I've been meaning to make this post for a while now, but I think now is the best time to do so, as I am excited to tell you all that I have won an award for my entry into the Goldsmiths Craftsmanship and Design Awards! So backtracking a bit… for my first module on the Design For Industry course we were undertook a live brief for one of the categories in the Goldsmiths awards. The category was CAD Presentation. The brief was to design a movable object using computer aided design (CAD). The item created must utilise CAD to its fullest extent and showed the potential for manufacture in new technologies. When I first got this brief I looked at the things that inspire me most to influence my initial sketches, and then develop a design from there. I am really interested in nature but not in the traditional sense. I like looking at things which have structure, repeating patterns and symmetry. In the past I have looked at leaves and their intricate veins. This time however I wanted to look more at butterfly chrysalis's as I find them fascinating, and there are some very unusual tropical butterflies that have chrysalis's that look like gold! I really like drawing, so I did some studies from my mood board and my designs developed from there. I ended up looking at butterfly wings and developing a Chrysalis like form that opened and closed to reveal a beautiful Malachite gemstone. There is a multi functionality aspect to my design as it can be worn as a closed locket or an open necklace. I chose to work with Rhino and Matrix when designing the locket/ necklace. This was because I could have the freedom to create the shape I wanted and design the complex mechanical moving parts and use the gemstone tools in Matrix. I started off by working out the net of the shape and building the form using rails and surfaces until I had a solid shape to work with. I slowly started to create a pattern in the shape and my design evolved through working in Rhino. The most difficult part of the design was making the two halves join and move so that it would open and close. For this I had to go back to my sketchbook, do some more problem solving in CAD, and model testing on an UP Printer and Auto Desk Ember Printer. After all the testing and modelling I worked out the kinks and was able to make the vital components that ensured that the two halves were secure yet still movable. I could then work on creating the final piece and getting some high quality renders to professionally present for Goldsmiths. Back to the present day! It is such a great personal achievement to receive this award, and I am over the moon. Especially coming from my 3D Design background, and taking such a big step to push myself, and my career, forwards in Jewellery Design by studying Design for Industry. Receiving this award in my CAD presentation just shows that with perseverance and hard work, it pays off and it is possible for anyone! I will be keeping you updated on how the day goes and more details on the level of my award. I will also get to see all the other amazing entries and hopefully get to speak to some inspirational people.
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Simon Wills
7/2/2016 12:10:52 pm
Very impressive work...
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Charlotte Buckley
7/2/2016 12:17:31 pm
Amazing work Steff, really want you to make this now !
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Steff Wills
7/2/2016 01:54:24 pm
Thank you :) I really want to make them in gold through Direct Metal Laser Sintering but I think that would be far too expensive! I might try them in Nylon sls first and see how it goes from there :)
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Karen Wills
7/2/2016 10:24:11 pm
This is beautiful Steff. Made in gold with a malachite gemstone would be stunning. xx
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