At the New Designers 2015 show, University of Lincoln BA Hons Product Design students will exhibit two collection showcases. One half have developed design led additive manufacturing brands, creating new direction for 3D printed goods. The other half will exhibit their independent labels which they have been developing for at least a year, these design brands and collections will be brand new to the public domain when revealed fully from 1st July.
Our first independent label to showcase is a late addition, but its one to make you sit up and take notice. Byron Colman, has developed the "Laird" furniture range as part of his "Futures" brief. Consisting of several line items which are all about simplicity. At 'ND15' he will unleash the 'Oaken Study Desk' to the viewing public in the hope of securing orders to assist him to further develop additional collections for the range.
Byron has a background in graphic and film consultancy and has put his visual skills to good use describing his brand vision through a series of videos,
The Laird Oaken Desk carries an rrp of £599 and profits will be fed back in to development of new ranges as seen in the collection video below. Oaken can be made to order direct from the designer, contact byroncolman@hotmail.com
This year students from University of Lincoln BA Hons Product Design have been working to capitalise on rapid recent advancements in 3D printing and its inherent economies of scope in order to generate design led additive manufacturing brands to be unveiled at New Designers 2015.
We wanted to begin our posts about these projects with one of our favourites from "Entangle". Entangle are a group of 4 Product Design students from the University of Lincoln collaborating to utilise the vast opportunities and potential within 3D printing to create elaborate, intricate and luxurious homeware and accessories. The Entangle range is aimed at a market with an eye for the luxurious. They envisage the range being displayed within high value city property, specifically within luxury apartments.
Daniel Lane is one of four members of Entangle, he describes himself as a designer who is technically proficient. His major project for Entangle has been to employ generative themes, creating complex forms which add extra functionality to an object.
"3D printing has allowed us to create forms and shapes that were previously impossible to achieve and has allowed us to create visually striking pieces, whilst maintaining a functionality for everyday life."
Daniel chose to develop a vase, which he calls ‘Interweave'. This piece serves to offer a touch of luxury to the home. Hollow strands are intertwined, printed as a single piece object to form a skeleton for a delicate yet robust structure supporting flower stems. The hollow transparent vase appears purely decorative, but has the added functionality of acting as a chute to transport water to the base of the stems without disturbing the display.
The water flowing within the vase enhances the interweaving experience, creating a striking visual of interactivity between liquid and solid.The Interweave Vase can be purchased for £450 by contacting the Entangle team through any of their social media pages.
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