VERULAMIUM MUSEUM VISIT

VERULAMIUM MUSEUM

ST ALBANS 

A small museum of Roman artifacts collected from the area surrounding St Albans. I have a bit of a thing (thanks to my graphics background) for museum displays and how objects are laid out and I made a few sketches of things that particularly caught my interest (see sketch book). 

I also love materials like clay, stone/flint, glass, wood, primitive metal (i.e roman coins) and textiles like woven fabric. All of these materials can be utilised in design, but are often shunned for more modern materials or high spec finishes unless you are viewing a 'cottage garden' type of design. I would like to incorporate old techniques and materials in modern design to create a sense of contrast and engage people more in the space.

some photos from my sisters phone to hopefully follow soon *note to self* remember camera......

MATERIALS OF INTEREST FROM ROMAN TIMES:

clay.

glass.

 

metal.

TUMBLR INSPIRATION

MY TUMBLR

http://eeperspeepers.tumblr.com/ 

The place where I record a lot of my visual inspiration of colours/textures/shapes/patterns. I like the fact that one image doesn't need to relate to what is in front or behind it, but that sometimes by coincidence you end up creating an interesting combination by chance.

GAETANO PESCE (PT.2)

GAETANO PESCE
THE ORGANIC BUILDING
OSAKA, JAPAN
1993

The external containers are fiberglass and house more than 80 types of indigenous plants/trees selected with help from Osaka horticulturists. They are irrigated using a computer-controlled hydrating system of mechanical pipes. amazing!

(more of his work featured in previous post: http://eeperspeepers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/va-day-201213-drawing-looking-ref.html)

V+A DAY DRAWING +LOOKING

GAETANO PESCE (b. 1939)

CROSBY CHILD'S CHAIR

POURED RESIN

1998

www.gaetanopesce.com

This is the chair that I drew at the museum - a really fun piece of design. I  love the colours and materials used to create the feel of 'throw away design' out of something so familiar to us - the chair. Garden design can often become very precious about the idea that it is going to be there for a long time - I like the idea of turning this idea on its head..

Some more of Pesce's work:

SKETCHBOOK PROJECT

THIS BLOG WILL RUN ALONGSIDE MY SKETCHBOOK...

ROBERTO BURLE MARX DESIGN.