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Background
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By taking part in several workshops with
different topics like material,
architecture or even international operation methods, I could broaden
my
knowledge additionally. |
Workshop summary
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- "Cradle to Cradle Festival", Berlin 2011
- "Aspects of building biology", Coburg 2010
- "Visualization of light", Coburg 2009
- "Illuminated furniture", Tirschenreuth 2009
- "Drawing II", Coburg 2009
- "Photography", Coburg 2009
- "Communication in space", Coburg 2009
- "Trend collage", Coburg 2008
- "Planning of an advertising agency", Coburg 2008
- "Drawing", Coburg 2008
- "Make room", Coburg 2008
- "Interior architecture as a
marketing instrument", Coburg 2007/08
- "Glass
design workshop", Coburg/Lichtenfels 2007
- "Design Connects - form follows
what?", Istanbul 2007
- "Lighting design",
Coburg 2007
- "Organic architecture",
Starnberg 2007
- "Antropomorphismus and design",
Coburg 2007
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"Cradle to Cradle Festival", Berlin 2011
about the workshop:
The festival took place from January to March 2011 and included an
exhibition, several lectures, seminars and discussion forums. Designers,
Architects and representatives of industry and politics got together to
exchange information and opinions on the wide topic of "eco-effective design".
"Cradle to Cradle" means not to produce waste in the conventional sense
anymore, but to integrate all materials in an equal circuit of high
quality products. This has the result that our problematic ecological
footprint from today changes to a positive footprint in the future.
my part:
I took part in the festival in the end of January and joined a
lecture series, a guided tour of the exhibition and several
discussions. I found the overall consideration of environmental
and health aspects of the "Cradle to Cradle principle" very interesting and I was
impressed by the todays feasibility of most of them. "Cradle to Cradle"
is a very future-oriented way of thinking that is rapidly gaining in
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"Aspects of building biology", Coburg 2010
about the workshop:
Christian Kaiser, architect and building biologist, gave lectures in Coburg on two weekends. He gave a
summary of aspects, methods and considerations of building healthy and
environmentally friendly. He also talked about green building projects and his own experiences as a
"green architect" and we discussed the topic in class.
my part:
During the workshop I learned how to challenge building materials and
constuction methods. Based on this our individual work was to depict
a material's ecological impact on people and environment on a poster. I
analyzed the material flax insulation by looking at the social,
ecological and economical aspects of production, transport, use and
disposal. I did this by researching different product information,
developing tables and showing systematically the pros and cons of the material and its use. |
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"Visualization of light", Coburg 2009
about the workshop:
Using
hand drawn room perspectives we created light atmospheres for daylight and for
artificial lighting at night with various drawing tools.
my part:
For
the room perspectives I created different light atmospheres using pencil,
markers, fine tip markers or charcoal. With more and more practice I was able
to develop my own style of drawing and give a good impression of light and
shadow. From plain dark and light contrasts to the creation of surface textures
I learned how to generate different atmospheres and degrees of abstraction to
create a certain sense of space for the viewer.
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"Illuminated furniture", Tirschenreuth 2009
about the workshop:
With
the use of innovative materials from the company "Designpanel" we
could design furniture, accessories or new styles of the material itself in
a week long workshop.
my part:
I
designed the "Wave Lounge", a piece of furniture for fairs or exhibitions,
which shows impressively the particular characters of the company's materials.
The "Wave Lounge" is also a comfortable and flexible seating furniture
which is waterproof and can be lit from within. The curved edge is made out of a
self-luminous material that allows a play of colour.
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"Drawing II", Coburg 2009
about the workshop:
We
repeated the basics of drawing, for example, the types of different perspectives.
We also learned the creative use of drawing equipment and colours. Using
different materials and equipment we created paintings with wax, watercolour,
chalk, charcoal and graphite but also using household remedies. We also drew the proportions of the human body.
my part:
I
drew one-, two- and three-vanishing-point perspectives using different heights
as well as exploded drawings and optical illusions. In the paintings I
experimented with colours and surface textures and learned to develop and apply
methods by myself.
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"Photography", Coburg 2009
about the workshop:
Here
I got to learn the basics for the proper use and various settings of a digital
camera. We treated the topics; angel of vision, proportions, as well as the
right time for certain photos.
my part:
I
took pictures of different topics, which were then discussed and analysed
within the workshop-team. I could practise my view for expressive pictures and
how to focus on the important objects in a composition. |
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"Communication in space", Coburg 2009
about the workshop:
Special
conceptualization that allows the visitor of a museum or exhibition to
understand the topic that is displayed easily was required. Important elements
of communication in space are for example to focus on the target group and a
good guidance system.
my part:
Together
with one of my fellow students we created a storyboard of the different
stations of a "letter museum". All visitors can roam free depending
on where their interests lie, starting at the shared introduction for all
visitors, the "alphabetical jumble". They can gain a range of information to the
understanding of typography and the history of language. A "train of
letters" transports letters over walls, ceiling and floor and is a
connecting element of all rooms. Important for us was the innovative access to
that rather dry subject, the intuitive communication of the topic and the
creation of a suspenseful experience of the visit that would remain in the
memory of the visitor.
