Wei-ping Chiu design portfolio / 2016

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My name is Wei-Ping Chiu, which is written as

, born and raised in Taiwan.

I also go by the name Wendy, which is more commonly used when not speaking in my mother tongue Mandarin. I majored in product design in Shih Chien University in Taipei and did 1 year of exchange in

\ March 2nd, 1993 \ (+886)931820302 \ wendytree2002@gmail.com \ No. 1003, JianXing Rd., Taichung City 403, Taiwan

Wei-Ping, Chiu

Experience \ Study Department of Industrial Design, Shih Chien University Taipei, Taiwan Integrated Design, Köln International School of Design Cologne, Germany

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January,

––––– March,

January,

\ Internship Red Dot Design Award Essen, Germany Atom Cinema Taipei, Taiwan

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\ Workshop Domaine de Boisbuchet summer workshop with Jordi Enrich Boisbuchet, France Somaesthetica international workshop with Timothy Ryan from RMIT Taipei, Taiwan

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––––– October,

Language \ Mandarin \ English T IEL

\ Others Japanese

basic

German

basic

Software ability

\ Illume

\ Tracklock

\ Pawpower

\ Weathering glow

\ 2014: a moon cake

\ Checkmate

\ Hotpot fondue

Product

\ Sides

graduation project 1:

Illume

6-month project October, 2014

Illume “Explore the true meaning of marriage through the design process ”

Discipline Tableware and cooking utensils

Work Delivery

Centering on what the tradition of marriage stands for in the Taiwanese society, the beauty of our marital rituals is extended into the daily life. In the Taiwanese context, “Fung Cha” stands for the newly-weds embarking on a new journey in life. With this, building on the idea that marriage is constructed on the basis of love, the “Fung Cha” device is designed to serve as a container for emotions in concrete form. In the form of a red lantern, the device seeks to re ect the happy imageries of a new marriage, thus project the optimistic possibilities that lay in the future for the newlyweds.

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material Stainless steel Stone plate

Exploring what the purpose of marriage is What role does marriage traditions play in the ceremony?

Through the studies on traditional marriage rituals, I am to understand the true value of marriage. Incorporating this to my own perception towards the institution of marriage, I present a functional object that plays into marital ritual, while establishing it as a a reminder of what it meant at the outset for a marriage to take place.

After thorough studies on traditional marital rituals, I opted to extend our design from the core concept of “Fung Cha”. “ fung Cha” represents a new beginning for the newly weds, moreover serves as a token of all the hopes and wishes from friends and relatives. The goal is to take weed out the good from the bad and focus on the beauty of human interactions.

When the bride gets on the wedding wagon, parents of the bride are traditionally asked to pour out a bowl of water and some rice. This act signifies the promising future for the bride as a newlywed.

Making hot tea is a common practice in tawianese households. By incorporating this sacred value of marriage into the design of this tea drinking device, the significance of marriage takes on a more tangible place in our lives, and allows for the rekindling of memory every time we use the device.

Teapot

With the ritual of ‘fung cha”, the bride is introduced to the parents. The idea reflects on the emphasis Taiwanese culture have for respecting elderlies, as well as a symbol for blessings delivered from the parents. After “fung cha” takes place, the parents will usually gift the bride with a red envelop as a token of blessing.

Fung Cha combine

Teacup

Daily use Stepping over brick pieces represents the idea of reproducing abundant offspring for the bride. The idea is to wish the bride and her family a wholesome future.

Base

Drawing the relationship between the physical gadget with its sentimental values, this device renders itself into a concrete symbol for the sacred institution.

design development With the cultural wedding activity as the foundation of this project, how to present the good and the memorable scenes on the work subject as an icon for the wedded couple becomes the primary mission of this phase. After simulating the materials and sketches, I decided to use stainless steel as the main material.

The durability and its surface high re ectivity convey the concept well, “contains the environment and turning it into a container of the memory and the vows.

material experiment After simulating the materials and sketches, I decided to use stainless steel as the main material. ceramic

a durable material not commomly used on teasets

robust, corrosion-resistant, heat-resistant

stainless steel corrosion-resistant, durable, heat-resistant, high environmental quality

the reflection crystalizes the image of the joy in the memory.

glass brittle, durable, high molding ability

double layer retains heat well

“ Fung Cha� represents a new beginning for the newly weds, moreover serves as a token of all the hopes and wishes from friends and relatives.

