Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape
Material Properties
A course by Lex Pott , Product Designer
About the video: Material Properties
Overview
“In this lesson we will focus on what happens when we heat, soak or bend materials. This will give us more information to master the experiment and to create new solutions for our designs.”
In this video lesson Lex Pott addresses the topic: Material Properties, which is part of the Domestika online course: Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape. Explore form, function, and color with a series of materials to create a framework for designing your own products.
Partial transcription of the video
“Material Properties In this lesson, we'll talk about material properties. For my work, I choose basic or ordinary material categories. Here, we have a candle, which is wax; polyester, which is a transparent plastic; and Douglas pine wood, the reason for which I'll explain later. We have sheet metal brass and synthetic clay. Material properties are an essential starting point of each project to understand, process and ultimately design with the material where you know the material properties are crucial. I achieve it by working and analyzing the material. I try to understand it by working wi...”
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Course summary for: Product Design: Experiment with Color, Material, and Shape
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Areas
DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Product Design
Lex Pott
A course by Lex Pott
Growing up in a household with artist parents made Lex aware of his desire to pursue an artistic career path from a young age. After graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven, Lex opened his self-titled design studio in Rotterdam in 2009, where he started to work on a variety of projects, creating both one-of-a-kind and mass production pieces.
His method focuses on testing the boundaries and properties of the materials he uses most: wood, stone, and metal. Combining form, function, and fun into each object he creates, Lex experiments and develops unique pieces through his raw and intuitive methodology. He has worked for various international labels and clients.
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