Design: The Emergency chair

A do-it-yourself chair in case you need a chair urgently. More cool furniture designs can be found at: http://www.desfurniture.com/

Experimentation in design: House of cards

Triangulation is one of the strongest way to strengthen structures. Using a deck of playing cards, I experimented with different ways to build a house of cards.

Fancy Tray

Showcasing some of my students work to design a fancy tray to hold small items like coins, rubber band and paper clips.

Learning Journey: Red Dot Design Museum

Brought some students to the Red Dot Design Museum to look at some of the winning product designs and students were given a worksheet to analyse the products that they like and attempt to modify the designs. More information on the Red Dot Design Museum can be found at:
http://www.red-dot.sg/concept/index.htm

Discover design

Design is everywhere. We are surrounded by it but often don't think about why things are the way they are. Discover Design is an interactive resource for teachers and students that will stimulate critical and creative approaches to design and help you make the most of visiting the Design Museum.

Go to http://www.designmuseum.org/discoverdesign/ to get inspired!!

School of Design: Nanyang Polytechnic

Went to a D&T seminar recently at Nanyang Polytechnic and shown above are some of the designs made by the students. Know more about the School of Design at Nanyang Polytechnic at:
http://www.nyp.edu.sg/index.html

Design: Shoe Rack

A modular storage space for shoes designed in a wedge-shape. More simple but unique designs can be found at: http://www.nicolafrombern.com/projects/trapeze.php