The goal is to take weed out the good from the bad and focus on the beauty of human interactions.

form design The image of the lantern symbolizes the joy of the wedding ceremony and the release of emotion as a token. representing the scene

symbolize

form

The figure and color demonstrate the cultural implication, as red stands for marriage itself in the Chinese culture.

red lantern

graduation project 2:

Sides

6-month project October, 2014

Sides “Based on my personal childhood experience, I aim to create a toy with no exact way of using.”

Discipline Baby/child product

Work Delivery

Children are capable of discovering new possibilities out of existing toys with their creativity. In light of this interesting observation, “Sides” is designed to provide children the means to explore various possibilities on a single structure. Through this process, young children are pushed to stretch their creative boundaries, which will lead to comprehensive development on their senses and brain.

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material NBR foam Synthetic fabric

how to play Children interact with the product through the construction and decomposition of Sides.

The complete form and the individual componants serve equally signi cant purposes. Both the basic forms after decomposing the product, as well as the more dynamic structure all components establish as a whole contribute to children’s sense of achievement and the product’s fun factor.

research The two main principles of this design are ‘playfulness’ and ‘learning aid’. Under these two primary emphases, I focused my research on the cognitive development of children and creativity stimulation to nd out the advantages of making a toy with no designed purposes.

From the perspective of sensory integration, I seek to maximize the positive e ects of a product such as Sides.

design proccess

This stage seeks to gather the essential elements of child cognitive development, socialization, physical development, and from which summing up the design key points.

“How to encourage children to create the interest factor of toys by themselves?”

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Subject + Parts

Subject = Variation

Object + Object

The interaction between children and the toy

challenge

children 3-5 yrs

How to incorporate all these emphasis into one structure under the premise of maximizing children’s creative capacity proves to be the biggest challenge of this project.

Swim, roller-blade,

sensory integration physical ability

dance skate, bounce

Tactile sense

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stimulates brain

development, stabilizes emotions, releases pressure and enhances children’s sense of security.

Improve concentration Solve problems and explain things

cognition

Sort objects

Vestibular sense

– helps us

balance, retain correct posture, develop ambilateral coordination.

Understand individual experiences and senses Build frindship

socialization and emotion

Proprioception

– helps with the

understanding and perception of the outside world. Internally, it helps us with the awareness of pain, hunger etc.

design features Initially, I set the goal at nding possibilities in natural objects, since children will therefore be able to possess a broader imagination among unknown knowledge; from ocean, mountains to a micro perspective of atoms, all of which are experimented with its structure into the design, and further discovering the integration of “social activity� into the form.

color scheme Complementary colors are bene cial for the development of children’s visual perception, and also a ects their color memoryin the preoperational stage of cognitive development.

Complimentary colors with high purity provide a visual perception of solidness, in this project, I merged the foam material with contrasting colors to stimulate children’s brain.

The combination of plastic segments and NBR foam are more diverse than usual toys.

material Utilizing NBR foam and PLA plastic to complete this toy/ product, children can move, sit, lie, crawl under without worrying to get injured.

project title: product-service innovation

Tracklock

6-week project April, 2013

Tracklock Nowadays, there are many companies that provide products to o er services. Typical examles are smartphones or MP3 players which combine the uploading and music with the possibilities of acquiring new music at the same time.

The most popular product-service systems at the moment are certainly Apple’s achievements. Many companies do launch a service and sell products related to this service as a further revenue stream. Common examples are tv programmes which are promoted by special products like mugs, clothing and other accessories.

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check-in

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transport

sorting

make-up

We as a four-member group were given the airline company Aeromexico as our project subject, through the research of the company’s status quo, we were to develop a new business model concerning a new product-service system that can provide revenue to the company. Service design was the main practice of this project, which was rather unfamiliar eld to me back then. I completed this project during my exchange year in KISD (Köln International School of Design) in Germany.

Aerovías de México, S.A. de C.V. (Airways of Mexico, SA de CV), operating as AeroMéxico, is the flag carrier airline of Mexico based in Mexico City. It operates scheduled services to more than 56 destinations in Mexico; North, South, and Central America; the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Its main base and hub is Mexico City International Airport, with a secondary hub at Monterrey.

Grupo Aeroméxico includes Aeroméxico mainline and Aeroméxico Connect (regional subsidiary). The group held #1 place in domestic market share with 36.6%, and #2 place behind American Airlines with 15.3% of the international market share, in the 12 months ending March 2014, becoming Mexico's largest domestic airline group. Aeroméxico is one of the four founding members of the SkyTeam airline alliance, along with Air France, Delta Air Lines, and Korean Air.

