During the second week, we had to create a final product, inspired out of one of the objects we created in week one, and then present it in front of our classmates. After doing various sketches and ideas for my final product, I decided that I was going to design a flower pot. What I did, was to take the original drawing I did and tried to develop the design even more. I tried different variations of it and when I was finally happy with the design, I had to do a prototype of how the final outcome would look like. My flower pot was made out of different triangular panels therefore, I decided to create my maquette using cardboard since it is a material which is easy to manipulate. The model I created was life-size and this helped me show all dimensions of it. I was pleased with the outcome, since it portrayed, in a way, how my product would look like if I were to produce it.
After producing my prototype, I researched into different artists and designers, including Michael Anastassiades and Cedric Ragot, in order to learn more about materials and techniques used to create products. After doing my research, I decided that my product would be made out of oxidized copper, if it were made in real life. The reason why I picked this material was because I really like the effect that oxidization has on the copper and I thought that the contrast between my modern design and the aging effect of the material would look good.
On the last day of the second week, everyone had to present the process and final outcome of their project. The feed back I got for my product were good however, the only observation my tutor had was that if I used oxidized copper, my product would be harmful, since it will be very sharp. This made me think of different ways I could fix it. For instance, I could have made the edges of it more circular, or even use a safer material, such as plastic.
I really enjoyed this project since it gave me the opportunity to go through all stages of design. We had to find inspiration from somewhere, make sketches, designs and prototypes and in the end, we had to sell our product to our classmates and tutor. Taking advice and critiques from others, helped me find ways in which I can improve my product and I think this was very important for me personally.
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