Hello!
Last week Alyce and I got assigned a new task; it involves designing play scapes for children, to fit within an already established museum. Within this task we were asked to construct two separate white card models per week, each week considering different design criteria. For the first week we were told to research online ideas consistent with the attributes that a) inspire thoughts about beauty, b) suggest and engage curiosity and c) put smiles on faces. To begin with, I was completely overwhelmed, a feeling I was sure would dissipate with research and careful consideration. You see, I'm one of those people who like to get excited about things, I like to make plans. At one time I can have up to 3 life plans going at once! The world is such an amazing place, I often find myself lost in a sea of ideas and potential goals, which in itself is both confusing and ridiculously exciting.
During our online research Alyce and I came across a man named <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=WcR7U2tuNoY">Theo Jansen and his Kinetic Sculptures.</a> It’s the small things like stumbling onto this clip that shifts the weight of the intense workload and pressures to be creatively brilliant into inspired determination. I think that’s a feeling worth sharing!
One a side note, this week we plan to get creative on our business front.
(As well as tackle two white card models + other classes)
Keep you posted!
Grace x
Monday, May 9, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Plunge Pool
Hello!
Grace and I have an interesting assignment due quite soon. It involves designing a library that appears to be 'inside an environmentally controlled plunge pool'. The assignments we get are often ambiguous and strange like this, and in this case I wasn't entirely sure what an environmentally controlled plunge pool entailed, so I turned to trusty google and came across this:
Apparently known as 'Selandjafoss', this waterfall is located in southern Iceland. Makes me want to jump on a plane right now and go there!
And for the record, this is an 'environmentally controlled plunge pool':
Grace and I have an interesting assignment due quite soon. It involves designing a library that appears to be 'inside an environmentally controlled plunge pool'. The assignments we get are often ambiguous and strange like this, and in this case I wasn't entirely sure what an environmentally controlled plunge pool entailed, so I turned to trusty google and came across this:
Possibly the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen!
And for the record, this is an 'environmentally controlled plunge pool':
Alyce :)
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Beginnings
Hello!
Let us introduce ourselves; Albie & Oak is made up of two interior design students who both seriously considered fashion design before beginning an interior degree.
Our names: Grace and Alyce - Pleased to meet you.
Living and growing up in the same town (and our home town is not a big place!), we were both completely oblivious of the other, and each struggled to find the right creative outlet for our ideas. It wasn't until beginning our degree that we met, enlightened to each other's existence by some same-circle friends, and our similarities began to unfold.
When we discovered our similar interests in fashion design, we had a few serious discussions and decided that there was no reason why we couldn't do both interior and fashion. Both being avid Frankie readers, we were continually exposed to stories of creative people who had sat down and said "I'm going to do it all, damn it!" and they did. Albie & Oak is the culmination of those conversations, and our very own exclamation of self-belief.
So welcome to the blog of Albie & Oak. Here we'll post about our journey from the very first business meeting to the release of our first line, and any other things we come across along the way. We're very excited to be at the beginning of this path, and so happy to be able to share everything with you!
Grace & Alyce
Let us introduce ourselves; Albie & Oak is made up of two interior design students who both seriously considered fashion design before beginning an interior degree.
Our names: Grace and Alyce - Pleased to meet you.
Living and growing up in the same town (and our home town is not a big place!), we were both completely oblivious of the other, and each struggled to find the right creative outlet for our ideas. It wasn't until beginning our degree that we met, enlightened to each other's existence by some same-circle friends, and our similarities began to unfold.
When we discovered our similar interests in fashion design, we had a few serious discussions and decided that there was no reason why we couldn't do both interior and fashion. Both being avid Frankie readers, we were continually exposed to stories of creative people who had sat down and said "I'm going to do it all, damn it!" and they did. Albie & Oak is the culmination of those conversations, and our very own exclamation of self-belief.
So welcome to the blog of Albie & Oak. Here we'll post about our journey from the very first business meeting to the release of our first line, and any other things we come across along the way. We're very excited to be at the beginning of this path, and so happy to be able to share everything with you!
Grace & Alyce
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