Technology Department

Resistant Materials & Product Design

A selection of GCSE Resistant Materials and A Level Product Design work. 4

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1. Doll’s House - Saana Ahmed (Year 11), dolls’ house with balconies made from laser plywood 2. Pop Art inspired stationery storage - Ayesha Safri (Year 11), Pop Art inspired stationery storage box made from flexible plywood and dye sublimated veneer 3. Squirrel ‘saloon’ feeder - Vanessa Azavedo (Year 11), ‘Squirrel Saloon’ wild animal feeder made from soft wood, copper and HIPS 4. Art Deco inspired display shelving - Sian Rowlands (Year 11), Art Deco decorative shelving unit made from flexible plywood and black walnut veneer 5. Mp3 player inspired by architure – Ella Watkinson (Year 11), Mp3 player inspired by the Bauhaus style made from oak and mirror finish acrylic 6. Pyramid lamp - Chelsea Twist (Year 12) 7. Multi colour LED lamp - Alexandra Cooke (Year 12) 8. Mandala inspired lamp - Humairaa Haider (Year 12) 9. Lamp inspired by gaming characters - Sudah Ahmed (Year 12) 10. Ajustable glowing tube lamp - Lucie Hardman (Year 12) 11. Flat pack coffee table - Hannah Al-Saidi (Year 13), a space saving, flat pack coffee table for a student 12. Modular stationery storage - Charlotte Johnson (Year 13), a modular, flat pack stationery holder aimed at a young adult

Textiles

GCSE Final Products

Fatimah Naeem, Modern Vintage dress Jaya Guhathakurta, South American inspired wall-hanging

Children’s dresses, beanbag poufs and an educational toy created by: Top Row: Simran Rayarel, Zineerah Bax, Eleanor Gibbons, Kathryn Austin Bottom Row: Katie Tan, Abigail Shaw, Alisa Grundy

A Level Final Products

Year 12 Bodices (top to bottom, left to right): Emily Stansfield, Millie Liptrot, Rosie Somerville, Clara Lewison-Hawksworth, Maisie Camm, Lauren Crowther Holly Wilcock, Bridal Gown

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Cushions inspired by India, made using techniques such as appliqué, tie-dye, embroidery and block printing.

Girls had fun designing and making novelty bedroom thermometers suitable for a baby’s bedroom. The girls learnt about smart materials, CAD/CAM and batch production.

Fleece hot water bottles based on folk art from around the world. Pupils enjoyed designing and making animal-themed MP3 players suitable for sale in a WWF merchandise shop. They learnt how to solder, vacuum form and customise their animal designs.

A range of travel-themed wash bags. Girls worked independently to design and make bespoke boxes containing LEDs which light up the edges of clear acrylic. They learnt how to construct a wooden box to fit certain dimensions, advanced their CAD/CAM skills and made functioning circuits.

Using the work of past designers – specifically Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the era of Art Deco – to inspire clock designs. All the girls learnt how to vacuum form plywood, create inlaid laser cut patterns and chose to either fit an analogue mechanism or use soldering skills to incorporate a digital panel.