit Magazine
Lets Knit has done a lovely article in this months magazine about the rising popularity of knitted home ware. I’m featured as one of the “experts”! Go and get your copy…