Posted: October 24th, 2009 | Author: Dougie Kinnear | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 3rd year, CAD, David Goodwin, design, jewellery, Rapid prototyping, Rhino, rings, Technology | 6 Comments »
Next up for us third years is a research project where we have to look at a designer (chosen by the tutors) and do a presentation on them. We also have to make a piece of jewellery inspired by the designer (not a copy of any of their work mind!)
The designer chosen for me is a Glasgow based jeweller called David Goodwin, he uses a mix of traditional skills and modern manufacturing processes. Have a look at his site, my favourite pieces are in his ‘Grid’ section with the ‘Foliage and Barley’ coming in a close second.
I’m kind of liking the use of technology to design but doubt I’ll be able to afford to have pieces RP’d or cast, at least not on a regular basis, but using Rhino to design and then making by hand (and maybe a wee bit of laser cutting) is very appealing.
I’ve been experimenting today with acrylic sheet, copper tube rivets and steel wire.
*Edit – just finished a render of this, the render has silver tubing rather than copper.
