Ceramics at the V&A

A selection of images from the newly opened Ceramics gallery at the V&A. I really enjoyed this exhibition, it has a history of ceramics from different countries through the ages, and also display of techniques. They also have an artist in residence, currently it's Stephen Dixon who I spoke to about his work that he is working on in the studio. Well worth a visit, and the studio is open on Wednesdays if you would like to see a ceramicist in action.

London 2012 Pictograms

New Pictograms for the London 2012 Olympics. 

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/october/london-2012-pictograms

Graduate Fair

Today I went along to the Guardian Graduate Fair in Islington. Was a horrible experience!

Stupidly hot, like it always is in the Business Design Centre, far too many people trying to look at the same things, and me a little confused as to what I was trying to get out of it. 

There was a lot of information if you wanted to become a teacher, or do something to do with business, but for design orientated jobs there wasn't a lot there. 

Signed up to a million job agencies, so hopefully I will get something from those.

Tent London 2009

A selection of images of my favourite things from this years Tent held at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. Below is the Digital Tea party, where each cup made different sounds, and colours when moved around on the interactive table. 

Javier Mariscal

"A fascinating insight into one of the most original designer-illustrators to come out of Spain in recent history"
GRAFIK

The first UK retrospective of Spanish designer and artist Javier Mariscal. Regarded as one of the world's most innovative and original designers of our time, Mariscal's rich and diverse body of work spans kooky cartoon characters to stunning interiors, from furniture to graphic design and corporate identities.

Currently exhibiting at the Design Museum until 1st November.

Jan Kaplický

Jan Kaplický, who died earlier this year, was the Czech architect responsible for some of the most remarkable buildings that Britain has ever seen. Lord’s cricket ground holds the press box he built with his former partner, Amanda Levete – it was their first major project and won the Stirling Prize.

Kaplický also designed the Selfridges department store in Birmingham, 2003 and yet even more remarkable are the buildings that Kaplický designed, which the world will never see – to say nothing of his stream of ideas for solar powered vehicles, electric cars, jewellery, bikinis and double-decker buses. This exhibition will celebrate the work of a gifted architect and designer.

Sea Kayaks

Sea Kayaks along Shad Thames, London Bridge, taken this afternoon.

MA Graduation

MA Graduation show in the Bargehouse, near the OXO tower.
I only got a chance to have a brief look around the show, and unfortunatly missed the illustration section, but here are a selection of images of what I thought was some of the best work.

Image created using shadow, the light switches from one side to another, one image is a couple in love, the other arguing. This was a project focusing on domestic violence.

Work by Jenny Chow, on Asian pronunciation, how many Asians pronounce words wrong and give a very different meaning. Such as beach and bitch. Interactive screen with words spoken by several different nationalities.From the Product section, objects morphing and evolving.

Cyber Pac

I found this company while researching for a project at my internship.
They are really interesting, and I was particularly interested by their Harmless Packaging as I wrote my dissertation on recycling materials such as plastic bags.

http://www.cyberpaclab.co.uk/#67678

"Don’t be fooled by all the logos and titles you see on certain products claiming to be environmental champions – everything is biodegradable eventually; it just depends on how long you are prepared to wait.

This is the future of packaging – harmless bags, here today gone tomorrow. The utility is endless: protection for premium quality jean labels to NHS laundry sacks.

Harmless-Dissolve is a readily biodegradable, water-soluble polymer which completely biodegrades in a composting environment, in a dishwasher or washing machine. It has no harmful residues and will biodegrade ultimately to naturally occurring substances."

intern end

So after four weeks working on the Foldz project my internship has come to an end. I feel like I've learnt a lot and that it has prepared me for life as a product designer.