OUR FINISHED R-ZINE SITE!

R-ZINE LINK

What I Like Best About Our R-Zine!

My favorite thing about our R-Zine would definitely have to be the way that we tied our leading theme "Connections" into all aspects of the project. Every topic that we talked about, researched, and completed projects on had some way of connecting with the other students research. A lot of the connections you would be surprised to know exist. The group project that we did where we combined two topics together to make a complete project really showed this. I also really enjoyed seeing everything that the other students in my class have to offer. Since I'm a senior, I don't get to mix with underclassmen anymore. This gave me the experience to see what they are doing in their majors and learn a little more about computer programs in the process.
I think in the end, the final product turned out great. It was definitely a collaborative effort that wasn't easy with so many students!

Creative Project

Components of a Creative Space

Improving my creativity...

My personal goal to improve my creativity is to always keep dreaming and imagining. If you don't take the time to dare to dream you'll never uncover what your mind has to offer. Creativity and inspiration can come from the smallest of things. Have you ever looked up at the sky and picked out what shapes the clouds are? There is a moment where your creativity is soaring. Simple times like those can bring about the craziest of ideas. I also believe that no matter how "crazy" an idea is; it is always possible. The people who dare to dream are what make up our worlds inventions. If they didn't our world would be much different. There would be no internet, computer, telephone, electricity, etc. What would it be like if there was no creativity? Would we ever exist? There is so much to be thought of, discovered, and designed in the future. So, I'll dare to dream and continue to make our world what it is today. Will you?

Creative/Innovative Artist #5

ARTIST:
HUGH HAYDEN

He is a 26 year old architect, artist, and designer from Texas, now based in New York City. I recently stumbled upon him while research innovative products/furniture. He designs furniture with unique objects like tennis balls or the balls that come from a jungle gyms ball pit.

WEBSITE:
Hugh Hayden 

Creative/Innovative Artist #4

ARTIST:
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

He was an American architect, interior designer, furniture designer, and a writer/educator. He designed more than 1000 projects and had 500 completed. Fallingwater is one of my favorite homes that I have ever visited. Located in Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh, Fallingwater was built in 1935. One of the most innovative aspects is how he incorporated nature into designing his home. The home was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run. In 1966, Fallingwater was designated a National Historic Landmark.

WEBSITE:
Fallingwater 

Creative/Innovative Artist #3

ARTIST:
PETER LOH

He is a furniture designer who creates unique wood pieces. This particular one is a wall sculpture based on a section of the old city- Timbuktu, Mali. The panels of western walnut with koa accents represents the buildings of the city.

WEBSITE:
Peter Loh 

Creative/Innovative Artist #2

ARTIST:
ALVAR AALTO

One of my personal favorite designers is Alvar Aalto. He was a Finnish architect and designer. He occasionally is called "The Father of Modernism" in the nordic countries. This particular chair was designed for the Paimio Sanatorium of 1929-32. It was innovative because it demonstrates the possibilities of bentwood in a graceful, scrolling form, devoid of right angles and sharp geometry.

Creative/Innovative Artist #1

ARTIST:
JONAS SAMON

One of my most favorite innovations I have seen is the light generating wall covering. It is made of LEDs which can be dimmed to provide as much or as little light as possible.

WEBSITE:
Jonas Samson

Favorite Creativity/ Innovation Quotes

"Discovery is seeing what everybody else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought."
- Albert Szent-Gyorgi

"I failed my way to success."
- Thomas Edison

"Anyone can look for fashion in a boutique or history in a museum. The creative explorer looks for history in a hardware store and fashion in an airport."
- Robert Wieder

"Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said could not be done."
- Sam Ewing

Wix Design

www.wix.com/jswick1/RZINE

Identity/Environment/Technology

This website combines the identity of an individual linked with their environment. It then takes an item in the individual's space and incorporates it with the technology of interior design. Click on the link below to the website.


Identity/Environment/Technology

New "Green" Technologies

Sustainable Wallcovering...

