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#ThinkDo: Gallery 1
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Gallery 1
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Glass chandelier
#Designer
Blown glass sculpture titled ‘Chandelier’ designed and made by Dale Chihuly which hangs in the Rotunda at the V&A. Find out about his inspiration, glass products and artwork at the website link below.
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Blown glass sculpture titled ‘Chandelier’ designed and made by Dale Chihuly which hangs in the Rotunda at the V&A. Find out about his inspiration, glass products and artwork at the website link below.
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Recycled ring pulls
#Recycle Bottletop is a company who recycle ring pulls from cans into a range of accessories providing work for local communities. The company started work in Africa in 2002 and is now based in Brazil. What would you design?
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Kitesurfer
#UserNeeds Give examples of the different types of products a designer might create for a kitesurfer? What would they need to consider when designing for this type of client?
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Gift sets
#UserNeeds Gift sets found in a supermarket. What elements of the design of these products might make them popular with consumers?
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Harry Styles
#StyleIcon The first solo male cover star of Vogue magazine was Harry Styles in December 2020 when he who wore a Gucci gown and tailored jacket designed by Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele. Alessandro Michele has played a major role in the fashion industry’s reappraisal of masculinity and Harry Styles has continued to influence trends with his non conformist approach to fashion. What other style icons have influenced fashion trends over the years?
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H&M recycled jewellery
#Materials #CircularEconomy H&M’s Conscious Choice range contains at least 50% of more sustainable or recycled materials as part of their aim for all of their products being made from these types of materials by 2030. These ear rings are made from 100% recycled steel and the packaging uses FSC recycled paper. How does the use of these materials help H&M contribute to a circular economy?
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Design inspiration
#Inspiration Design inspiration can come from all around us. How do the pattern, shape and line, along with the small splashes of colour, in the construction of this building inspire you? What other inspirational patterns and shapes do you see around you?
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Edible ice cream tub
#EdiblePackaging The traditional ice cream cone is being redesigned by wafer companies to create an edible tub that replaces card and plastic tubs. The consumer can choose to eat the tub or if thrown away it will compost within a fortnight. What edible packaging would you design?
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Orange Culture
#InspiredBy Adebayo Oke-Lawal’s Orange Culture fashion brand uses Nigerian inspired prints and ethically sourced fabrics from local makers to create contemporary urban street wear that challenges gender norms. This outfit is part of the Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear exhbibition at the V&A museum.
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Bioplastic phone cable
#Sustainability Both the charging cable and the box it's packaged in are biodegradable. The charging cable is made from wheat straw and is part of a range by MiTec. What other examples of products made from bioplastics can you name?
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Black History Tube Map
#BlackHistory Last year Transport for London and The Black Cultural Archives teamed up to launch the Black History Tube Map celebrating contributions of black people to the history the UK from pre Tudor times to the present day. The map replaces the tube lines with themes that link people e.g. the arts, trailblazers and stations names are replaced by the names of individuals across a range of professions. A FREE PDF of the map can be downloaded at the link below or an A1 poster can be purchased from the London Transport Museum website or the Black Cultural Archives website.
Yinka Ilori
#InspiredBy #Designer Yinka Lori is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer who draws on his British-Nigerian heritage to create bold, colourful designs that are often both playful and provocative. The designer has created an exclusive range for the V&A shop as part of the Africa Fashion Exhibition. Find out more about Yinka Lori at the link below.
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Queen Elizabeth II
#IconicDesign Design all around us. What impact will the death of Queen Elizabeth II have on some of the every day products around us?
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Bamboo composite
#Materials #Composite Bamboo Crew bowls, cups and cutlery made from a bamboo and corn starch resin composite material. What is a composite material? The label says the product is BPA and Phthalate free - what does this mean?
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Patchwork cardigan
#Knitting #Patchwork #StyleIcon Cardigan by designer JW Anderson which inspired fans to knit their own version when it was worn by Harry Styles. The pattern can be downloaded for free from the JW Anderson website at the link below.
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Robot waiters
#NewTechology #Robot Robots serving food in a restaurant. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this technology?
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Book pillars
#ThinkDifferent Design all around us - the Timothy Oulton store on Tottenham Court Road in London uses piles of old books to hide the buildings structural pillars and to create a unique environment that compliments the products they sell. Note how the page holder ribbons in many of the books are pulled out of the books to add to the display.
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Space ship dining
#InspiredBy Inspired by the Apollo space capsule this private seating module is intended to celebrate our achievements in space travel. Made from polished stainless steel and furnished inside with velvet, leather and Alabaster this aims to provide a unique social experience (view in the Timothy Oulton store on Tottenham Court Road in London).
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Outdoor laundrette
#ThinkDifferent Serve yourself laundrette in car park at a retail park. How is the traditional high street changing? What other examples show how our high streets are evolving?
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Customised cars
#Customisation Customised paintwork on a VW car. Find out about famous graffiti artists who have used vehicles as their canvas at the link below.
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Robby the robot
#IconicProducts Robby the Robot is a character that first appeared in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. It quickly became a popular sci-fi icon which inspired many toys and other products over the years. The Robby costume worn in the film was made from metal, wood, rubber, acetate, Perspex and Royalite, an early form of ABS plastic, which was vacuum formed, something that at that time was a new technology.
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El Anatsui
#ThinkDo #InspiredBy El Anatsui is a sculptor from Ghana that uses everyday materials to create large scale installations. This piece called 'Ink Splash 2012 II' is made from metal seals from African liquor bottles which are crushed into circles and cut into thin strips and sewn together with copper wire. The finished material has a degree of flexibility and movement because of the way it has been made. This has become one of the signature styles Anatsui's work is known for.
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Fold up stool
#Design Folding stools stored on a wall hook in a museum. Who might the user be? What is the purpose of the stools? What would a designer need to consider when designing the stools?
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Wind farm
#SustainableEnergy What are the advantages & disadvantages of wind farms? Compare the use of wind farms to other examples of sustainable energy.
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