Object Design: Combine Material, Form, and Narrative

Overview

“Now that the modeling is done, I will continue the project by confronting myself with the material. I will make the mirror and see how the chosen material behaves and how I will have to adapt the project if necessary, or even modify it.”

In this video lesson Jean-Baptiste Fastrez addresses the topic: Searching for Materials, 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 search for materials In this lesson, we will confront ourselves with the material to see how it reacts to our initial intentions. Here are some basic tools I gathered for the project. A cutting pliers, a pair of scissors, a cutter and a tape measure. I also bought wire netting with a horizontal and vertical frame, because it seems to me that it will be easier for the rest of the project. I also took a rather small fence so as not to have too much difficulty cutting and twisting it. There are not very specific elements apart from that. The idea is really to make the mirror with a minimum...”

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

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

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe InDesign, KeyShot, Rhino

• Areas

  Furniture Design & Making, Product Design