Materials and Process

The other evening Stef invited the students from the 1 year Interior Design Graduate Diploma, to join him for a session of model making. They looked at working with various types of wood and plastic in many abstract ways for the purpose of creating Architectural Model details.

Much of the evening was spent showing how various materials can be manipulated  with often dramatic effects 

Architectural model scale was an important topic with a close look at how many materials can be used with great effect to produce lovely textures and finishes.

FDA Students deconstruct their furniture

As part of the current project, Re-Appropriation, the 1st year students from FDA ISD are back with us to use some of the skills learnt during their induction morning, to deconstruct their pieces of furniture. We are all looking forward to see what happens next

Phil at his usual working pace! 

Now sit on that Phil!!

 Wow! What a difference

Oh dear. Weng appears to be stuck!

Now that is dedication! 

We cant stop making things!

Below are some images of some of the work the students have been making with us over the past couple of weeks.

Projection box

 Oak Tripod 

 Rotating circular plinth, under construction

Phil getting stuck in! 

Excuses

Nigel Bents, BA Graphic Design 1st Year senior Tutor, Gave us a copy of his artwork of excuses given to him over the years by many of his students. John framed it up for all to see.

More Tasty Feedback

We certainly don't mind this sort of feedback regularly being delivered. Cant say its helping any of us keeping our slim waistlines, but it is much appreciated nonetheless!

Not only a bag full of goodies for Phil, but we each received a piece of work, in the background, by Wang Chao who you can see featured in our Artist Profile page, on the right. 

A delicious homemade Lemon Drizzle cake! Happy days!!

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FDA Interior Design induction morning.

The guys from the FDA Interior Design course joined us for a morning of induction and making. The morning ended with them all getting hands on and using some of the equipment to make some interlocking shapes. Of course we turned it into a competition with the best teams winning a prize!

The day begins with aprons on. Got to look the part!

Stef with a captivated audience, gets going with the introduction.

John with a captivated audience talks about some of our electric hand tools

Phil with a captivated audience (they were good) explains the bandsaw.... 

 and then the pillar drill.

The students then get to use the machinery. 

 Gradually their pieces come together, literally!

They were all winners in our eyes! Should say that really, they were a nice bunch!!