Edition #19, Friday 26th November 2021

Year 11 VCE Product Design & Technology

This Semester Year 11 students in VCE Product Design & Technology, needed to design and make a product for Unit 2 - Collaborative Design. The class was broken into four teams and each team was given a scenario with a Design & Technology teacher as their client/end user. Each team was commissioned to develop a design and make a chair for a specific purpose. It is with great pleasure to show you the results of creative and critical thinking of these four outstanding Year 11 Designer and Maker teams.

The Meditation Chair - Luke Brown, Aiden Grills and Ethan Nestic: Their client needed a chair for her meditation classes that were held outside and needed to connect to the environment using an art nouveau style. The students were able to develop a beautiful chair that shows wooden slats that formed a fan like spread on the seat, almost like rays of sunshine with the slats. It has a low position for sitting close to the ground and sitting in a mediation pose. Aiden and Ethan focused on the construction and Luke developed the laser design features on the finished chair.

The Lecture Chair - Josh Leonard and Anthony Dale: Their client needed a stool where he would sit to deliver a lecture. He needed to have a comfortable stool with a side table where his device could sit to assist his delivery of the lecture. He wanted the stool to have a Cubist influence and incorporate a favourite sculpture 鈥淩ock Drill鈥� that was a very industrial based style. Josh and Anthony have produced a very unique style of stool with a nacho style backrest with a lasered graphic design that incorporates an industrial style emphasis of the final design.

The Garden Chair - Max Napolitano and Santiago Nunez: The design request was for a garden chair that would be installed in a Japanese style garden environment. The students produced a thoughtful chair under a challenging situation of on and off site learning. They communicated effectively to develop a lounge style chair that reflected the fans of Japan in the detail of the slats of the overall effect on the lounge chair. The detailing on the arms of the chair incorporated a place to have a leisurely drink and a design feature that reflected the Japanese flag.

The Throne Chair - Rebecca Angus and Anthony Carusi: This was an unusual design for a chair but fit the need of the client as this chair was going to be the main focus for a photo shoot where the family would gather around this chair to have family photos. The client was keen to incorporate his beloved British heritage and a favourite Beatles 1960鈥檚 pop era somehow in the final design. Rebecca and Anthony have excelled in both designing and making a throne like chair with a peak design as the backrest and a tapered back so it is easy to stand close to the chair for photos. The wide arms provide another space for gathering the family around and add to the regal essence of the chair. The striking painted design of the Union Jack and psychedelic flowers celebrate the 1960鈥檚 and the client's British background.

I would like to praise the efforts of these students for their diligence and perseverance in using a very short period of time to produce their carefully crafted chairs. Each team worked through some issues, including lockdowns and time constraints but resolved design and making issues as a team. They explored unique and creative ideas, each with their own design focus and effectively used the production stage to tackle the making experience, as well as incorporating their 'client' through the process. This emulated the experience of working in a with real clients and designers working in partnership to develop a unique and creative outcome.

I am extremely grateful to teachers who took part as clients to assist these students. They provided a connection, enthusiasm and continual interest. I am certain it will positively impact these students, broadening their understanding of designing and creating to reflect a more human centered approach to design design into Units 3 & 4 projects for 2022.

Margaret Leonard
Teacher

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