Rotterdam Object Family

Resit

Initial notes and brainstorming over the break

First models of simplifying shapes of Rotterdam, (clockwise from bottom left), boat, boat, car, skyscraper, wake of boat - ultimately quite literal so moved on

More notes and brainstorming over the break

Idea for vases representing construction after WWII, again quite literal

A few notes from first feedback session with Siba

Brainstorming after first feedback session with Siba and going to the station to speak to a few commuters (social distance maintained)

Experimenting with different long forms

Idea for vases representing construction after WWII, again quite literal

Trying to make uncomfortable objects to hold

Some notes from desk research about the Centraal Station and some sketches for plant pots and vases which are respectively, long, uncomfortable, and tired

Cactus idea for uncomfortable sparked idea to combine the 3 elements into 1 in 3 different ways

Experimenting with getting aluminium to crack

Experimenting with getting zinc to crack

Experimenting with getting steel to crack

A mini cactus

Some experimentation for having several cracks on the same edge

Notes on the links sent by Siba

Cardboard models

Notes from final feedback session with Karlijn

Ideas for label

Soldering and cracking experiment

experimenting with folding metal forms

Metal spinning experiment 1

Metal spinning experiment 2

Turns out, metal spinning is harder than I thought

Writing some poems for my label, as per Karlijn's request

Soldering the prototype together

It's water tight!!

Bending and cracking the edges

Filing the edges of the cracks so people don't cut themselves

The final result with cacti

Cost calculation,
Sale Price: €175

Label with name of product and small poem to get the audience to understand