Thomas Heatherwick spoke at the V&A museum about some of his work, going in depth of some recent projects and collaborations including the new Route Master, which was very interesting hearing why every single little detail had been chosen even down to the indention on the steps!
Taking inspiration from Guerrilla Crocheting where groups of people get together and transport a space or object overnight with lots and lots of yarn, i made my own crochet flowers and planted them around london.
Materials i used instead of yarn were plastic bags, strawberry laces and cassette tape.
We spent the day learning traditional crochet stitches, taught by Fabianne Parrella who described herself as a ‘closet crocheter for years’.
I did attempt to make a ball, it all went wrong, but did end up with a pattern, i’ll leave it up to you as to what it can be!
How could i forget to write a post on this little gem. During the trip to Milan we visited the designers workshop that he used whilst he was still alive. His daughter gave the tour which made it so much more insightful, because lets face it who knows more about someone than their children?
She mentioned how good Castiglioni’s sense of humour was and that “sense of humour needs to be brought back into design because design has become very serious” and I cold not agree more. I feel as though that quote will stay with me forever… and i think i’m the one to fulfil it!
Achille Castiglioni’s Studio and now museum
My original idea was to have a buzz wire in the shape of the Olympic torch route and see how far participants could carry the touch towards the Olympic Stadium before buzzing. Ian Farlane, Manager of Brockwell Lido, loved the idea of the buzz wire and the noise it would make, but wanted to incorporate Olympic facts into the game as opposed to the torch route idea.
As a group we brainstormed ideas and decided the shape would incorporate abstract interpretations of iconic buildings in London.
We used 3m lengths of copper wire, using a tube bender to create the shape of the buildings and then used copper connecters to attach the whole piece together which were welded to give the the support necessary for an activity that would be used by children.
we incorporated the facts by having playing cards which were placed at the end of each building. Participants have to guess whether they thought great britain’s ranking in that cards year was higher or lower than the previously turned card (like Bruce’s Play Your Cards Right) as well as having a little fun fact about the Olympic games that year.
Navigate your way through the iconic London City skyline and answer Olympic based questions in a reinterpretation of the classic buzz wire game. Whether individually or as a team, play your way through the different difficulties requiring a steady hand and a steady mind. This game will leave you truly buzzing…
Outline of the BUZZ WIRE showing abstract interpretations of the London Eye, The Olympic Aquatics Centre, The Gherkin and The Olympic Stadium
“Back for it’s fifth year, The Modern Movement Festival, South London’s prestigious event celebrating 20th century design, is taking place on 5 and 6 May 2012 at Brockwell Lido, Herne Hill, London from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Three Dimensional Design students from Camberwell College of Art have been invited to create activities to run though out the days, along with browsing a stunning range of classic vintage furniture, jewellery and object d’art from specially selected traders and architects, all set against the background of the Lido’s art deco Grade II Listed building.”
Promo Poster
Image courtesy of Timothy Ekins
