DESIGN DROPS
Elena Mariani Design
PORT FOLIO
PHOTOGRAPHY PRODUCT GRAPHIC
ABOUT ME I was that kind of child who dismantles everything to see how it works on the inside. Quite an annoying habit to my parents, but incredibly advantageous for me. Growing up I’ve learned how to restore objects’ integrity and my curiosity brought me to create many different things. Lego, rubbish and any kind of thing others discarded became tools to my craft. By discovering the world of design I’ve found a channel to express my projectual vein and a line of study meant to guide and develop it in the best way possible. I’m attending the 2nd year of industrial design in ISIA Roma and I’m very proud and enthusiastic about what I’ve achieved and learned until now. I’ve had the possibility to structure my own design method by learning how to manage the projectual process in the best way possible. Now I’m open to new experiences and stimuli to increase my abilities and my vision of the world as well. I’m an independent and ambitious person, determinate to do her best.
PHOTOGRAPHY Photography Lab During the first year course each student took a number of pictures according to certain themes from which I chose ‘Contrasts’ and ‘Details’. The main goal was to achieve basic skills in shooting with a digital or analogical camera and learn to see beyond the surface of reality, discovering unexpected layouts and peculiar compositions in everyday life.
STENO_1
Modelling Lab The first prototype of Pinhole camera we’ve built was made out of foam core poliplat lined in black cardboard. By assembling its structure we were able to grasp practical informations regarding the process of film impression. While the following fase implied experimenting with the pinhole by shooting analog pictures and subsequently developing the film inside a tank - dark room.
Modelling Lab - Esapeica
ESAPEICA
The class worked in pairs to build a personalized pinhole model following certain guidelines: - The unified use of a material (to choose from paper, wood, metal, thermo plastics or resins) - dentification of a design method based on equal cooperation. - Development of craftsmanship skills by working with both raw materials and machinery. My companion and I chose to work with Forex a hard foam material which comes in different colors and thicknesses. To give the structure its curved shape we heat-pressed the forex sheets against wooden templates. The main characteristics of the project were: a mechanism able to reposition the film in order to take regular or panoramic pictures (1 panoramic for 3 standard frames) by adjusting the film to the back of the camera. In addition it mounted a filter disc which allows to obtain wonderful color effects, cross lights or flou.
V E I O IN PA R T Y I engaged in a personal project linked to the organization of a pic-nic party in all its details which consists in the graphic design for the invitations, the preparation of a pic-nic meal, and realization of a unique graphic design for tote bags.
VERT VOTRE VERTE VERTICALE Design I Course The purpose of last years task was to design an object by just cutting and folding a bidimensional surface of any kind of material. My project focused on vertical greens, contextualized in everyday realities such as small balconies or minimal spaces. It consists in a self-supporting interlocking system which permits to cover walls with a wonderful honeycombed tridimensional pattern on which to attach apposite removable vases in a simple, funny and practical way. The modular pattern can be arranged thanks to interlocking of each piece with a complementary shape.
Votre Verte Verticale
Concept, Metaphors, Ideas
Views and Uses
Contextualization
S EVERO YOUR TASTE MEASURE Theory of Shape Course ‘Severo’ maintains the wine glass’ formal structure bringing back the attention on the wine culture. It is warning and a measure: the notch is an insurmountable limit set to preserve our composure, respect and attention towards what you are drinking. It teaches you the difference between drinking and tasting and will punishes evidently if neglected.
T U-TOO
MEETING MODULATOR Theory of Shape Course To-Too is an outdoor sitting. Its sinuous profile defines two different sitting possibilities: at 45 cm hight it serves as a comfortable double sitting, while at 55 cm from the ground it’s more of a stool for short brakes. Its dynamic structure is hidden behind the material and the dark color which suggest heaviness and immobility deceiving the user. Instability is its true nature, but with a continuous balancing between both parts it will acquire stability.
Tu - Too Modulatore di incontri Elena Mariani, Lara Nitoglia
Tu – Too nasce come seduta da esterni, il suo profilo sinuoso disegna due diverse tipologie di seduta che assecondano le curve del corpo: a 450 mm da terra ci si potrà comodamente sedere a conversare in coppia, a 550 mm ci si appoggerà per soste brevi. Il suo dinamismo è celato dalla resa materica e cromatica che suggeriscono immobilità e pesantezza, così da eludere lo scetticismo dell’utente che verrà presto disilluso. La sua vera natura è instabile; in stato di quiete è equilibrata, ma la struttura necessita un continuo contro-bilanciamento tra le parti, mediato solo dalla comunicazione.
RE-DESIGN
S I L I C O N S PAT U L A Design 2 Course Book
The purpose was to re-design a kitchen tool by overcoming the weaknesses of an existent object through a revaluation of its shape or an innovative modification.
Graphic Design Course Book
GRAPHIC
DESIGN
BOOK
Each student created a Book collecting all the works accomplished during the year’s course by using three programs: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Indesign.
PA C K A G I N G BOX English 2 Course Packaging Box
For this exam I made 3 books each one focused on the personalized description of a no-name design object and confectioned accordingly to my concept of an elaborate packaging concerning tea bags, tin cans and tetrapak containers. These three volumes are packed in a cubic box inspired by the traditional Chinese tea storage box.