Craft of Design

The Craft of Design is a departmental based research project, which supports the exploration of three dimensional thinking through the making of maquettes or early ones. The principal is that in realising an idea in an immediate if rudimentary form you are translating a notion, into a reality.

We believe 3D design to be a truly haptic experience, in that the design of a three dimensional form cannot be fully resolved without handling the physical incarnation of the design. `

It is our position that the maquette is the essence of the final object. It contains the genetic code of the design process showing the evolution of an idea from the concept to reality.

It is something that designer Constantin Boym described as a disappearing craft when we interviewed him for an Article for Blueprint magazine which can be downloaded below.

Watch out for upcoming workshops, articles and conferences on the Craft of Design.

Fish Chair – Satyendra Pakhale
Live Wire – Constantin Boym
Republic Model – Maxim Velcovsky
Teapot paper models - Shin Azumi
Maquettes – Steve Dillon
Financial Times Piggy Bank – Stephanne Curran
£1 Ring – Jinny Ngui
Dirty Pretty maquette- Kaoru Parry

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Craft Questionaire click here
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Blueprint Article click here
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