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Time
To people on the Earth, we percept time with mostly clock and our phone. Theview of sunrise to sunset, the sound of ticktock are reminding us the time is passing away and we cannot control it. However, most people don’t relate time and space. As Stephen Hawking mentioned in A Brief History of Time, “We…
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Impenetrable Mirror
The final project is about the process of discovering people’s relationship with mirror. By developing my ideas, I took photos of human face and body parts in mirrors with different angles and fragmented reflections. With experimenting materials, I chose that copper wire and stainless steel for my final materials as they are able to twist…
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Active Textile System Project with Inotek
During the active textile system project, we are privileged to use the new inotek fibre in our design. It is a great opportunity for me to learn about characteristics about fibre itself and its’ form like yarn. This is the first time I try to introduce fibre into my design by weave it directly in…
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Wearable design for disable patients with pressure sores
Collaborated with Haorong Chen & Jiaxi Zhong This collaborative project is an abbreviated idea to solve the arising problem of pressure sore. Pressure sores usually happens on disable people and patients who are bedridden as they are unable to move or constantly keep one position for a long time. Pressure sores are caused by vertical…
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Colour Project
Colour Project : 24 shafts arm loom This project is about the colours. I was inspired by Tree of Codes designed by Wayne Mcgregor. The change of bright coloured light and the contrast vivid colours became my main colour palette. This is the first time I use both double cloth warp and dip dyed my…
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Back to Blank
Back to Blank: clay and yarn Although I am not a rich or influenceable enough to change the world, I do want to make an effort from designing functional and useful product. To me, the most long lasting and affordable products of modern human are furniture as people uses them everyday and it is not…
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Revelry
Revelry: 24 shafts texel loom This project is inspired by the famous French queen Marie Antoinette as her act of squander enraged French people. The colour palette is base on the poster of the movie Marie Antoinette and my understanding to rococo painting. The colour change from vivid to vague as the story has a…
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Reappear// Left Behind
During the pandemic, I got psychogenic response to the Covid-19 vaccine. It got me very depressed with suicidal tendency, which made me think about my body as a container for the soul and what could I leave behind if my body left this world. In order to express my ideal ‘container’, I started my project with researching different forms and materials. To me, the container of the soul…
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Common Ground
Common Ground: used 8 shafts hand loom This project is based on research of common ground. I was inspired by the greenhouse designed by Renzo Piano. Compare to bright, vivid colours, the combination of green and white is easier to engage with light and nature. For material, I used linen and silk for my warp…
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Project of Boa
Snake: 24 shafts arm loom The project is inspired by the animals in Peru. I chose emerald green tree boa for my research, its’ body changes from orange to green while growing. To express the shedding process of the snake, I choose dyed cashmere for the single warp and cellophane for extra warp. To show…
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