Re grouping_ idea refinement_ progress!

Returning from three weeks off, we re-grouped and discussed the ideas we had shared on our pinterest board over the holiday. We had a lot of different ideas so reviewed the work and research we had done so far and narrowed down our ideas to two potential outcomes to propose in the upcoming tutorial. We decided on a bean bag style 'awkward' seat and a hanging planter as these best reflect the themes of playfulness, community and sustainability in our manifesto and the brief from the rooftop project.

Feedback from our tutorial was positive, we have decided to focus on using the jeans as our material and Kate and Mark agreed that this would be an interesting way of working. They advised us to really push different processes with the denim and upscale textile techniques so that we are working on a more industrial scale.

Feeling motivated we got stuck into a full on week of work, making samples and developing our ideas. As we had identified the large scale we wanted to work to for the bean bag, Chloe and Molly decided to start constructing this whilst I and Jade worked on the pocket planter idea.

Piecing together sections of the denim, we experimented with different arrangements and made samples to review. Reminded of the way Orsola De Castro works that I had heard about in her connect forum talk; I wanted to explore how we could manipulate the denim to create intriguing compositions.

We kept discussing ideas as we worked alongside each other and joined forces to complete some of the sewing (which was quite a challenge) and as we encountered problems.

(sewing together the 'skin' for the bean bag)

It has been a much faster pace of working than I am used to and we have made a lot of progress in one week. If we keep up the same momentum over the next few weeks we will be able to achieve a lot this project.