Vitra Competition

This was another external competition during my 3rd year. This time the brief was set by leading furniture company, Vitra. The brief was to design a unique sofa to fir into their bespoke collection. The use of unusual materials and processes were encouraged. I was inspired by the elegance and shape of old Riviera speed boats. I adapted the form of these stunning, luxury boats to fit a sofa. I also used the materials that could be found on these boats, such as teak, carbon fiber and of course luxury leather to create this sofa. I was very pleased with the outcome of this brief and could imagine it in a luxury apartment in the city or in a public space such as a museum or art gallery.

Bombay Sapphire - Vapour

This was from a competition run by Bombay Sapphire to design a new, unique glass.

My inspiration for ‘vapour’ came from the extensive description Bombay provides whilst describing how they blend the botanics with their spirit, by vapour filtration, making their gin unique. I wanted my design to look like it was a vapour; surrounding the martini glass, with the blue areas in the lip escaping the traditional cylindrical rim. I also thought about the clientele, and how they would interact with the glass, I wanted the glass to be very tall, and delicate looking, from certain sides so that the vapour idea would be conveyed but also so that when the customer picked it up they would have the feeling of how fragile the process is. They would respect it and take care, just as Bombay do when making the gin.