Kenneth Grange isssss an INCREDIBLE character! He has designed everrrything! If i'm honest, i hadn't much about him but now i'm seeing his name in quite a few places.
"Kenneth Grange is Britain’s leading product designer, his prolific career spans over 50 years and he is responsible for designing some of the most iconic and familiar products and appliances that shape our daily lives."
He did many designs for Kenwood along with redsigns for the red post box and black cabs. He also designed many Kodak cameras, parker pens, bus shelters furniture and the silhouette for the Intercity 125 train along with working recently with Anglepoise.
Walking around the exhibition, taking in everything this one man had done in his life was such a buzz! Some of Grange's original sketches were also on show, which made me feel a little better about my shoddy drawing. He wasn't exactly perfect with a pencil but he is still so successful.
Friday 30 September 2011
Brit Insurance Design Award 2011
A very last minute trip with a friend to London to visit exhibition after exhibition! The Brit Insurance Design awards were amazing, my friend being interested in Fashion, the both of us took a lot of interest in the exhibition. Just wandering around picking up tonnes of inspiration was really exciting.
I had read up on one of the furniture pieces before going and was so inspired by it. The video of it's manufacturing process really made me see another side of the Branca chair when I got the exhibition and saw it finished.
http://vimeo.com/20684417
Another amaaaaazing entry that didn't win, was a Gareth Pugh dress from his Spring/Summer collection. I lovvvvvvve it. From a distance the material looked like thin metal strips but it was actually aluminium coated nylon, which to touch was very soft.
I had read up on one of the furniture pieces before going and was so inspired by it. The video of it's manufacturing process really made me see another side of the Branca chair when I got the exhibition and saw it finished.
http://vimeo.com/20684417
Another amaaaaazing entry that didn't win, was a Gareth Pugh dress from his Spring/Summer collection. I lovvvvvvve it. From a distance the material looked like thin metal strips but it was actually aluminium coated nylon, which to touch was very soft.
Thursday 4 August 2011
Octolight
A prototype of 'Octolight' one of the projects i completed last year. Each wing slots into the central cylinder to create this shape. The final shape was chosen because of the shadows created when the light was in use.
The product can be easily disassembled for ease of packaging and re-assembled when needs be.
Wednesday 3 August 2011
The Impossible Takes Longer
I saw a small article today which helped me kick start my blog, the subject really related to my way of designing. The article showed an image of a graphic art print with the statement, "The impossible takes longer" which is printed on a plain background. Many of the retailer’s products all follow the pattern of simplicity.
Finding a specific routine in the way I go about designing came about quite quickly within my first year studying at Nottingham Trent University. Thoroughly researching subjects relating to a brief is where a lot of my inspiration is found.
After completing about three projects, I came to realise that i am massive fan of simple ideas that can be easily disassembled and/or packaged using as little material as possible. Designing with simplicity in mind can be just as successful as the latest, complicated, gadget.
Finding a specific routine in the way I go about designing came about quite quickly within my first year studying at Nottingham Trent University. Thoroughly researching subjects relating to a brief is where a lot of my inspiration is found.
After completing about three projects, I came to realise that i am massive fan of simple ideas that can be easily disassembled and/or packaged using as little material as possible. Designing with simplicity in mind can be just as successful as the latest, complicated, gadget.
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