Reuse Remake Reinvent (15th - 19th Nov, 2010)

this week is the first week for 3D and Spatial Design. During the reading week, i was told to find a second  handed furniture but sadly i can't find a shop that sells second handed furniture....so i found a cheap CDs rack from Ikea...then i drew a few drawings and sketches with it in different angles and photographing it..Here is the photos of my drawings and the CDs rack that i bought from ikea...

 
- when drawing the sketches i used 3 different media and they are pencils, markers and water colors..

After we have a brief by the tutors, I grouped with 5 others student and started placing the furniture that we bought together and photographing it.. then I need to disassemble the furniture i bought from ikea....Although i took Design and Technology during IGCSE, i found difficult to disassemble it because i always work with prepared wood, plastic and metal during that 2 years, i haven't disassemble anything before, so this was a really good experience to try that...and it was good to release pressure!!! =)
After i disassembled the furniture i starts a few sketches of ideas and found one that is suitable to work without studio...

Here is a few photos showing the sketches of my ideas:

After i have a final idea, i started remake a furniture out and i chose to make a book rack.....the following is the final product of this project....

After all the students in our class finish their work we all have a final crit. outside the indoor and it looks interesting compared to the photographs of the furniture that we bought.....

 

Although this project is over, i don't like my final product at all. I think i am being too safe in this project which i didn't try to play with the materials that i had. I think the real reason that i am being too safe in this project is because i don't get to use the studio, since i am not good at working with a junior saw....i am more used to make things with electronic tools.....i think i need to sharpen my skills a bit more..=)
After discussing about the final product with some of the tutors, i think i should redo it during the weekend....so i started by making more sketches and i came out with the final design


This is the final final final product of my magazines/books rack and book stand...