Ready to Ship

"Ready to Ship" the commutative work of ECA graduate year, the work stretched to lighting, unique furniture and even emotional design. my work carried on from my graduate work and developed into a complete outdoor range including a garden bench, large plant pots and even bird houses. All of the pieces were Incorporated my key material Mulch with the bench being moulded and sculpted by hand to create an angular design.

Outcast - Web Features

I recently discovered my Outcast chair featured on the following blogs. Click the images to visit the sites. Thanks to all who featured my design.

'Ready to Ship' at Designer's Block

'Ready to Ship' showcases the work of this years Product & Furniture design graduates from Edinburgh College of Art.

Designerslock, London 09 takes place during the London Design Festival over 5000 square meters alongside 100% Design in Earls Court One.

24th - 27th Sept 09

Opening Times:

Thurs 24th, 10.00 - 21.00
Fri 25th, 10.00 - 19.00
Sat 26th, 10.00 - 18.00
Sun 27th, 11.00 - 17.00

Outcast - Collection

A few shots of me working in the workshop at Bullwood in Glasgow where I have been working on my Outcast collection.

Show Cards

These were the designs for my show cards. The first two were for my degree show and the following pair were for my Show in London.

Degree Show

Photos taken at my Degree Show in Evolution House, ECA in Edinburgh. The show took place during the Edinburgh Festival in June 2009.

Chaise in France

I recently recieved this photograph of my chaise in its new home in France!

Workshop

The above photo was the final mould for my Outcast chair and below is a shot of me blending some woodchips to begin casting the chair.

Devine Upholstery

I have been collaborating with Devine Upholstery on my 'Outcast' project. I commissioned them to manufacture the removable cushion for my chair. This is the second time I have worked with Devine Upholstery, the first time being my chaise. The company is a local Edinburgh resource who are always up for a challenge, they have always delivered on great quality and speed.

Outcast - Final Renderings

These were my final renders for my Outcast chair. The photographs were taken in St. Andrews Square and Dalkeith Country Park in Edinburgh.

Outcast - Design Evolution

The image above is the design I chose to proceed with. I liked the simplicity of it and that it did not shadow the mulch. The images below were the other ideas I was playing with.

Outcast - First rendering

This is a first render at a very early stage in my design process. I was experimenting with the idea of using a contrasting material on points where the user would sit and touch. I later decided as the material was so intesting, I should limit the design and focus on the form of the chair.

Outcast - Hand Renderings

These hand renderings were to illustrate the environment which the chair was aimed at. I hope this also helped to show the clientele and market class.

Outcast - Models

These models are were made early on in the prototype stage, as creating a mould for a entire chair was a lot more complicated as I first anticipated. the model helped to calculate angles and exactly how the mould would go together.

Outcast - Sketches

These sketches were my initial ideas for my Honors project. I wanted to explore under utilised materials and the one which I chose to develop was mulch. I also wanted to push the boundries in terms of form and creating something which was exciting and innovative.