A Place For Twelve Twigs...

When we were first assigned this project, I was ecstatic. Although, I love designing things on paper, building models and other items is where I think I really shine. After much trial and error, I was so pleased with how my place for twelve twigs turned out. The first photographs are of the finished product and those following are of the many ideas that didn't quite make the cut.

Front view of the final product.

Side view of the final product.

Close up frontal view of the final product.

Close up of woven sticks of the final product.

When it came to designing this piece, it really had to do with my personal preference. My design taste exists on the most extreme of each side of the spectrum. I am a big fan of modernism, with very clean lines, nice angles and little color. However, I am also in love with the ornamentalism and fantasy movements, featuring spaces such as Philippe Starck's, Ramses Restaurant and SLS Hotel. I don't dabble much in the in between.

My earlier pieces are much more inclined towards the latter of these movements, but after much contemplation I decided simplification was the key to success in this situation. I wanted a place to showcase the sticks, without any funny business around it that might take away from the purity of these natural elements existing amongst modern materials. I wanted the viewers eye to be immediately drawn to the center of the piece, where the sticks are housed in their woven pattern, then allow themselves to wander about the rest of the project, appreciating its simplicity.

The following photos are from early on, when my ideas were still swirling above my head like a helicopter trying to find a safe place to land...

The first try at stick weaving, which proved to be much more difficult than originally anticipated.

Dabbling in exterior painting techniques, before I decided on the simplicity of a plain white exterior.

 Everyone called this piece, "the jungle gym." Which is what it was, a jungle gym of ideas. Through which I found the central idea that I wanted to focus on, and proceeded forwards.

The first model of the basic shape of what turned into my final project.