Aesthetics

In nearing the end of PLAY I began to think more about how this product would look and where it would be placed in the home. For inspiration I looked at other relevant projects. . .




This is a project by Dean Brown who graduated from the same course I'm doing a few years ago. His product, Table with a View, is a beside table which projects footage from an outdoor camera into a room. This next product is by Bill Gaver who came to speak with us during our day with the designers. His product is called Drift Table. . .

"The Drift Table allows people to float slowly over the British landscape from the comfort of their own home. The weight of objects placed on the table controls the slow scroll of aerial photographs displayed on a central view-port. Adding weight causes the table to speed up and 'descend' towards the landscape below. Progress is slow - travelling from London to Devon may take days." Having looked at these projects I tried to gather some initial thoughts on what form my product could take. I really like the idea that it could be a small and unexpected product in contrast to the vast images it produces.