Wednesday, 5 February 2014

ONE:PLACE:TWO

One year on after the success of the inaugural staff show, All In One Place, the staff here at Chelsea were offered the same opportunity to showcase the great diversity of skills that they possess. It has proven to be, once again, a wonderful platform to show off to students and staff alike some of the creative talents, many often hidden from view, that exist here at the college. Below are some images taken from the show. Click on the images for a closer look.


Aimee Betts & Stef Willis
Stitch & 3D Workshop Tecnicians
Melanie Bowles & Kathyrn Round
Senior Lecturers Textiles
Deborah Simister
Students Administrator
Ashley Phillips
Associate Lecturer  MA Textiles
Cassy Sachar
Assistant Academic Support Librarian
Lou Ratcliffe
Finance Manager
Julia Davenne
Associate Lecturer and Course Leader
English + Art and Design
Kriskin Allum
Programme Lead Administrator
Crimson Rose Oshea

Shareen Elnaschie
Associate Lecturer, Graduate Diploma Interior Design
Matthew Tillett
Web Coordinator
George Blacklock
Dean, Chelsea
Max Marino
Graphics Technician
Phillip Rutter
3D Workshop Technician
Phillip Rutter
All round nice guy


Richard Elliott
3D Workshop Coordinator
Martin Newth
Course Leader, BA Fine Art
Chris Soczywko
Stephen Scrivener
Research Professor
Monika Kita
Specialist Technician Video Editing & Sound
Betty Borthwick
Specialist Technician Photography
Luke M Walker
Associate Lecturer
James Prior
Short Course Assistant
Joy Flanagan
Associate Lecturer Interior & Spatial Design
Sue Ridge
Dr Dan Smith
Senior Lecturer, Fine Art Theory
Donald Smith
Director of Exhibitions
Chelsea Space
Professor Stephen Farthing
Chair of Drawing
Aaron Mcpeake
Associate Lecturer
Brian Chalkley
Lecturer / Tutor
Richard Annely
Visiting Mentor MA Fine Art
MC
Kieron Dennis
Year Leader, BA Graphic Design Communication
Paul Coldwell
Professor Graduate School
Jeff Dennis
Senior Lecturer, BA Fine Art
Ken Wilder
PG Programme Director
Professor Chris Wainwright
Pro Vice Chancellor
Noreen Noonan
Administrative Assistant
Emily French
Student Recruitment Manager
Richard Elliott
3D Workshop Coordinator
Steve Wood
Technical Manager, Chelsea
Chris Follows
Digital Coordinator
Clive Rowat
Associate Lecturer, BA Fine Art
Specialist Technician, Digital Print
Joe Easeman & Natalie Bays

Sally Tiffin
Head of Technical Resources

Martyn Simpson
Associate Dean
Micheal Strevens
Programme Lead Administrator 
BA Fine Art & Postgraduate Programme


Kenny Taylor
Specialist Technician Digital Print, Textiles
Linda Sooknanan
Registrar
Gavin Freeborn
Marketing Assistant


It's Interior Design Time.

The last week of January was a frenzy of activity as many student's worked to their project deadlines. The most prominent of these, with us in the Wood Workshop, were Interior and Spatial Design 1st years. As a whole the project proved to be a very successful with many of the groups working well together to build their pieces ready to take on site to Greenwich. Below are some images taken during the past week.

The project was about windows, openings and apertures. 
The project also required groups to record or film. This vacuum formed mould was to keep a camera water proof.


We saw lots of good team work. 'Many hands'




The assembly room had a great buzz about it.




Some very nice structures were produced.






A very proud group all finished



Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Good things come in small packages.

It's been a great start to the year with a flurry of making happening with us in the Wood Workshop. Not least down in Small Works where Stef has been overseeing the construction of a number of architectural models. It is such a fabulous environment to be in when we see such diversity in motion. Details small objects sharing a space with grand pieces. Below are some images of the making in Small Works taking place.

The Small Works workbench being put to good use. 
This delicate structure required a steady hand to glue the two sections together. 
This architectural model nears completion as trees are 'planted' to give it a sense of reality.
Removable walls allow for a camera to get inside and create some interesting images. 

Some of the second year Interior Design students have been working on some projects using acrylic. Here the body of the piece gets glued together. 
Here plastic tubes are pushed through two layers of acrylic. These will become drainage tubes for melting ice on top. 


This model is utilising the plastic material Styrene. It's easy to cut and glue and allows for some very lovely detailed models to be made. 
This model shows how different thicknesses of MDF can be used to achieve the various levels that might be required in a project.