my model with primer

some research

design process

my idea is to make the wine storage shape like DNA(Double Helix). The main function of DNA is long-term storage informations and also to build human personality.  so that I think this can be use to design wine storage.

But I am still not sure, is the DNA can be used as a reference for my bioinspired design or not?

My design concept

inspired by tree

inspired by sea shell

inspired by rattlesnake tail

video reflection--the 11th hour

Human is on the verge of despair. Movie stars leonardo dicaprio as a mirror narrator and producer, make thist environment protection theme film, to shows us that human past conduct that the consequences of and development trend, and more important, told us how to change all that.

The film invited a large number of specialist in interviews, including politicians Gorbachev, scientist Stephen Hawking, all this specialists suggest for us is that all life on earth is situation facing harsh nowdays . One of the most outstanding found is that not only climate anomalies but also the common humanity that leads to face the various problems of the global exploration and in-depth research.

"The greenhouse effect is not only the biggest environmental problem we have to faced, but also one of the most important issues that current human face." Dicaprio performs said, "we must strengthen the understanding of the greenhouse effect, for the future of the planet should implement the sustainable development of environment policy."

The flood, fire, hurricanes, a growing huge waste mountain...... All the pictures make us shocked, urged us to action.

The 11th hour is a knowledge and an inspiring documentary, it causes people to pay attention to the danger of climate change, and call people act at once, curb warming. Although the film revealed cruel fact, but also put forward the countermeasure, to humanity can turn a prospect

As a designer we should let our design more toward the development of environmental protection, we have the knowledge and ability to reduce pollution, we will have a maximum power to improve the world, like we're design of things, can reuse and recycling, so can reduce trash pollution.

comment

chuming
http://laichorming.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-poster.html?showComment=1318920124568#c7537664899951718241
sarah
http://sarahoward1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcycling-utility.html?showComment=1318918972234#c7105013770927930329
xiaomeng
http://shixiaomeng3361028.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2.html?showComment=1318919172066#c7134630083182769914
lubar
http://lubar-han.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-upcycling-utility.html?showComment=1318918817410#c1133264080029341503
min
http://lovedbyee.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2.html?showComment=1318919578989#c8375034459598176266

project 2 light

Rational

Design process

At first, I was thinking to make a desk lamp and to use blue color poster to make customer feel like in the ocean by make the lamp shape and the shadow like sea wave. Unfortunately I didn’t get a blue poster. So I give up that idea. And start to design the light use a red poster. Red is a warm and cheerful color. And make me immediately associate to the Chinese lanterns. So I combined the lanterns shape with me idea and after many tests and experimentation. I decide to make a hanging light due to its curved shape.  It seems simple but has many layers. No matter which direction you look from, there always have different patterns.  The overall shape for my designed light is like a jellyfish.

Where to use?

This hanging light can be decorated in café, dessert shop, or some romantic place. It also can use as a night-light or decoration. Please do not use this light as a reading light. Because this light is not bright enough.

Layers

Inner layer is assembled by three same parts. Pattern on each part is getting thinner from top to bottom. And some are bending internal. Because I do not want the customer feel bored. And the outer layer I made the shape curved like a lanterns and it also like a jellyfish. This is a recycle project so I think the product should be related to our environment and nature. I hope this jellyfish shape light can bring relax and comfortable feeling to the customer.