Wednesday, 14 December 2011

SKETCHBOOK PAGES



Sustainability Issues and Research

Discovery- material and processes

"Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the condition under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations".

" Sustainability is important to making sure that we have and will continue to have materials and resources to protect human health and our Environment".


(Top inside cover)
Eco friendly recyclable
logos
(middle-bottom)
Corrugated cardboard




 Demonstration of the manufacture of corrugated cardboard.
Difficulties: Cutting stock problem, different length sheets are produced side by side

An illustration of blank box score, lines, slots and manufacturer's joints.

On the right: a sample of corrugated paper.

In the centre picture: flat corrugated cover paper


The flat corrugated sheet can now be shredded. It is recyclable  or reusable.





Various drawings of different metals: Brass, Aluminium Alloy, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel

unsustainability of plastic: cutting and  netting


Demonstration of sustainability of fabric using various techniques e.g. weaving paper, plastic and different fabrics.

Illustration of a barrel
(left)

Illustration of a chair          
(right)
Illustration showing a barrel before and after the rings are taken off

Mulitple drawings of chair  from different angles to create a pattern


Sustainable material: Cardboard and designs



                                                                               Round cardboard barrel design 


Design in cork material

 A contemporary sustainable design of a flat card paper tidy with other potential uses.

A cardboard barrel workstation


Different types of sustainable chairs 

A variety of chairs using sustainable materials

               
            Combination of different shapes and materials  for  chairs
                                                             

A history of sustainability and the importance of the materials we use
Different technique used to form a pattern
Screen from near London Bridge to capture shape and size


Acrylic paint design


Painted background - shapes and chair samples


Different types of fabric and textures




A shape that determines a design could be sustainable or not
Sample of French knitting
French knitting pattern 


A  mini design of the ring barrel chair


                                      Bottom  view of the chair


Assembling the rings


The barrel rings before production


A close up view of the finished chair


 Finished chair from a different angle



Separation of barrels 


The cardboard barrel is very strong




Scrap fabric in strips ready to be used

A drawing of a famous chair



Pen drawing of different shapes





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