MOD Green Pod- Delight. 

This is a vinyl-free, FSC certified, ground paper pulp wallpaper. 

  

Recycled Dog Bed... 

Hugh Hayden Design- Hex Tennis Doggie Bed.

This dog bed is made from discarded tennis balls. 

 "Green" Chair Design...

 

Koji Enterprises- Niche.

The niche is made out of rattan cane, polyurethane leather, maple, and woven liana. 

"Green" Dining Table...

 Pia- Strata.

This dining table is made out of various multicolored reclaimed and recycled  woods and glass.

Homemade Living Wall

This is a homemade living wall.

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 Travel Case (with plastic holders and a hanger at the top)

A couple of your favorite plants (preferably ones that hang)

DIRECTIONS:

Take the travel case and remove any of the packing paper. Remove your plants from the pots they came in and transfer small sections of each plant to the different levels in the travel case. When finished you have yourself a living wall! It's that easy!

SIDE NOTES:

I did sew the top of the first pocket in the travel case to hold the plants in better. You may also need some extra dirt if the pots don't contain enough. 

Culture Reflection

This abstract image is a collage of different colored squares overlapping. Each square represents a specific idea, memory, goal, image, experience, practice, or knowledge that you have obtained throughout your life. Culture is a combination of behaviors and beliefs that make up a particular social group and every individual. Each individual combines these experiences and knowledge making up who they are. In the image, the squares overlap (much like everything a person learns as they grow) and create one big picture.

Flooring Technology

Liquid Lava Floor Tiles...

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These floor tiles are resilient modular tiles containing liquid inside. When pressure is applied the liquid literally swirls around your feet. They are made up of two sheets of polycarbonate. The top is an anti-slip surface and the lower is shockproof. They become one single piece when sealed with rigid polycarbonate. These are also available as tables, counter tops, and different backlit surfaces. 

This + That= WOW!... 

This company also allows architects and interior designers to create their own custom installations by combining different products to create a one of a kind surface.  Above are two examples of custom installations.

Convertible Furniture

Bookcase Into a Bed... 

A mattress stands upright in four bits and forms the bulk of the bookcase. These surrond five storage shelves which are suspended in mid-air by a wall mounted frame. The mattress sections are placed on the floor and slot together to form the bed. (Can make a single or double bed.)

Bed Up

This is a french design that is made to create multi-functional spaces. It is stored on the ceiling and drops down to fit overtop of the living space. It's then suspended down and planks also hold up the bottom. 

Technologies in Interior Design

Green Walls...

If you really want to bring nature into your interior, a green wall or living wall is perhaps the best way. They have an abundance of green and help purify the air in the environment.

3D Wall Tiles...

While most wallpapers stick to two dimensions, these wall panels are three dimensional. The panels are light weight and made out of recycled paper. The add texture to the walls and can be arranged in a number of different ways (creating a unique pattern).


"Touch me" Wallpaper...

 Zane Berzina created a wallpaper that is impregnated with thermochromic ink, which changes color in response to body heat. The patterns remain on the paper until it returns to room temperature.

The Stromer...

This is an interactive LED wall which turns shadow into light. As pedestrians walk by the wall, a camera catches their silhouette and displays the same shape as light on the wall. Because the wall is motion activated, it remains dark until someone walks by (leaving the area dark when no one is around). It saves energy because of this feature.

The Audience Defined

I feel that the audience for our R-Zine is the college age group. They are up and coming artists looking for the latest news in their fields. There are many new technologies that have recently been discovered. There should be some sort of way to bring these to the young artists and share new ideas about what's being created.

Theme Idea

My idea for the theme is to take every major at Ringling and pick out what's going on that is important in the field. For example, it could be a new project that was completed, a new material, and up and coming artist, or a new technology. Each section should contain each element.

My major is interior design and I have talked to some of the girls. They would like to hear about different products, new technologies in design, and sustainable design.