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- May 2021-Aug 2021 (Creation)
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Digital journal (digital file - PDF) plus 5 MP3s and 6 MP4s from Stage 3 of Master of Design in Interior Design project titled "Digital Design Craft Fabrication".
Project Synopsis: Recognising the increasing uptake of domestic craft activities seen during the COVID pandemic lockdowns, and the need driven by climate change to reconsider the materials we use and our relationships to the objects we surround ourselves with, this project proposes a series of interior objects to be crafted in and for the domestic environment, using waste material and other environmentally responsible materials.
Craft within two contrasting areas of Scotland (Glasgow and Argyll) formed the basis for the project research, with interviews and observation of craft practitioners working in these areas conducted. Both analogue and digital methods were employed to process, manipulate and experiment with the data collected, and through this, new interior objects of domestic craft have been proposed. The forms of the proposed objects speak directly of the processes through which they have developed, highlighting the wider environmental connections of the objects.
Hand crafting objects for your own domestic environment results in objects valued on many levels. From valuing simply for the enjoyment of making or the ability to create something useful, to valuing these crafted objects’ ability to store memories or to express self-identity through their creation and display. In creating interior objects which are highly valued, their future responsible use is secured.
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David's interests surround environmentally responsible materials and methods of production, the combination of digital and craft methodologies, the democratisation of design, and the importance of interior design to the creation and expression of self-identity.
David enjoys finding and exploring connections between interior design and other subjects, taking a less serious, irreverent approach, using surreal narratives and humour to investigate these connections. He uses experimentation as a method of learning, employing both analogue and digital methods to investigate materials, forms and functions. He wishes to achieve designs which are fun, engaging and environmentally responsible.
Originally graduating from The Glasgow School of Art with an undergraduate MEng in Product Design Engineering, David then worked in design for several years in Glasgow, Leipzig and Rotterdam. In 2011 he co-founded Glasgow-based design community Analogue Social, assisting in the organising of design events across Scotland. He followed an interest in materials, working for three years with a sustainable timber supplier in the Highlands. In 2020 David returned to The Glasgow School of Art, attending the MDes Interior Design programme, passing with distinction and receiving the Chairman's Medal for top postgraduate student from the School of Design.
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Donated by David Ross, Mar 2022.
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1 x digital file (PDF) + 5 MP3s and 6 MP4s.
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Catalogued by Michelle Kaye, Collections Lead, Oct 2024.
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