Today has been busy.
This morning was our final tutorial of 2013 with Fiona. It was great to hear the ideas that both Claire and Phoebe were thinking about for their units, we all have very different ideas, so recommending ideas to one another always proves helpful. I ran over my ideas of using the concept of knotting and jewellery as my starting point for this unit, and although i'm still all over the place with my ideas, it had a positive reaction. I am wanting to look at the f o r m s, textures and SIZES that can be created with my chosen subjects, incorporating baubles, glass and jewels.,,
I explained to Fiona that i'm still debating between working in interior vs apparel, with my research proving a 50/50 split between the two. Luckily I've been advised not to come to any decisions over live briefs as of yet, to keep my options open and decide when my research begins. The main runners are;
interior: Laura Ashley/ Nina Campbell (found in research)
apparel: Elie Saab/ Tom Ford
I'm not massively aware about what's on the market ie interiors and embellishments, as I have always taken inspiration from everywhere, not just set designers/ artists, so luckily with it being Fiona's forte, she was able to recommend some fabulous designers to research.....
Niki Jones- interior embroidery
Fromental- embellished wallpapers
MMU grad Grace Hamilton- incorporating knots into jewellery
My plans for over the next week, and the Christmas holidays are
- produce mood boards and drawings showing my interests, influences, and colour schemes.
- start looking into visual and market research
- and then development of drawings for my first tutorial back.
I am feeling extremely motivated for this unit, as I feel I need to up my game as I know I am capable of achieving more.