Month: April 2023

Rashid is a very liberal democratic-minded  designer. I think it has something to do with his “nomadic” sensibility, as he mentioned in the podcast. Having been born in an environment where people of different races and cultures live together, he wants the world to be a borderless place where he can live anywhere he wants. This free and borderless state also influences his design. But I like that in his view of design, there should be no difference in design. A well-designed product can be used by both eight and eighty years old, and there is no need to change the product design according to different cultures and regions.

I really like this Hip Coffee cup he designed, which is completely designed in my aesthetic. The minimalist design of black and white, but rich in beauty and high class. And at the same time, the cup is also functional, which is what he always mentions as his design philosophy. I don’t really like the design of this store, too many colors feel a bit chaotic.

I made a few changes to the piece my professor helped me within the last class. Starting from the bottom, I combine the shell box’s front part and the basket’s front part inside to form a complete drawer. I added a “hole” in the basket as a handle to open the drawer. I divided the top part into two parts, part the same as the original, and the other with a glass replacement. This is firstly more beautiful, and secondly, it can help the user see if the clothes inside the basket are full or not.

   

Regarding the material, I used Base Material-Layered, white for my mug. I would have liked to use ceramic, but I couldn’t find it. Then I used aluminum for the cushion under the cup. Originally I used wood, but the wood didn’t look very good with the white aluminum cup. I tried a lot of different Metals, and finally, I think the color aluminum is the most suitable. Cup position I put them on the bench in a relatively backlit place.