• Corndell Quality Furniture Limited - July 2017 - September 2018
References
• James Greenwood
- james@theinteriorshouse.com
• Bartlomiejw Wasowski - bartlomiejw@mmoser.com
• Gareth van Zyl
- garethvanzyl@sketchstudios.co.uk
• Melanie Mills - melanie@corndell.com
Freelance experience
• Workshop LOS
- Designed the sach windows and doors
• Pluck Kitchens
- Working in the workshop
Qualifications
Nottingham Trent University:
• BA (HONS) Furniture and Product Design - 2:1
South Essex College:
• 3D art and design Btec
- Merit
Thorpe Hall School:
• 10 GCSE’s, A* to C.
Including:
- English Literature and English Language
- Core Science and Additional Science
- Mathematics
Duke of Edinburgh Award
• Bronze
Contact details
Email
• maudiemaydesign@gmail.com
Mobile number
• +44 (0) 7931 292405
Photograph by Julian Hughes
THE INTERIORS HOUSE
MMOSER & FREELANCE
Albert Gate - Page 3
La Sève - Page 7
PERSONAL PROJECTS
SKILLS ACQUIRED
Auto CAD
Revit
Solidworks
Sketch
KeyshotUp
Adobe - Photosop
Illustrator
Indesign Lightroom
Acrobat
3DS Max - Phoenix plug in V-ray plug in
Surveying
Sketching
Painting
Etching
Lino Printing
Photography
Modelmaking
Woodworking
Metalworking
Glasswork
Resin
YC Whisky Glasses - Page 17
Flexed Coffee Table - Page 23
Albert Gate
The client, is a regular customer of the Interiors house, he is a high end develper of one off luxuary apartments. For this project he came to us with a brief explaining he wanted a modern luxurious clean interiors with an essence of classic victorian details.
We designed the joinery and furniture within the bedrooms, walk in wardrobes, study and kitchen. From thier initial rendered concepts we designed surveryed the buildnig site, developed and produced the items in our factory in Italy within four weeks. Once installed we went back to supervise the instillation and to quality check the final products.
PLUMBING EQUIPMENT, PIPEWORK AND TANKS MATT BLACK METAL PLATE ON CEMENT BOARD FOR FIRE REGULATIONS
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ABOVE NICHE
La Sève
La Seve is a high end hotel in Paris. The client wanted all the suites to have the same aesthetic running throughout, whilst each room should maintian its own identity.
All doors, wardrobes, beds, desks, tables and chairs were to use the same forms and fabrics but in differnt colour ways and alternative layouts to be excentuate and make full use of each rooms layout.
Stephenson Way
This project consisted of proposing our interpritation of creating an industrial feel to a 5 floor office space. Each floor would be rented by our end client to differnt companies. They wanted the same language throughout and they wanted to keep the building its self as raw as possible but still comply with the mechanical engineering lighting and air space contingancies. We wanted to bring a hint of timeless furniture, some bespoke pieces and colours to bring a contrast to the stark space. A balance of cool and warm tones was important to us through the materials and furnishings, the introduction and placement of plants had a large emphases.
The Workshop
I was approached to work on the windows and doors. As a freelancer I jumped on the opportunity. I had designed windows and doors before but not something as complex as a sach window. The project was particularly complex as the building had to comply with heritage building requirements aswell as the local councils sound policy which had contradicting values. I mediated between both of these parties and the client in order to keep the aesthetic desire and to adequately satisfy both the council and heritage baord in order for this project to go ahead. These once approved were then made by a local carpenter. No issues occured in the crafting process.
YC Whisky Glasses origins
Brief
To design a whisky tumbler glass that would be influenced by the glass’s origin, as well as meet the demands of whisky connoisseurs’ preferences.
Research
The origin of the tumbler glass came from sailors needing a glass that could be left on a table and move with the motion of the boat, so the beverage wouldn’t spill nor fall of off the table. By understanding how whisky is made and the variations of the beverage, as well as analysing the types of glasses and their benefits to smelling and drinking the whisky helped to figure out the elements the glass would need to require in order to meet the brief.
