Urban Dolls project was spotted by Japan. Please read here
June 2010
My work have been featured in NextNature.net Please read full artical about Urban Dolls project on www.NextNature.net
June 2010
Great first exhibition showing to the global audience.
Please read a design week blog entry what Goldsmiths’ students think about the projects exhibited at DMY Berlin 2010.
June 2010
Thanks for everyone who came to Free Range. It was really nice to see you there! Catalog
June 2010
With a group of friends we are taking part in DMY International Design Festival in Berlin. Please come and see us there!
June 2010
June 2010
For my final project I have created 9 items:
1. Lip magnifier
2. Eye magnifier
3. Nose shaper
4. Ear pinners
5. Face mask / lip pounter
6. Lip pounter
7. Face lifter
8. Cheek plumper
9. Cheek reducer
Please see the electronic version of the >> book
June 2010
It is getting more and more difficult to define a concept of contemporary beauty. In urban society, where the hunt for perfection begins at an early age and modified ‘plastic beauties’ wave from the covers of glossy magazines, humanity’s struggle for perfection appears almost limitless.
This project is an explorative journey in search of alternatives that could replace plastic or aesthetic surgery. Design becomes a mediator between humans and existing body modification processes; static, permanent procedures are transformed into flexible, temporary prosthetics.
June 2010
February 2010
February 2010
This is my Contextual Report for my final year project. In this paper, I propose that there is no need to undergo expensive, psychologically and physically painful procedures in finding your perfect look. Essential parts of the human psyche - confidence and self-esteem - could be easily lifted and ‘healed’ not just by a few cuts and stitches made by the surgeon, but also by through various design contexts and practises.
Throughout my research I have developed two areas of interest, which are conflicting. I do like this idea of creating designs for people who feel a ‘need’ to fit into constraining stereotypes, as well as the idea - to create new objects, new forms by applying surgical procedures (taking away or adding) to already existing practises or designs.
Book is designed and bound by Vilma Jaruseviciute
January 2010
Goldsmiths Design students (I with my friends) will be taking part in this amazing venue at Barbican. We will be selling had made items for up to £3 and all the money we will raise will go towards our final year degree show.
December 2009
December 2009
December 2009
Movie illustrating the field of my research. Watch it here
December 2009
December 2009
A note by Livia Rossi.
November 2009
Sandra Kit
Plastic, metal and mixed materials,
USA , Europe and Japan, 2020
Sandra plastic surgery kit was a revolutionary example
of domestic surgery. It became popular with large
numbers of ordinary people who were interested in building
self-confidence. It was, however, always controversial in
medicine circles, as people could perform procedures
( Abdominoplasty, Blepharoplasty, Mammoplasty, Labiaplasty,
Rhinoplasty, Otoplasty, Rhytidectomy, Suction-assisted
lipectomy, Chin augmentation, Cheek augmentation
and etc. ) without consulting with a specialist.
As a consequence a lot of deaths occurred.
A kit consists of : a mirror, face/body sanding, grating,
buffing, measuring, stretching, blade and laser
cutting, suction and filling equipment.
November 2009
Morning. Dark Autumn morning.
Wake up. Shower. Wardrobe.
Coffee. Newspaper. Pen.
Dark circles on the top of smiling faces.
Scared / Shattered.
No mirrors. No looking at reflection .
Leaving.
Wind plays in my hair.
I look like I am on fire.
Falling leaves.
I am grey. Grey like a winged bat.
Grey like a rat searching in the scrap-heap.
I am not here.
I am scared. Not looking at the passers by.
I am different. I am ugly.
Eyes are counting gaps between the
pavement tiles.
Wow… Said almost out loud.
Pupils have expanded after spotting a little
brown box standing by the taxi rank.
Sandra…
Heart is shaking. I am feeling sick.
Slowly.
She is in my hands.
Safe.
By my ear.
Shake.
There is something inside.
By my chest.
Heart is beating louder and louder.
Echo.
Cannot remember.
I am at home.
I am not scared of the mirror!
He is not going to bite me.
Not any more!
Bravely.
Lid is opened.
Shaky hands take Sandra out.
Start / On.
Cutting, sanding, shaping and re-shaping.
My ugly face.
Measuring my body…
Stapling it.
Enlarging / reducing.
I am in control and I am pretty!
Off.
Sandra, I love you…
November 2009
November 2009
The aim of this workshop is to create both objects and narrative contexts as one single outcome. During the development process the first would feed the second and one vice versa in order to achieve new kinds of product typology that would talk about possible futures and the way we picture and interpret them right now.
Starting from three or more objects from the 1 pound shop around the corner and then joining them togehter these objects, or just a part of them, through an intuitive exploration of shapes and the language of objects, would lead to ‘bizare’ and ‘imaginary’ constructs that are able to talk abstract uses away from more known typologies of use.
All the objects are painted white in order to erase, on one side, their ‘past lives’, as these are not meant to be understood as ready-mades but as objects in their own right.
My objects from 1 pound shop.
November 2009
After our presentations, we had 2 minutes to debate between presenting groups. Surprisingly, the audience voted for us agreeing with our argumuments that DESIGN IS POLLUTION!
November 2009
Props ready for the debates.
November 2009
This projects was one week joint project , where second & third year students had a chance to meet and design together. I was working alongside of: Brittany Gragham (3rd year) and Danny Morgan, Alice B., Nicolette (2nd year). As a group we had to create 30 copies of A5 size leaflet promoting our topic :Design is Pollution. Promoting our ideas, instead of 30 copies we made 110.Being a ‘bit cheeky’, playing with closed cards, without revealing our main arguments to our opponents: Design is NOT Pollution, we had few strong arguments ready for the big day: Friday 13 November.
November 2009
This poster is designed to illustrate the research project about quiet electrical cars that cause danger for blind and children.
Size A2
October 2009