Sarah Henderson Designer
Design Portfolio
2020/21
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CONTACT s.j.henderson.design@gmail.com 07715279142 Find other publications: Instagram @s.j.h.design issuu.com/s.j.h.design linkedin.com/in/sarah-henderson-3a55241a4/
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•about me•
“Hello, I’m Sarah Henderson,
hailing from Northern Ireland, I find myself driven by nature and my surroundings, my work often manifests itself in organic forms, natural textures and earthy tones. For me, a successful design is one that the user can find relatablity in, a home comfort of sorts, which is what I strive to provide. With my latest designs so heavily inspired by the nostalgia we find in existing products, I am always looking for inspiration and new ways to be innovative and considerate.”
Education Nottingham Trent University Furniture and Product Design (Ba) 2019-2023 North West Regional College Fine Art and Design Crafts Level 3 Ext Dip 2017-2019 Coleraine Grammar School 11 GCSE from A* to C (including Technology, Art, Maths and English) 2010-2016
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•contents•
Year 2 1. Bottle of Wool
2. Bassinet
3. The Future of Education
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Year 1 4. Finn.
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•Bottle of Wool•
Brief:
Bottle of Wool
Repurpose a standard container. How can we find new life for existing waste and innovate using the products and knowledge we already have?
▲ Bottle of Wool, a knitting aid re-purposing standard HDPE Milk Bottles
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•Bottle of Wool•
Drawn on inspiration from ‘Giant’s Causeway’, a natural wonder in the designer’s home town, Bushmills.
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•Bottle of Wool•
Manipulating HDPE with warm water
▲ A lot of material experimentation using heat, light and pressure to explore the natural benefits to HDPE plastic.
► Rapid ideation playing with Lighting fixtures. Following this, does the milk bottle lend itself well to this function?
HDPE and Light
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•Bottle of Wool•
Sketches playing with Bottle form vs supporting structure
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•Bottle of Wool•
Sketches
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•Bottle of Wool•
▲ exploring how to create a supporting structure at 1:1; using cardboard, string, wood etc..
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•Bottle of Wool•
Through experimentation and play, the Milk Bottle’s form was perfect for a ball of wool and the handle lent itself with ease to feeding the material and preventing knots and tangles. After toying with this concept, chopping and changing aspects until there was something solid. Thus came ‘Bottle of Wool’.
Bottle of Wool in context
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•Bottle of Wool•
Technical Board (hand rendered)
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•The Bassinet•
The Bassinet Brief: Design a piece of furniture or product for John Lewis driven by research into sustainable and circular design values.
Fabric model
1:5 model (800mmx600mmx1000mm)
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•The Bassinet•
▼ J. Sutisna, Jiggle Box, 2018
► Sustainability should be a given in a designer’s outputs, so I wanted to use this brief to reevaluate existing products and question how we can use sustainability to push these products even further.
Experimenting with folds
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•The Bassinet•
Inspired by projects like ‘Jiggle Box’ by Jesslyn Sutisna, an ambiguous, little, mono-material cork box, I understood that material play and innovation is a way to transform our thinking. The Jiggle Box had lengthy, perpendicular cuts in each face, allowing the box to flex and shift, leaving the products’ function open-ended. How could I use material properties and characteristics to create a transformational, sustainable, familyfriendly design?
Research into material innovation
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•The Bassinet•
Paper prototyping
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•The Bassinet•
Solidworks Technical Drawings The bassinet itself is a mono-material felt with carefully placed folds that can transform the product from bassinet to bag in it’s later life. These folds also mean lower material wastage and come in a variety of neutral colours and textures that fit the John Lewis Brand. The frame is a clean assembly and form that can be repurposed in an open ended nature, made of ethically sourced Beech.
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•The Bassinet•
Context model
Keyshot Render of Final Bassinet
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•Future of Education•
Brief:
The Future of Education
Inspired by Design Consultancy ‘Pearson&Lloyd’, conduct focused research exploring the future of teaching and learning. Use this to undertake rapid design exercises to improve an identified space within NTU.
▲ G. Wong, ‘Arkwright Studio’, 2020
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•Future of Education•
Ethnographic analysis of University spaces
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•Future of Education•
A. Broomfield, ‘Lebanon School’, 2017
Clear examples were found, of educators encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning and interacting with their spaces via flexible seating plans. It’s more widely accepted that learning doesn’t look like any one thing and educational spaces should reflect this.
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•Future of Education• ▼ Rapid Floorplans playing with spatial ‘zones’ and flexible seating
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•Future of Education•
A layered digital sketch showing potential space uses
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•Future of Education•
Collaborative and rapid sketches were created by analysing the existing space and potential ways to break up the room to boost productivity and encourage choice. Ultimately, the group pitched their insights and research to Pearson&Lloyd with emphasis on flexible, open ended design, reflective of their revelations.
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•finn the stool•
Brief:
Finn.
What is a stool? Design and make a wooden stool that includes an element of upholstery and utilises a fixed amount of Ash for production.
S. Henderson, ‘Finn’, 2020
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•finn the stool•
Giants Causeway, N.I
► Drawn on inspiration from ‘Giant’s Causeway’, a natural wonder in the designer’s home town, Bushmills. The Design played with shape and form, mimicking the Causeway Stones and the islands’ love for nature and handicrafts.
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•finn the stool•
▲ ‘Finn’ was an explorative and playful project that experimented with shape, form and hand crafting methods.
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•finn the stool•
► Using a series of biscuit joints and natural finishes, inspired by the handicraft sector of Ireland.
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•finn the stool•
▲ The stool, which showcases brassy pin upholstery against muted tones and natural finishes, is designed to fit humbly into most minimalistic decors.
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•finn the stool•
▲ The finished ‘Finn’ was an accurate reflection of Northern Irish craftsmanship as well as Hendersons defining values.
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Thankyou for taking the time to read this portfolio, please find further contact information and links overleaf.
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CONTACT s.j.henderson.design@gmail.com 07715279142 Find other publications and work: Instagram @s.j.h.design issuu.com/s.j.h.design linkedin.com/in/sarah-henderson-3a55241a4/
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Design Portfolio
2020/21
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