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unload

After the customer and luggage research, we looked at the journey of luggage to de ne the points where luggage can be mishandled: 1. At the Airport: Drop o luggage at registration/check in -Luggages are tagged by sta -in 2010: 15 % of unknown l uggage due to missing tags 2. Luggage gets into conveyor belt system 3. Luggage is sorted and transported to right gate -danger: here luggage can fall o the system and can be damaged -old tags on luggage as souvenirs can confuse the system -luggage can be sorted to the wrong ight (manual handling)

After designing our system, we estimated the impact that this product-service system could bring to Aeromexico.

4. Loading to aircraft + take-o -luggage can be damaged if not handled with care -security check: luggage can be mishandled!

5. arrival + unloading of luggage after arrival -problem: non-care for luggage 6. luggage is sorted for baggage claim -mistakes due to technical confusion -due to connecting ight in case of delayed arrival of plane 7. Customers wait for luggage at baggage claim -luggage can be stolen

device website

revenue

APP

Our Product-Service sytem The internet of things operates on the basis of the link of people between the virtual and the physical world by things. Based on the concept of IoT, we furthered our project in this direction.

Mishandled bags: 12.07 Lost/ stoloen etc: 0.43 Average time etc: 1.72 days

51%

Tranfer Baggage Mishandling

14%

Failed to Load

12%

Ticketing Error/ Bag Switch/Security/ Other

10%

Airport/ Customs/ Weather/ Space-Weight Restriction

6%

Loading/ Offloading Error

4%

Tagging Error

3%

Arrival Station Mishandling

Why Do Bags Go Astray?

Reasons for mishandled bags in 2008

Failed to make connection between flights

Loading or off-loading error or loaded on plane

Ticketing, tagging error, security issue, issue on departure

Arrival airport mishandling

Restrictions placed by airport, customs, weather or weight

Source : SITA Baggage Report 2009

Modern air-traveling patterns of both business and leisure travelers emphasize much on the e ciency of the luggage issue. If the problems that are likely to happen during the transportation of the luggages can be highly reduced, this could be a huge tempt to those who are to decide on which airline to y with.

Therefore, the possibilities that can be done or eliminated through this system of Tracklock was our main focus in the whole design of the service.

With a product-service system, consumers are more likely to stick with the same company since it gaurantees the convenience to a certain extent. Of course, these services are supposed to renew, modify rapidly to meet the changes of the whole product environment with keen insight of the industry. This is no doubt a dimension of product design that cannot be ignored.

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product customers

project title: future design

Pawpower

5-week project May, 2014

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pet dogs are becoming more and more popular among the public which are mainly valued equally as family members.

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the status quo of dog feces disposal is mostly to throw them into the trash can in residential areas or public trash bins in parks when walking dogs, or even worse, left uncleaned.

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Dog waste is teeming with E. Coli and other harmful bacteria including fecal coliform bacteria, which causes serious kidney disorders, intestinal illness, cramps and diarrhea in humans.

In this future design project, we were to research on technologies that are possible to utilize in the near future. The topic that I worked on was anaerobic digestion. Taking the existing lifestyle into consideration, I worked on a family pet feces processor that is able to turn the manure into bio-friendly substance while producing energy that is su cient for its own process.

At the initial stage of this project, I rst started o thinking about the existing lifestyle that can be improved through technologies. Being a pet owner myself, I nd it a problem that often pet feces are being thrown away into garbage cans or left on the grass elds in the parks, causing pollution to the environment.

Fermentation (or anaerobic digestion) is the process of degradation of the organic substances using the micro-organisms also known as anaerobe.

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Unscooped poop on lawns will burn and discolor the grass. Parasite eggs in poop left on the yard can linger for years.

When a human or animal comes into contact with contaminated soil, they risk infection for years after the poop is gone.

“The miraculous cycle of poops helps sustain Earth.�

Biogas is a fuel gas, a mixture consisting of 65% methane (CH4) and of 35% CO2.

It is a renewable energy resulting from biomass.

Through the processing of animal manure, energy can be generated, along with the processed manure, which are now harmless substances that can be returned to the environment directly.

Bioenergy is a very important emerging energy since it also solves the pollution problem at the same time. (references for the internet)

the most signi cant scenario we face in the short future: energy shortage overly-populated living environment

solution: renewable energy environmental friendly waste

After a series of researches and discussion with my instructor, I decided to go with my second proposal - a household pet feces processor.

