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Emilie Diomande Interior Design Kingston University
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SITE Kingston Upon Thames Stanley Picker Gallery
The CuriosiTea is a place of sharing with relatives the exploration of tea. The space imagined is playing with shadows and light. The atmosphere is calm, intimate and relaxing. The enclosure space envisioned for the tea gathering is a modulable space design with sustainable materials such as rice husks, bamboo, steel and rice straw. The use of those materials gives a green touch to the place. As soon as the users enter into the CuriosiTea they will have the choice to open the sliding windows to increase the brightness of the room. This is the first interaction with the space. All the essentials for tea drinking are hidden in the center of the room within the cabinet. By pulling the hanging rope, the top of the furniture raises and reveals cushions... This place is design to entertain people with tea and try to make it a modern flavor that can be rediscovered by its lovers. Tea is central to the design and especially the round shaped tea ball.
Curiosity
Oxford dictionary
1 [MASS NOUN] A strong desire to know or learn something, 2 An unusual or interesting object or fact, Word Origin & History
This story started by examining the most useful tea accessory that tea drinker and most people have hidden in their kitchen drawers, the tea ball. In the 19’s century they were some rare and exquisite pieces that were sculpted into sterling silver and marked. The tea was so precious that it needed to be enclosed in a delicate and fine infuseur. Nowaday this object is mass produced and different forms are designed. Mostly made of metal, stainless steel or in conjunction with other materials, his round shape encloses flavours that stimulate the senses.
EXPLORATION Don’t be afraid! Be curious!
Late 14c.,“careful attention to detail,” also“desire to knoworlearn” (originallyusuallyin a bad sense),from old French curiosité,from Latin curiositas,from curiosus (see curious).Neutral orgood sense isfrom early17c.Meaning“an object ofinterest” isfrom 1640s.
CONCEPT CuriosiTea House
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TRIP TO LONDON British Museum Kew Gardens
DESIGN PROCESS Material enclosure Metal texture hand drawn
DESIGN PROCESS Material Enclosure Metal / Light
CuriosiTea Section scale 1.20
Plan scale 1.50
Elevation scale 1.50
Perforated metal sheet of 2.5 mm with hole’s size of 40, 30, 20 and 10 mm. The size of the holes in relation to the 4 mm average human eye’s pupil is multiplied by 10 for the biggest holes and decreasing by 10 mm. The 40 mm holes are a confortable diameter for the eye to look at as it is the average size of its arch.
Metal sheet Scale 1.10
DESIGN PROCESS CuriosiTea Layout
The CuriosiTea House is a place where you will have to prepare the tea yourself and explore all the different choices of fragrances and test them with your friends. Having different functions the cabinet is Inspired by the shape of the tea ball. When you pull the rope which holds the top sphere you realise that cushions are inside the furniture. Turn on the electric hob and seat comfortably on the floor while your cast iron teapot is heating. Teas and ustensils are provided in the different drawers.
CuriosiTea cabinet close Section scale 1.50
CuriosiTea cabinet open Section scale 1.50
DESIGN PROCESS CuriosiTea Cabinet Layout
CuriosiTea House cabinet close Section n/sc
CuriosiTea House cabinet open Section n/sc
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FINAL DESIGN CuriosiTea House
FINAL DESIGN CuriosiTea House Atmosphere
CuriosiTea House In the Gallery
CuriosiTea House Materials
Rice straw
Rice Husk
American Black walnut
Metal sheet
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FINAL DESIGN CuriosiTea House Stanley Picker Gallery
FINAL DESIGN CuriosiTea House Section 1.20