-- PRODUCT DESIGN --

We have been working really hard on getting our technical drawings done and dusted for our product designs to get approval for manufacturing one of them for our year end portfolio.. So I have decided to manufacture the Eclipse Pendant light... All the info about the light is in the PDF below. The other two products which I designed are the Stria Wall Mounted Light  and the Vortex Outdoor Lamp which are seen in the PDFs below. You can also refer back to the inspirational posters for my products in my previous post!



ABOVE: Eclipse Pendant Light Technical Drawings





ABOVE: Stria Wall Mounted Light Technical Drawings





ABOVE: Vortex Outdoor Lamp Technical Drawings 

-- INSPIRATIONAL MULTI-USE DESIGN --

I love how all of this furniture transforms completely into something new! The fact that everything is so compact and neat is truly inspiring! Have a look at the future of designing for small spaces :) 

-- NIGHT OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS --

It truly leaves me awestruck at how beautiful our world is... I am constantly amazed at the natural phenomena that are documented and researched... All in order for us to understand the universe better and be exposed to these stunning natural events all around the world... This is definitely on my bucket list!! 

--NEW LOGO AND PRODUCT DESIGN CONTD.--

As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I have changed my proposed space's name to Eclipse. I have used my new identity and concept in all my product designs.... in conjunction with my selected theories of course!! So this is my new logo - the "C" and the "P" have been mirrored with the same eclipsed circular form, and the simplistic style of the font and the remainder of the logo are done in such a way as to allow the curved lines to be dominant in the name, thus making the link between the two deliberately visible. 

Finalised Eclipse logo design 

As for the products, these posters pretty much speak for themselves... 

--INNOVATIVE THINKING--

Dave Nemeth is one of South Africa's most prestigious trend forecasters - he is the guy who flies around the world and keeps up to date with various facets of life, including politics, art, fashion, architecture etc. in order to give the rest of us oblivious human beings appropriate and accurate exposure to some of the most innovative and forward thinking designs of our time. 

Waterproof watches packaged in a bag of water - customers like to be sure of what they are buying.

His yearly trend report always includes many various topics, from Graphic Designers' latest futuristic works, to the newest and most popular way to merge this new "hipster" movement with today's forward thinking and fast paced lifestyle. 

Coca-Cola developed 16 different lid applications for their bottles so they could be reused in poverty stricken countries like Vietnam as a way to gain more market share.

I was privileged to listen to one of his talks this week and was pleasantly surprised at how much of what he spoke about was so extremely relevant to my BTech proposal and how much I could improve my design by implementing his trend suggestions into various areas of my design. 

One example he gave us to illustrate how designers are constantly pushing boundaries and will always have to keep up with the fast paced technologically advanced era we live in, as well as accommodating for clients who tend to get bored very quickly due to our current lifestyles, was this video of the Evolution Door by Klemens Torggler. His redesigned approach to the everyday door is mind-blowing and so unique; you can't help but be intrigued and amazed!!!



Follow Dave on twitter at @Davenemeth or on Facebook... or you could just google him :) 

-- PRODUCT DESIGN INSPIRATION --

So we are starting with product design this term and I have been inspired by SO many different things!! 

But this video allows for any material to become stain and waterproof!! i.e. I will be coating every single public surface with it!!! It uses nanotechnology :) YES PLEASE! 




I also found some awesome materials which I plan on incorporating into my space in various applications. 

Cell LED felt carpeting to be used as a wall cladding

LED lit Corian to be used for displays 

Maizey high glass Plexiglas to be used for sections of the flooring and bulkheads throughout the space

Maizey Crystal Ice Plexiglas to be used for displays

Intelligent glass to be used in the bathrooms 

Maizey Plexiglas Resist roof sheeting to be used for the restaurant and skylight 

For more interesting materials visit:

http://www.diegocorreainteriordesign.com/blog/the-future-is-now-how-new-materials-and-technologies-are-shaping-our-interiors