Start of this semester, the Jewellery and the Object studio were offered a chance to entre the SCA memento competition. The proposal came with a few restraints;
I came up with a very, simple but elegant idea for a gift that would proudly represent and display SCA.
It would be a small button like object that would hang off a mobile phone as a decorating piece. (it had other potentials, e.g key ring etc)
I had designed a prototype with a bottle-cap and some cut out cardboard to take some images, just in time to hand in the proposal.
Few weeks past and I had already given up hope of being chosen...
Then, it was not long after that I was approached and given the opportunity to go ahead with my design. =D
However, again, I had a few challenges to pass by in order to complete the production in time...
After several weeks of stress/panic attacks, I managed to finalize the design to my satisfaction, create a wax mold and cast produce approx. 45 units in bronze. Then half were silver-plated and the other half blackened.
- It needed to be mass produced within a certain amount of time
- It needed to be cost effective (approx. $12 per unit)
- It needed to be unique and innovative
- In the end, it would become a gift presented to visitors and guests of SCA
I came up with a very, simple but elegant idea for a gift that would proudly represent and display SCA.
It would be a small button like object that would hang off a mobile phone as a decorating piece. (it had other potentials, e.g key ring etc)
I had designed a prototype with a bottle-cap and some cut out cardboard to take some images, just in time to hand in the proposal.
Few weeks past and I had already given up hope of being chosen...
Then, it was not long after that I was approached and given the opportunity to go ahead with my design. =D
However, again, I had a few challenges to pass by in order to complete the production in time...
- I was only given less than 3 weeks to finalize the design and complete the production of around 50 units
- On top of this, I had other projects and works I needed to complete
- I had a budget limited to around $12 per unit
After several weeks of stress/panic attacks, I managed to finalize the design to my satisfaction, create a wax mold and cast produce approx. 45 units in bronze. Then half were silver-plated and the other half blackened.
3 Comments:
The silver look so shiny/flashy/pretty haha.
yer, lol that was everyones first thouthgts "omg! so shinyyyy....."
It's not a bad thing, good on ya again!
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