This way, it is more feasible in a foreseeable near future, plus the outcome will be more complete in a 5 week self-authored project.

However, a city infrastucture system that concerns more energy and the whole community is still a very interesting project that I would like to continue working on someday since now more and more related technologies are out in the market.

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With this dog feces processor, pet waste turns into completely biodegradable matters without causing bad odor or uncomfortable texture. This is to encourage pet owners to take home the pet waste, process them home, and not needed to worry about going through complicated procedures. Making every individual to be responsible of sustaining the Earth, is athe biggest goal of all.

the existing system of biogas energy is not efficient enough and takes up a lot of spaces

issue, how the technology should be tage work. In this case, should it be ign, or a household device?

the process of finding the suitable form of the “Pawpower�

1. 3D model forming

2. final form in furnished wood model 3. vacuum forming for the top cover 4. putting together the parts 5. painted and completed with the compartments

dehydration fertilization energy generator biomatter (processed) output indication light

waste input power switch

water tank

work dimension

Discipline Household pet feces proccessor

Work Delivery

Dimensions(unit:mm)

330 mm

Material foam

330 mm

Wood

530 mm

project title: designer’s journey

Weathering glow

5-week project April, 2012

Weathering glow After visiting the north-east cape of Taiwan, we as a three-member group each developed a piece of work individually as a way to interpretate our observations from di erent pespectives.

As the lamp illuminates the surrounding through time, the thin layer of wax coated on the surface of the aluminum lamp cover heats up and melt, giving the impression of the daily object weathers through time just like the rocks and shores we saw at the north-east cape. all kinds of weathering and erosion at the north-east cape of Taiwan. observations: the weathering process and result

Much in the same way di erential erosion works, the way the three of us encountered things we met along the way, and the way we perceived them appeared to di er from one another.

Our goal is to elaborate on the concept of di erential erosion, but each one of us stressed on di erent aspects of this topic. However, each aspect that we perceived proved to be equally important as they undoubtedly coexist. Through this trip, I decided on the theme of di erential erosion to depict the way our life corrupts with numbness. concept development proccess Aluminum diffuses heat fast, so it is the perfect medium for me to melt wax. As time goes by, the outer surface of the wax will gradually melt.

The core concept of this lamp is to serve as a reminder to its user the fundamentals of life.

project aim

In addition to the actual work piece, the proj journey report, showing the observations th logical with the developing process and see was not only an assignment to me but it ga they often tend to direct in a more sensible e

Through this project, I got the practice of how with a rounded procedure.

This is a project that holds a purpose of observing and de ning.

Through a series of discussion, the three of us came to a conclusion on where to go, what to see and what to do. This was not an easy work for us as we were very used to working individually and seldom did we understand much about how others perceive the same subject. This was a signi cant changing point for me in my design study since it showed me how much we could di er from one another when it comes to perspectives and, of course, executions.

ject was also required to be presented with a hroughout the course. To do this, I had to be the causal relationship on things. This report ave me a sturdy construction on my work, as elaboration that lack a logical development.

Discipline Desk lighting product

Self-authored Project Work Delivery

w to turn my emotional concepts into designs

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material Aluminum Soybean wax

480 mm

250 mm

journey report

The journey report was completed in the form of a booklet to guide users through the developing process of this work. Since it is such an emotional object, I presented it with a proselike content along with photos taken through the journey and sketches of my observations to emphasize the sensibility.

project title: sweet surprise

2014: a moon cake

6-week project January, 2014

2014: a moon cake

at the international tradefair for sweets (ISM)

Mooncake is a Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the mid-autumn festival. The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching, with mooncakes being regarded as an indispensable delicacy. Mooncakes are o ered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival. this extraordinary “2014: a mooncake� aims at the goal of providing a whole new experience to this traditional delicacy.

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Discipline food & package

Self-authored Project Work Delivery

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material Paper Plastic foil Cake ingredient

package

project title: urban discovery

Checkmate

5-week project October, 2012

In this project, we were given the task to look deeply into a certain part of the city and nd an issue to improve through design approaches, which in my case, I chose the Wanhua district of Taipei city as my object of study.

‘Wanhua is the oldest part of Taipei city, the district is home to historic buildings such as the Mengjia Longshan Temple, an iconic historic temple, and the Red House Theater, the rst and largest teahouse and playhouse in Taiwan.’