Initial designs and development
Initial designs spurred from breaking a glass and realising it could be more helpful to start the design process by manipulating pre-existing glasses. Alternative forms could be made by clay, the benefit was that the former glasses already had great ergonomics which could be built on. The models were analysed and then developed on Auto CAD in order to be more precise.
Further development
3D modelling process
3D printing models became the key in designing the YC glasses as it meant the design could be tested in 3D more often and more precisely when it came to the form which meant the process of development was more swift compared to testing the design from glass as it would need to be free blown as making a mould for every model throughout the process would be too time consuming and expensive and free blowing the glass isn’t exact enough.
Technical drawing
The technical drawing was used as a guide for the glass blower but is precise in order to use to create the moulds for if the design went into batch or mass manufacturing. The technical drawing also came in useful in order to create renders and animation.
Packaging
The design was rendered in multiple positions on keyshot and then used as the graphics on packaging. The aim of the packaging was to look simplistic, elegant and bold whilst still explaining the narrative of the product along with the material used and suggestions of looking after the glassware.
Final outcomes
Animation
The animation used more than 100 rendered slides and was made using 3DS Max along with the Phoenix and V-Ray plug ins. These extra pieces of software were needed due to the complexity of the movement of the glass and the reflections of the material and liquid. The video can be seen via the link: youtu.be/W9FXV38TCN4
YC Whisky Glasses
The navy-blue lip on the glass is meant to prompt memories of the sea. The form of the lip means it is both comfortable to drink from and prevents the colour from effecting the colour of the whisky. The large bowl helps with the motion and speed of the aeration of whisky and the movement of the glass when spinning as well as comfortably fitting into the palm of the hand. the neck is narrow enough to stop the whisky from flying out when spinning and a comfortable angle for a finger to rest into when holding the glass. The base has a large enough surface area to stand stably and have a shallow dome to help the user scoop up the glass form its side.
Flexed Coffee Table origins
Brief
To design a coffee table using leather as a surface area and to be a part of a range. It would need to be able to be batch manufactured.
Research
The concept of using leather originated from a leather inlayed Victorian apothecary table and later research into Bauhaus, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and the colours and meaning behind the De Stijl movement later influenced the project.
Initial designs and development
The initial designs evolved around making the leather taut to be the table top. Mechanisms on the frame were developed so the user could tighten the fabric over time. However, this became complex, so springs and weaves were looked into as alternative methods. The frame was developed to compensate for the limitations of the leather. Softeners in the leather prevented the fabric from being sufficiently taut which led to experimenting with raw Hyde. The designer learnt to dye and thread the material whilst wet so it would be more elastic and tighten even more when drying. Although this worked, it was too unpredictable and wouldn’t be sorted in time for the deadline, so the project resorted back to leather and a wooden insert was attached under the leather to stop the leather from stretching too much. It was designed so that from above it wouldn’t be visible, therefore giving the illusion, that the leather was taut with no support.
Computer Aided Design
Sizes of the range revolved around the limitations of the leather. The open style and small sizing suited itself to an occasional range. Nowadays affordable housing is smaller and so this range suits modern living.
Once the coffee table was finalised, research into sizes for the rest of the range commenced. Colours and sizes for each piece were explored through Solidworks and Keyshot. Through this development the feet and toppers were changed to polished aluminium and the shape of the feet changed from a dome to a chamfered cylinder. This was applied to the Coffee Tables technical drawing before moving into production.
Final outcome
How the Leather is Taut
The leather folds around the frame and then loops around four rods and is sewn. Paracord is then threaded though the rectangle gaps of leather and round the rods into a weave that tightly pulls in each rod. The rods take the pressure off of the leather as to not wear it out but still pull it in in order to create the taut surface.
Aesthetics
The leather was the focal point of the design, which was achieved, however the small and unseen details were important and thoroughly considered, whether they were seen or not, such as the black powder coated rods and the stitching mirroring the frame. The silver toppers and feet continue a fluid language of the black powder coated frame as well as being mirrored below with the silver paracord. The unseen wooden support is sprayed in a forest green to match the colouring of the leather and highlight the grain of the veneer, which is then mirrored on the shelf. The shelf and support are attached to threaded tabs via tapered bolts that sit flush, in order to keep the seamless aesthetic.
