Starting
Point
Getting Acquainted w Materials
The everyday flour is common, but with such a wide variety of flour available in the market, it is merely an acquaintance to me. Starting raw and fresh, I took on an trial and error mindset in an attempt to familiarise myself with the medium.
More
tryouts
Analysis/
Iterations
Systemised Mistakes become Opportunities
Design often starts from a sketch on a piece of paper, and prototyping comes in much later. Hence, many ideas get thrown out before it even takes any form.
Reversing the convention, with “making” as the starting point - every idea is given a chance to take shape and test its potential, unlike sketching, where communication is still somewhat limited to imagination by both parties. From there, ideas can therefore be build upon each other.
Through making, we familiarise ourselves with the material, developing our “intuition”, as a seasoned chef would cook without a recipe, and this muscle memory enables us to think better with each experimentation.
Analysis/
Reflections/
Narrowing Directions
Intuition x Science
Beyond a creative and artistic endeavour, there is a world of Science behind these phenomena of the tryouts.
Seeing these “ingredients” as “materials”, I develop greater sensitivity to the roles of individual materials in this orchestra. There were a multitude of factors to be taken into consideration - 1) Every material has a role to play, 2) the interactivity between the materials, and therefore proportion is key, 3) the invisible factor of timing for the various processes.
Hence, as with every design activity, it is crucial to study existing products and break down the science behind them.
Iterations & Refinements
Final Outcome