Checkmate

discovery map

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanhua_District)

interaction between Wanhua and people people living in the Wanhua district tend to gather up in the Monga park (or Mengjia park) for all sorts of purposes, but most importantly, this is place where social activities happen. Through the observation of my visit to Wanhua, I tried to discover the patterns and lifestyle of the people here.

people gathering in the park

Since this is the oldest district of Taipei city, there are places that were once so prosperous, but now abandoned by the rapid urban growth. For example, Monga (the Taiwanese for Menjia, the old name of Wanhua) park is where lots of homeless people gather around for shelter. As we walked through the park, we saw numerous elders and homelesses sitting around, talking or eating. There were also piles of donated sleeping bags scattered in corners, not being organized neatly.

The huge number of people in this park, makes it hardly a clean and appealing place to walk around, while there tend to be a lot of travelers here in Wanhua, visiting the historic Longshan Tempe. Yet in this project, it is not our goal to change the existing lifestyles of the locals, but to improve the interaction of the objects and places and people with a design concept with the local features.

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“Discover the essences of the city, extract them into a daily object.�

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the act of playing chess

The scene of the elderly playing chess in the local park brings friendliness to the area, which can easily connect both the locals and travelers to Wanhua. However, there is also an existing phenomenon of homelesses gathering in the park as a living place, which lead me to think of a solution taking both groups into consideration.

In this project, I seek to nd an ideal way for groups living in the Wanhua district to share this park harmoniously.

Bench, one of the most common facilities in a park, is a very suitable carrier to exert on this issue - urban discovery, giving liveliness to local living patterns.

steel

the steel chess plate makes it more durable in the outdoor environment

according to the local architecture features of Wanhua, this is to recreate the familiar surroundings of it - a traditional constucting material.

wood plank

bricks

the wooden surface creates a warm texture

the evolvement of bricks to concrete gives the impression of the long history of this district, preserving the past, stepping into the present.

modern commercial buildings standing next to antique houses in the district makes Wanhua a very diverse district.

concrete

For the features of this bench, I wanted to bring in the idea of ‘transformation’. It could make the bench an interacting media for people, also, the visual e ect of the transformation is a reminder for people di erent people are sharing this place, and tolerance is a crucial part of this neighborhood.

The transformation of a bench to a chess table elaborates my view of the Wanhua district in Taipei.

Discipline Public installation product

Self-authored Project Work Delivery

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material Steel plate Concrete Wood plank Bricks

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project title: urban discovery 2

Hotpot fondue

5-week project November, 2012

Hotpot fondue This project is an extension from the last project ‘Checkmate’. ‘Checkmate’ was an outcome of the impression Wanhua gave me, and in this project, I had to go deeper into the impression which through this exploration, I should re ect the observation on my personal life, showing how they are di erent, or how the two are alike, and nally, turning the expression into a piece of home appliance.

I wanted to focus my re ection on the homeless people. It was sad to me that people could end up homeless in the street somehow. Of course there will be various reasons for them to lose their home, but to me, I would say the biggest force to prevent anyone to be on the street will be their family. In the Chinese culture, we value family very highly, and the ideas of toleranting and sharing with the family are deeply planted into our heart. Here, I wanted to make a home appliance that stands as a reminder to people the value of family.

a look into the Yuan Yang Hot Pot

Yuan Yang Hot Pot, known as Double Tastes Hot Pot, is famous all over the country. It is a new type Hot pot improved on the basis of traditional Cattle Tripe Hot pot (毛肚火鍋) and Chrysanthemum Hot pot (菊花火鍋). The pot is divided into two parts with a piece of copper in the middle, forming a Tai Chi graphics. One half contains spicy soup and the other half contains light soup. The spicy soup is usually in red color. It is usually made from the chicken or beef stock, butter, black bean sauce, chili powder, peppers and etc. Light soup is also called white soup, which is usually made from chicken or duck stock, white soy sauce. With both spicy taste and light taste in one pot, Yuan Yang Hot pot could meet dinners with di erent taste preferences. Delicious soups and diverse choices of the ingredients, unique dining ways make Yuan Yang Hot pot popular among people of all ages and genders. (http://www.chinatours.com/travel-guide/chongqing/food/yuan-yang-hot-pot.html)

The occasions of a family or friends coming together are very precious and should not be a ected by trivial issues such as eating habits. My personal life experience in these scenarios features Chinese hotpot quite frequently. Chinese hotpot often comes in the form as a double hotpot, which is called Yuan Yang hotpot (鴛鴦鍋), enabling people to share the foods but not limiting the option of tastes, providing a larger possibility of meeting individuals’ preference. The core value of this kind of Yuan Yang hotpot is the spirit of sharing in our culture.

the scenario of eating hotpot brings out the happy memories of getting together with the loved ones.

