concept

this container inspired from pine cone.the way of pine cone storage seeds inspired me how to storage small bag of powder like tea bags, coffee bags and other small stuff we use in the kitchen. this container could design in different size to contain many different stuff. this container have 5 gaps, if we have some teabags in different taste we can separate them into gaps.

concept wine storage

this wine storage inspired from cocoon which storage baby butterfly. this is half cocoon shapes wine holder i chose this shape because the cylinder shape could follow the curve of the wine bottle and make it stable. there also have 2 stands underneath. there also have a interlocking property, which could connect together when people want storage more wine it will be much safe

video reflection－the 11th hour

The 11th Hour is a 2007 documentary film, created, produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, on the state of the natural environment. This film indicates many environmental problems caused by human. The problems are including the planet's life systems, global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans' habitats. Human are at the last seconds of the 12hours life.
The problem is not global warming, the problem is not waste, the problem is the way what we are thinking. We still have chance to change the situation of environment.
David Suzuki said that in the 4,000,000,000 years of earth’s history, 99.9999% of species ever existed have become extinct. So, it’s not unnatural for human beings as a species to become extinct. It is a shame that human is taking more than 54,000 species a year to extinction.
Oceans and rainforest can produce oxygen; absorb carbon dioxide, control climate weather and temperature. But green house gas is increasing with the development of human industry. There have lots of waste when people production product. Sea contains a large number of toxic substances and heavy metals. The desert is expanding, rainforest in the disappearance. the polar ice caps are melting and the earth has become more and more hot.
As a designer what we design should consider the environmental development problems. We also should consider how our products influence people to protect environment. The way and material of production is also important that industry could reduce more waste and pollution.

concept

group presentation natural inspiration

lotus leaves
• This rolling pattern and the circle lotus leaves could be the shape of a jewellery plate.
• The way of this leave rolling could inspire us how to place rings.

nautilus
• The organic shape of nautilus shells could be the jewellery plate with different size gaps

sea hedgehog and hedgehog

• This animal have many thorn on it’s back that inspired me the way of display the ring. Like improve thorn into cone shapes keep big gap between each “thorn” that could be a ring storage.

peer comments project 2

http://ttinging.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-two-ceiling-lamp.html?showComment=1318942868219#c2271548981045276375
http://pings19.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2.html#comments
http://thesolidstate.blogspot.com/2011/10/up-cycling-unwanted-materials-lamp.html?showComment=1318943385345#c9139869670474171131
http://renzihan.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-upcycled-utility.html#comment-form
http://haresama.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2.html?showComment=1318944110462#c3536361564558093131

light

Rationale
The aim of this project is to design a light, which should consider mass-manufacturability, and the material of the light should use discarded JDCecaux poster. The challenge of this project is to explore the relation ship between industrial design and ecological sustainability through the material use. There have so many beautiful lights develop the sense of shadow in the market. I really like the tones of shadow from layers so I decide to develop this element in my light.

My light have 3 layers, each layers have 5 leaves shape piece connect together and different layer are staggered arranged which aloud the light could come through. I have chosen a poster, which contains tones of purple and blue. I think these color could works well to build a layering tones of shadow. Each layer has a different angle of slop that increase the area of light comes through. I want my design is ecological through the material with simple shape and appealing based on its function and safety. The construction strips will keep the shapes move away from the light bulb.

The main challenge in this design is to make the light easy assemble and disassemble and flat packed in a box. It is also hard to find a solution to immobile the staggered layer arrange and make it easy to assembled. Finally I decide to make 5 construction strips to fixed shape. Each strip fixed between leave shape pieces in the first layer, then the strips with folding part in first layer interlocking into the second layer finally strips fix the bottom layer construct a staggered arranged shape. The problem of this method is the steps are little complicated but it also have advantage is the shape could be fixed very well and not move.

Personally, light design should consider a lot of the function and beauty, a good light could increase a flavor of romantic or other feelings. I hope my light could give people a comfortable and enjoyable feelings.