OBDF 110 - Lena Mah

REMIX CULTURE  To me Remix culture is when existing media is taken and then transformed into something new. The media is used in ways you might not have thought of before; I like to see it as a kind of collaboration.    I was just inspired by the saying The Bees Knees as I thought taking a literal approach would be interesting visually.  Elephant with human legs - KotneiJoseph: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5200060 Hive Board- Board Game by Thiernope: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2811301/files Bee Hive by Kerijalen23: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:666916/files Bee by MintyFries: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2236505/files While scrolling through Thinginverse I came across this model of hands which I thought would look interesting if I placed them together turning into these weird flowers. While creating the flowers I thought the palms looked a bit empty, so I decided to embed eyes to add some extra interest. Hand Plate Stand by i8yurdog: ht...

Objectified Assignment After watching Gary Hustwit's Objectified , I was inspired by the ideas presented by Hella Jongerius and Bill Moggridge; That objects can generate feelings of sentimentality and that through the acclimation of memories certain materials and objects gain layers of meaning.  In particular I was interested with how Hella Jongerius mentioned using certain materials from familiar culture when designing objects to give them a more intimate feel. This had me thinking about what material I wanted my object to be made out of. In the end, I thought that leather would be the best; In leather is quite rigid but through regular use the material wears down and softens becoming molded to the consumer and their own habits. Gaining an individual element simply due to how the material behaves and in this way the object becomes better with use. When deciding what object I wanted to create I knew it had to be something that garnered daily use because such use is what creates tha...