DESIGNER INSPIRATIONS- Richard Sweeney

Richard Sweeney is the master of paper... he makes amazing sculptures which seem impossible to recreate. He uses his craft to produce forms that have a connection to nature.
He has taught me methods that have been very valuable to aid my production of 3D paper forms and these methods definately helped me design in a way that will bring me the best outcome for my paper sculpture.

DESIGNER INSPIRATIONS- Philip Treacy

Philip Treacy is one of the best know milliners around, and has worked with huge design houses like Givenchy and Chanel. The reason I have chosen him an inspirational designer for this project is because his inspirations and creations are similar to mine.
His hats are inspired by nature and natural forms and some of the more extravagant designs give me endless ideas for what I could create.

BALLs

Im really liking the aesthetics of these spherical forms, I wanted to add more texture to this shape so I decided to cover the sheets of paper with news paper, I also accentuated the tabs which makes the shape look quite spiky, but I'm not sure I really like this form as much as the plain spherical shapes.

Experimental!

I wanted to try out a few different methods that could possibly be incorporated into a design in my sketchbook... I like to experiment with the paper before I draw ideas so I get more of a feel for what the papers limits are.

Trial Run...

After developing an few ideas to turn into 3D sculptures in my sketchbook I wanted to try a few out to see how they would look physically when made...

This piece was a component of a larger structure yet I wasn't sure on how it would be made so I tried it out and although it was successful I wasn't pleased with the aesthetic and finish (despite it only being a quick miniature model) so I discounted this from being something I develop further.

Origami!

Creating 3D paper structures made me automatically think of origami... So it seemed obvious to explore this method and see what inspiration I could take from this.

These are what I made...

These forms are fun and I really like the star shape, this could be made into any sort of structure or as an ingredient to a larger structure.

FUN FACT: Some Japanese believe that if you make a 1000 Origami Cranes then you will be granted 1 wish.

NATURAL FORMs... That i've found!

As my inspiration dried up I wanted to plant some new ideas into my head so I plodded around my garden at home looking for examples of repetition or natural forms which could be transformed into a 3D paper form.

These are what i've found...