Object Design: Combine Material, Form, and Narrative

Overview

“I will first address the question of the narrative function of objects. Through various examples of objects that I have created, I will try to make you understand how the narrative function complements and sometimes even exceeds the function of use.”

In this video lesson Jean-Baptiste Fastrez addresses the topic: The Narrative Function of Objects, which is part of the Domestika online course: Object Design: Combine Material, Form, and Narrative. Break the rules of design by experimenting with materials and shapes to look beyond how objects are used and allow them to transmit real emotions.

Partial transcription of the video

“The narrative function of objects In this lesson, we are going to tackle the question of the narrative function of objects. The work of designers on a mirror is not to try to make a mirror that reflects better than another. All mirrors reflect the same. Its action is to work on its form, to work on his materials to decide the story he will tell through his creation. So naturally I decided to work on a mirror as the final project of this Domestika course. It is an object that will allow us to develop these questions, which is going to be quite easy to do, which will not have too many structu...”

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Course summary for: Object Design: Combine Material, Form, and Narrative

• Level: Beginner
• 90% positive reviews (10)
• 619 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 8m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe InDesign, KeyShot, Rhino

• Areas

  Furniture Design & Making, Product Design