Now that the container is done and we are finished with our crits we have been handed a new project, create a display for our container(s). It can be either a counter top display or a floor display, and as per normal, we have to relate the design of the display to our object and to its container. I decided with the way this class is progressing I see a full on store design coming up, so I need to create a display that would work well into a room or a shop, so literally I am restrained by the parameters within a normal retail space, such as ceiling height. Therefore, the display unit must not be too grand to fit inside a store with 8 foot ceilings. I like the idea of taking a classic antique display and reinventing it with modern day finishes, like a Lucite shelving system, similar to the way Kartell reinvented the French antique (see photo below). Although, finding a way to cut curves into a shelving system may prove difficult and are certainly outside of my finish level with my handy dandy Xacto knife and my Alvin cutting mat.
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| Photo From www.allmoden.com |
So after an afternoon of calling around to the available plastics manufacturers, I was able to find out that this shelving system of mine would cost an arm and a leg and also that they would most likely only be able to cut the shelves out of acrylic sheets, and not the legs, because they can only cut on 90 degree angles. So my Lucite shelving system went out the window about as quickly as it came in. So, now I have to come up with a way to make the shelving system out of chip board, and then cover it in the same glossy black paper I used on my box. Also, as part of my design I thought I could create a plaster bust of some sort based on the silhouette I used in my container. Except that the silhouette would be used as a bookend and and I would be able to use the jewelry boxes as books, and stack them. Prof. Anderson liked this idea, so I pulled some pictures together to constitute my design inspiration for this project. I especially like the idea of popping a color on the shelves, like a bight Emerald green, so I included some rooms that had that sort of black and green color combination. Please see my design inspiration collage below:
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| Photo Collage of Various design elements and furniture |
I really REALLY like your idea with using the silhouettes as bookends! I think that sounds fantastic. My only concern would be is that would you have to pull out each individual "book" and open it to see what's inside? Or would there be a way where you would already know?
ReplyDeleteI really have to scan my sketches so you can see what I was thinking. The book ends would be above and below, the central shelf acting as the primary area where the jewelry could be on display to the customer. I will add those sketches shortly. Thanks for your comments. By the way, I really liked your project too. I really wouldn't worry to much about the stripes being Egyptian. Stripes have been borrowed, translated, and transformed to many different cultures throughout history of design. The Egyptians may have been the first, but certainly not the last.
ReplyDeletegood post, crystal!
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