Interior Design 1 Part 3 Assignment Feedback reflection

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My tutor opened my feedback commenting on my enthusiasm, which was very pleasing, as I had very much enjoyed undertaking the work for Part 3 and was pleased with the work I had managed to produce. It was also reassuring that my tutor was empathetic with my frustrations at ‘clunking’ my way through the assignment using Vectorworks, something which I am still trying to get to grips with and which I am struggling to find the time to practice as much as I would like to, along with fitting in the course work and trying to learn photoshop. It’s all good and I love it all, I just wish I had more time – but I must remind myself not to expect to run before I can walk!

On the whole the feedback regarding my dimension drawings was good with some pointers regarding light fittings and wall thicknesses, which I have to admit I did not think about including, as the task was focusing on furniture – I will be sure to consider this next time and take time to read over the information regarding dimensions my tutor sent me.

Once again my tutor has suggested I evidence the views of other practitioners and designers who interest me. I am aiming to do this and have been reading about the works of Le Corbusier and beginning to read more about Frank Lloyd Wright whose work, that of which I know of, I admire. I will of course keep trying to gather detail and knowledge about other designers as I continue to learn and look into others work.

Interior Design 1 Part 4 Contextual Study Point 1: Movement

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  • 1. Twisted Hippo

There appears to be movement in this design due to its array of colour, illumination and line. The graphics on the floor suggest direction around the seating area and to the bar. The instillation on the ceiling and the mirrored diagonal lines on the floor give a sense that the two areas will converge. The variety of lines, horizontal, vertical and diagonal used on a variety of surfaces appear to make the space look busy with lots going on.

2. Massive Movement

This interiors lines are wonderfully organic and fluid, produced by curved lines and shapes and varying spaces between the curves. The shiny reflective surface adds to this interior appearing fluid and liquid like.

Pizza Express Plymouth

The use of a the painted image, space, solid, line and light have created another beautiful fluid interior. In the top view the wall appears to me like a mountain range. The light provides depth, with it’s reflection giving the impression of mountains one behind the other. The bottom views painted curves and wooden batons appearing like the motion of a wave.

Starbucks Coffee / Kengo Kuma & Associates

I would expect that each of the batons shown in the interior above has been carefully placed. The overlapping and protruding batons however give me the impression of random pieces of debris being blown by wind at high speed as they appear to go hurtling down the narrow corridor. Its impact I find very effective, dramatic and clever.

Green Movement

The many angles in this room creates a slightly wonky look, almost as if the walls could fall in or are being propped up from falling by the many beams, straight and angled. The back legs of the chairs further accentuates the angles and the slightly wonky feel to the room.

Images

1. SuckerPunch (2019). Twisted Hippo. [Photograph] At: http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2019/04/22/twisted-hippo/#more-44011 (Accessed on 27.05.19)

2. SuckerPunch (2013). Massive Movement. [Photograph] At: http://www.suckerpunchdaily.com/2013/12/23/massive-movement/ (Accessed on 27.05.19)

3. Baynes & Co. (2016). Pizza Express Plymouth. [photograph] At: http://www.baynesandco.com/design/awardwinningrestaurant/ (Accessed on 27.05.19)

4. Archdaily (2012). Starbucks Coffee / Kengo Kuma & Associates. [photograph] At: https://www.archdaily.com/211943/starbucks-coffee-kengo-kuma-associates/ (Accessed on 27.05.19)

5. SocialMoms. (date unknown). [photograph] At: https://www.socialmoms.com/live/eco/the-green-movement-takes-on-home-interior-design/ (Accessed on 28.05.19)

Interior Design 1 Part 4 Exercise 1.1 & 1.2 reflection

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Undertaking the drawing and collage exercises with different media I found enjoyable and really interesting. It was useful to experiment with a variety of different mediums on one still life. I chose not to change my still life objects, although I did have to move them around from time to time, from outdoors to in and to different parts of the house, so this provided a different light. My decision to keep the same items was to concentrate on the media I was using and not have to focus too much on drawing a new object each time. I also wanted to see if I improved, hoping to get better at sketching the forms and capturing the lines and curves by examining and drawing the same objects.

The initial exercise, drawing the objects with a continuous line etc was fascinating, to undertake exercises which feel so unnatural but which produce interesting results. I was amazed at how difficult I found it to commence the drawing from memory sketch and strangely how nervous it made me feel? Once all of the drawings were completed however, I was pleased with the fact they all bore some resemblance to the actual objects.

It was interesting to produce the same still life with the variety of methods, I expected to enjoy using watercolours the most but actually found this one of the most difficult to achieve the desired effect, as I found achieving sharp lines a little tricky and it was easy for the colours to get a little muddy if not careful. Conversely, I did not expect to accomplish much with the coloured pencils but I liked the outcome of this sketch, I enjoyed the textural feel I was able to produce.

I chose to use fabric and thread as the main mediums for the mixed media collage as I like the texture fabrics provide, particularly heavy upholstery fabrics. I aimed to hatch with thread in a way that would normally be done using pen or pencil. It was quite tricky to work with the fabric at times, particularly over thin areas of fabric such as the handle of the jug, meaning the final piece is perhaps a lot more rough and ragged than I initially intended but I quite enjoy this rough and textured look. If I was to undertake this again I would perhaps contrast the fabric and thread with something more refined and shiny, perhaps using metallic paper or coloured acetate and pen rather than chalk and pen.