Experiments 2

Experiments from Friday - toilet paper, receipts, milk cartons, sweet wrappers and plastic bags.

Toilet paper ^

Toilet paper ^

Receipts & milk carton ^

Toilet paper ^

Toilet paper ^

Toilet paper ^

Plastic & sweet wrappers ^

Plastic, receipts & toilet paper ^

Receipts & Toilet paper ^

Receipts ^

Lighting

I haven't decided how I want to light the lampshade yet, but I don't think I want to use electricity as it will be tricky for me to hook all the electrics together (and I doubt I could do this in the time scale, though I would if I had time). 

I found this article - http://www.ehow.com/info_8658410_chandeliers-wiring.html - on different lighting options without electricity. I was thinking of using battery powered lights as it would be easier and I could position them where I wanted.

Alternative Chandelier Shape How-To's

Simple hanging chandelier - http://freshly-picked.com/how-to-make-a-chandelier/

Hanging chandelier - http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeeddiy/how-to-make-the-peep-chandelier-you-never-knew-you-needed (Interesting choice of food for the chandelier!)

Different shaped chandeliers - http://shine.yahoo.com/at-home/7-pretty-chandeliers-yourself-172800772.html

Another hanging chandelier - http://fabyoubliss.com/2012/08/30/make-your-own-pretty-handmade-chandelier/

How to make the String Chandeliers

I found the construction of this quite interesting; I think this technique will be used at some point, especially if I decide to use these sort of shapes as a part of the chandelier.

They seem extremely easy to make compared to other chandeliers I've seen, but I think I'd need to experiment first then decide which bits I want to use.

http://ruffledblog.com/diy-string-wedding-chandelier/

Chandeliers made from Everyday Objects

I was looking mostly at the shapes of these chandeliers, as they're slowly giving me ideas into what sort of wire frames I could make to get the shape I want.

Though I found it interesting what some of them are made from, especially the huge tampon chandelier and the ink cartridge chandelier.

http://www.incrediblethings.com/art-design/amazing-chandeliers-created-with-everyday-items/

Experiments 1

Experiments from Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Plastic bags, tissue paper, clear plastic, sweet wrappers, newspaper, crisp packets, milk carton and double sided tape scraps.

I chose to do most of the experiments on tracing paper so that I can use a light source underneath and see which materials work better with the light.

Plastic, plastic bags and tissue paper ^

Clear plastic ^

Newspaper & tape scraps ^

Newspaper ^

Crisp packets ^

Melted plastic ^

Sweet wrappers ^

Tape, tissue paper and milk carton ^

Sweet wrappers ^

Sweet wrappers, crisp packet & milk carton ^

Harley & Thoresby Gallery

I went to Thoresby gallery mostly for the gallery shop for the market research; I found that because it isn't as well known as the YSP, the art is a lot cheaper than the MADE exhibition. 

I actually liked a lot more of the Thoresby Gallery shop art more than YSP as it was more open and there was a lot more what I prefer. There was a variety of different materials used, although I didn't find any that was recycled, it gave me an insight into what prices could be on some of the lampshades I'll make. 

http://www.thoresbycourtyard.com/thoresby-gallery/

The Harley Gallery I found was a little more expensive than Thoresby, but not as much as YSP. There were a lot more refined pieces at the Harley, but I did like some of the vases and candle holders I saw made from clay. I did see some unusual birds made from recycled materials and mesh/alternative materials. 

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/index.php?pg_id=4

Overall, I think if I would put my lampshades in a craft/gallery shop, it'd be more suited towards Thoresby as they're more open with the work they sell, rather than it being all similar like the Harley. 

I wouldn't know how much they could be worth until I'd made the final pieces, and I think the best way to work this out would be to build a questionnaire or ask the people around me on how much they would pay for the item/s. 

YSP - MADE Exhibition

Although I didn't get any photos of the MADE exhibition, a lot of what I saw was more of how it was presented and how much they're asking for the pieces.

I found that each artist generally tended to have their own shelves in a glass cabinet, especially if it's breakable, as well as these being exceptionally more expensive than anything else on show elsewhere in the shop. 

Most of the items in the exhibition were either jewellery or a sort of decorative bowl; I did like some of the stuff that was in the glass cabinets, though it wasn't very colourful. 

http://www.ysp.co.uk/exhibitions/made

Youtube - Deconstructing a Lampshade

Found this when searching on how to make them - be useful if I find some in charity shops I can recycle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcveX9H7ygc

E-How - Different how to create a Lampshade styles

http://www.ehow.com/how_4814364_lamp-shade.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_4966172_make-drum-lamp-shade.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_6671076_make-lamp-shade-scratch.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_6115856_cover-wires-lampshade.html

Few different ways to cover/make a lampshade.

Channel 4 - How to make a Lampshade

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/how-to/craft/how-to-make-a-lampshade

Found this on how to create a lampshade - probably easy to buy one and disassemble it, could give it a go though.

30x30x3 Project - Allison

http://the3rsblog.wordpress.com/project-log/ - different lighting and shapes; inspiration for the recycled lighting.

Sheffield Hallam Accommodation

http://www.shu.ac.uk/accommodation/residences/charlotte-court

Charlotte court looks nice, and it would be in my budget if I were to live here.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/accommodation/residences/anvil.html

Another I'd consider would be Anvil, it looks homely and I think I'd enjoy living there.

http://www.shu.ac.uk/accommodation/find/costs-contracts.html

NTU Accomodation

https://selfservice.ntu.ac.uk/pls/selfservice/bwskambd.p_buildingdetail?bldg=NOR

I like the look of Norton, but it's not somewhere I'd like to live, it doesn't look like a home to me, though it's in the right price range for my student finance.

https://selfservice.ntu.ac.uk/pls/selfservice/bwskambd.p_buildingdetail?bldg=GIL

Gill Street is a nice accommodation, but it's a little too expensive for my student finance.

https://selfservice.ntu.ac.uk/pls/selfservice/bwskambd.p_buildingdetail?bldg=BLE

Blenheim is a good accommodation as it's not too expensive for me and I can still have a walk to the building in a morning. I'd like to be here if I can get a place in their accommodation.

https://selfservice.ntu.ac.uk/pls/selfservice/bwskambs.p_displayavailable?idx=5

Torafu Architects

On the same website as Hiroshi, I also found the Torafu Architects who create these "Air Vases". They pull out to create these different shaped vases, which you can shape yourself. I really like the simplicity of the vases, but I also like the way they've used images more recently on the paper. I can't imagine they're being any way to recreate this and do it myself unless I had a lot of spare time.

http://en.kamigu.jp/item/airvase_space.html

Kami No Tsubo/Hiroshi Kajimoto

I found these makeshift vases that you can make yourself; the design, Hiroshi sells the kits which you assemble yourself around a plastic bottle. I like the concept of how he's taken a plastic bottle, something you'd either throw away or recycle, into a more useful piece.

http://en.kamigu.jp/item/kaminotsubo.html

Jen Stark

Using paper, Jen creates these layered flower looking sculptures; she handcuts all the paper to get the layers correct; I like the way she uses colours to enhance the effect of the piece, though I wonder if it would work the same with crisp wrappers?