In this project, our task was to merge the emotion of a concept into a rational object. This was the rst project I got into practical design, where dimension and user experience came in a major role. I wanted to bring the idea of eating a Chinese Yuan Yang hotpot into a modern kitchen appliance, for people to have fun and enjoy the company of each other while using it. The appearance of this fondue pot comes from the traditional north-east hotpot, merging it with the feature of an Yuan Yang hotpot, while using glass as the material, this object shows a modern and chic texture with a hint of traditional sense in it.

Hotpot Fondue is a both visually and and practically playful kithen appliance. Eating fondue itself to us is an enjoyable activity as it usually done with people we love, friends, family, lovers. Combining some re ections on life into my design objects are interesting yey challenging tasks for me. The power that everyday objects have on people’s life, a thought can be conveyed through it in a whisper.

In order to complete this project, I visited a glass artisan in a nearby city called Hsinchu, and with his work, I completed the glass pot. It was an interesting experience to see how traditional glass-sculpting technique were being done, as this is now an extincting skill in Taiwan.

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Discipline Electrical fondue pot

Self-authored Project 280 mm

Work Delivery

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material Glass PU foam Metal

210 mm

\ Flow & Matter

Workshop

\ Sensation

project title: international workshop-Somaesthetica

Sensation

3-day workshop October, 2014

Sensation

“Intended to refer to the design of produc enhance the aesthetics, and functional and tangible interactions in social spaces.”

Focused on the steel staircase of the A building in the Shih Chien school campus, the phenomenon we observed was the noise made when people walk on the staircase.

Wendy Chiu

This building act as the classrooms for students of several di erent departments, so the disturbance of the noise can be an issue to the classes around it.

However, students normally aren’t aware of how annoying the noise of the staircase is when it echoes through the hallway, since it is built on a half outdoor position. We think of di erent solutions concerning this core issue.

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research / inspirations

Somaesthetica workshop Instructor: Timothy Ryan

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2014 summer semester

sketches

After more investigation on the site and further discussions, we narrowed the solutions down to three directions: the feel of pressure, extending the space and visualizing the vibration.

extension of the structure

visualization of the sound

Concluding all the informations we have, we decided that an interaction between the users would be perfect for this topic, since the vibration caused by heavy walking can directly e ect other users simultaneously, so making it noticeable to others means it is noticeable to oneself too.

project title: design workshop in Domaine de Boisbuchet

Flow & Matter

one-week workshop August, 2013

Flow & Matter

website http://www.igludevent.cat/

In this workshop we were recycling, reusing and rethinking the fabric of a hot-air balloons that could no longer y.

We were to proove that fantasy and creativity will nevertheless carry us further on. In an exercise of deconstruction and creation, the material’s potential invited us to think of new usages such as in atables, chairs, bags, lamps, dresses, canopies, posters, windmills, kites... The participants organised their work in groups in order to encourage team work and mutual learning, and document the entiretransformation process of the balloon. Each balloon had its own story and speci city; its colours, cuts, dirt, deterioration, and publicity add another layer of authenticity to our own intellectual and manual work.

In addition to the individual projects we turned the balloon’s dome into an “iglù de vent” –an ideal space to nally present the participant’s achievements. Images could be projected on to the fabric of the balloon, and there was a possibility that multiple graphic applications could be used, for example eco-friendly advertisement. https://vimeo.com/74305664

An experiment in discovering the characteristic of materials.

Using the in ated hot-air balloon as a space of dome, we tried to interact with the material in di erent ways such as by painting on it and placing it in the serene environment of Domaine de Boisbuchet as a social hall. This was a very instinctive workshop, taking the traits of the recycled material into consideration, trying to give it a second life.

the proccess of making

the presentation of my work with the daughter of Jordi

a photo with my instructor Jordi Enrich Jorba’s family

Discipline Baby Stroller Self-authored Project Work Delivery

Dimensions(unit:mm)

Material Sails Wood Foam

A baby stroller made of recycled material gathered from the storage room. A wooden frame, leftover timbers and the sails of inoperative hot-air balloon.

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