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"Trend collage", Coburg 2008
about the workshop:
In
this workshop our comprehension for different trends was deepened. We developed products for a company in which
we followed a trend and it would be a product which could be used indoors and
outdoors. Each of us created a briefing, on that we based the
"presentation for the company".
my part:
I
developed the concept for a piece of lounge furniture that is both, easily
transportable and waterproof. I made collages for each one of the four trends
and especially focused on the style elements that fit my furniture design.
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"Planning of an advertising agency", Coburg 2008
about the workshop:
We
were required to design an advertising agency from a floor plan and specifications
given to us. The very short time we had for this required quick decision making
and fast methods of representation.
my part:
After
the first sketches and their analysis I fixated on a floor plan, coloured it
with markers, did furniture research and created the material collages and the
lighting plan. I designed an overall room concept and some customized furniture
and determined the colours for the logo and marketing concept.
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"Drawing", Coburg 2008
about the workshop:
The
task was to create a hotel named "Hotel Excelsior" in the style
of "Louis XVI". We hand drew floor plans, interior wall elevations
and perspectives.
my part:
Within
a team of three fellow students we did a style research on the topic. Out of
the research we developed typical elements and studies of the proportions that
we used for our wall elevations afterwards. After this I continued to form my
own floor plans for the hotel and drew especially interesting points of view as
perspectives.
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"Make room", Coburg 2008
about the workshop:
Intuitively
and comically we transformed topics from a story into hand drawings of a room. Concepts like a "robber's den" or a
“pirates room” were used. Afterwards we coloured the hand drawings with the aid
of the computer.
my part:
Within
a team of fellow students we brainstormed to define important elements of a
"robber's den". Then I drew my own interpretation of the room as a
perspective line drawing and worked on the matching atmosphere by colouring the
drawing by computer. In this workshop I learned how easy it is to communicate a
certain room atmosphere spontaneously and creatively by not having to use an
exact construction grid.
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"Interior architecture as a
marketing instrument", Coburg 2007/08
about the workshop:
In several workshop units we gained an insight of marketing strategies,
target group analysis and the theory of colours. In teams we learned
how to find
the target group using examples from commercials of products and brands.
my part:
In individual work we transfered our gained knowledge to a fictious
Project of interior architecture. Based on a given floor plan
I designed a concept of a bar for a specific brand.
Additionally I
developed a
target group analysis, a material collage, a floor plan, a sectional
drawing, an exterior view, promotional campaigns, an
internet site and the planning of an opening event.
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"Glass design workshop",
Coburg/Lichtenfels 2007
about the workshop:
In addition to the workshop we drove to the glassworks "Lamberts" at
Waldsassen. Ther we could pursuit the production of glass and learned
about cutting and how to handle the glass. Afterwards we worked with
glass ourselves doing the "glass design workshop" at Lichtenfels
my part:
In the Glasbild workshop at the innovations center in Lichtenfels, we
created pictures out of coloured glass. The pictures were created on
the basis of our already prepared designs. In the process I
learned how to cut and glue glass onto a mounting plate
and gathered
experience working with the material.
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"Design Connects - form follows...?", Istanbul 2007
about the workshop:
The international workshop took place at four different universities in
Istanbul. Being supported by the BDIA students and professors of the
university of applied sciences Coburg spent one week in Istanbul
together with professionals and a film team. We took part in
intercultural workshops and went on excursions to learn more
about the city Istanbul.
my part:
I joined one of the workshops at the Marmara University, the
topic
of this workshop was the country Marocco. Together with Turkish
students we discussed the
question "form follows...?" by using pictures and assoziations
of
typical maroccan design. In conclusion, we built models and exhibited
our results by creating a billboard which was presented on our last day
in Istanbul.
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"Lighting design",
Coburg 2007
about the workshop:
In this workshop we gained information about illuminant,
lighttemperature and -impression. By using examples and analysing
ambiences of different rooms we found out which light is suitable for
different roomsituations. Furthermore we learned how to build a
illuminated model with optical fibres.
my part:
In a team of two we built a model of one of our rooms at our university
and considered a better usage of this room. Afterwards we converted the
model based on our ideas and created a light plan. We then
used optical fibres and projectors for implementation of our
plan
onto our model. We
consequently obtained a good introduction into the topic lighting and
could also analyse many different atmospheres by changing the color and
the position
of the optical fibres.
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"Organic architecture",
Starnberg 2007
about the workshop:
This was a one week workshop at Starnberg near Munich together with
Ukrainian students from the university in Kiew. At this workshop we
concentrated on topics like human architecture and design, law of
nature
and metamorphosis, the golden section, griddesign and deconstructivism.
In the theoretical part we also learned how to evaluate architectonican
features by viewing famous examples of architecture
of the 20th century.
my part:
We partcipated in a
practical-artistical part of
the workshop. In groups of two we played roles, one was a client, the
other an architect.
The architect had to sketch a
design
which was then built out of clay, the clients needs had to be regarded.
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"Antropomorphismus and design",
Coburg 2007
about the workshop:
This workshop was about the perception of ones surroundings.
We examined
pictures of products and buildings and analysed their effect on people.
my part:
We took pictures of architecture in Coburg to study the
buildings.
Afterwards we sketched the buildings, detected their character
and changed some little details to analyse the different effects. |
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