We decided to build a shelf that combines two important things that we would like to pass on to our grandchildren: knowledge and life. When it comes to life, instead of throwing our plastic away and killing life gradually we can reuse plastic for our advantage since it is everlasting reviving life. As for books,…
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Brainstorming to Implementation – Fanisi, Hannah and Ward
For the final project we made a note of the core guidelines that should direct our creative process: (1) The product must be something that we could hand down to our grandchildren. (2) It should be made out of recycled plastic and can be either aesthetic or functional (or both). However, in the brainstorming process…
The design of the Coca Cola bottle – Mohammed
Case Study Topic: The design of the Coca Cola bottle Slides: The pdf file of the slides can be downloaded here CocaColaPresentation.
Coin Purse Lab – Fanisi, Ward and Roba
Team: Ward, Fanisi and Roba The coin purse activity was a lesson on how to improvise and make the most of al the available plastic lab resources. It turned out to be a lot easier than anticipated because of the simple instructions and availability of all the lab tools. Evidently, it was nice to realise…
Coin Purse – Ali, Hamad, Hilina
Firstly, we gathered the plastic bags that were offered to us in the lab (Type 2 and Type 4 plastic bags) these bags are made up of polyethylene both high and low density. We cut them up in order for them to fit the criteria and sizes for the heating press. Once we cut the…
Transforming plastic bags – Pangna, Hasan, Mohammed
Lab 2 Mohammed, Pangna, Hasan In this lab our goal was to create a coin purse from plastic bags. We began with cutting uncreased/smooth rectangular pieces of plastics from the plastic bags. We had to repeat this process few times as the thickness of the pieces was not to our liking the first few times….
Lab 2: Ari, Maxim, and Kevin
In the lab on Thursday our group made a coin purse each. The handles of the bags were cut as well as the bottom to create uniform layers. Maxim used the press and faced some issues with it, so he decided to keep the paper to avoid destroying the plastic. At the beginning we assumed…
Pangna Sun – Presentation: Tomorrow
Case-Study Presentation Topic: Tomorrow. Grassroots Solutions to Human Extinction Link to Presentation: Tomorrow_Pangna_Sun.pdf
Less is Better_Mbozi_Fanisi
Topic: Less but better_Mbozi_Fanisi (Dieter Rams Ten Rules on Good Design) Link to PDF: Less but better_Mbozi_Fanisi
Sculpture: A Little Too Late
This sculpture is a symbolism to what lays before us if we do not correct our consumist habits. On it, the dead bird represents a double symbol. It represents Faiza, the mascot of New York University Abu Dhabi, but also in itself a falcon, the national bird of the United Arab Emirates; both of wich…
Artist statement-Responsible Leisure
Responsible Leisure by Fanisi and Ward presentation: Sculpture Presentation and Gallery I worked alongside Fanisi to create a sculpture that represented the way our plastic is harming our oceans and the sea creatures that live there. The title of our piece is called Responsible Leisure to bring awareness to those who relax by the beach…
Origami Coin Purse
Print the tutorial from here: coin-purse-template.pdf Use A4 paper and do not scale. Prepare the material, clean it and remove any sticker. Cut four to six rectangles of plastic bag material, around 12cm x 30cm size. Adding more layers will create a more rigid fabric, you should decide how many layers you will use according…