Asia tozza foundation course

Creating artistic treasures out of scrap materials such as plastics ,metals and string enabled me to quickly generate my ideas in a 3D form. All the pieces that were produced were unique, functional and aesthetically pleasing. None were intended as finished products but served a number of purposes:it enabled me to explore my creativity, create an object which could be developed for later use or even trigger my thoughts to another idea/principle. The hardest part about this process was not planning ahead and almost forcing myself to not think about what the outcome would be, but instead creating a spontaneous unplanned construction. It was important for me to not lose my primary idea by searching for professional examples as this would lead to unwanted modifications, rather than personal creativity.

Morag Mysercough: The English designer is best known for incorporating graphics,type and bold geometric patterns within architectural environments. Her use of brightly coloured textiles, tiles and furniture could be considered to be though-provoking and work together to trigger a cheerful mood to each distinct audience that will see and experience the design; a room filled with life. Her most recent project was renovating the café inside the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, located in London. The result was certainly successful,visually stunning and playful. Jean Louis Denoit            This French desginer is the  modern master of French Interiors and has been featured on the ELLE Decor and AD 100 lists of the best designers in the world. His work often combines history with contemporary flourishes, which are equally layered to create stunning spaces. His choice of colours, patterns and texture have a rich elegance to them which ...

Having completed a practical structure building in unusual material (spaghetti) I became fascinated by use of 'light' materials, that create a unique composition. Therefore, decided to research the work of Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. His structural designs consist of the Japanese traditions and focus on the importance of light and transparency. Unlike most architects he challenges the norms in terms of materials; instead he uses unexpected mediums such as wood and stone. In a sense he connects his spaces ,by using surrounding material in the outside environment to guide the design for his material to use on his final structure with some obvious technical advances.

Prior to creating any building its important to consider the basic factors such as the design,budget and quality attributes . Evaluating the needs and goals of the construction is also vital before committing to a particular material ;with each one having pros and cons. For our project we were given 20 pieces of spaghetti to create a practical structure building using the conventional supporting techniques and principles, which would eventually hold 3 plastic juggling balls. Advantages of spaghetti constructions over conventional constructions is the renewable nature of spaghetti, cost and easy availability. However, it quickly became obvious that spaghetti was easily breakable therefore I had to work effectively and had to adapt to solve unexpected works. Ensuring that the measurements of the spaghetti were equal and fitting according to size of the plastic balls was important, as this enabled them to be held upright rather than falling through or off my structure. Overall,it was a...

Chris Natrop I decided to research the work of Chris Natrop,which is centred of the act of cutting paper. His use of repetition,reduction,free forms and flowing shapes was something I wanted to incorporate within my own work. His delicate work tends to be on a large-scale which then hangs freely in a large room ,with no prior drawings. Instead, all his work is created in a stream of consciousness style, rather than having standard linear formations. Similar to our class work, his work is best displayed at site-specfic installations, which is then manipulated by light and project motion graphics that work together to create raw shadows and a whole world of their own for the viewer.

We was introduced to the theme by thinking about all our previous birthday presents, which we would then generate 2d and 3d ideas from by manipulating the material (in this case paper). This was an interesting topic which enabled me to engage with the subject and introduced stimulating ideas that enabled me challenge myself. I was particularly captured by the material we were to compete the task in ;simply because paper isn't the first medium that comes to mind when thinking of 3D objects. It made me realise that paper has no boundaries or limits, its a simple material which could be transformed to create complex creations that can  mimic nature, architecture, human forms ,everyday objects or even subjects created out of pure imagination. Overall, I was pleased with my outcome as it was an exciting 3D piece with form created by hand-on material exploration.