Earlier I was looking at examples of biomimicry that would influence the design of my objects. While biomimicry is an interesting topic, I’m also interested in the design-era deconstructivism. Deconstructivism is characterised by “unpredictability and controlled chaos and is not required to reflect specific social or universal ideas, such as speed or universality of form” (Wikipedia). Deconstructivism is seen in architecture since the late 1950s, and deconstructivist architects use concrete, jagged edges, odd shapes, metal, geometry etc. in a lot of their work.
Because for this project we’re making small hand-sized objects, I also investigated some deconstructivism-inspired objects that people have drawn/made.
I particularly like the shapes along the bottom that use black and white pieces to help show the form better. The contrast is quite eye-catching.
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