the cake league loves you

the power of eagle

great spirit

of vision, courage, strength.

eagle quill

soft, billowy fluff

of a child

pure, light and gentle

full of innocent spirit

and new to life.

New Cake League loveliness available at Silver Spoon Clothing and Sliced Bread Gallery.

not isosceles

sneak preview of the cake league's new stock, spectacular triangular.

Clearly I got carried away with the photomaking.

impressions of life - b&w

In 2007 (when I was in 3rd year) I conceptually developed the branding and design for a lifestyle concept store, Imago Space. This, though a while before the whole lomo/vintage camera hypefest, was focused around the idea that beautiful memories are precious and their authenticity should be incorporated into one's living space.
Blatantly inspired by the b&w photography Liam Lynch's Open to Misinterpretation

It was proposed that the existing space be converted into a photography/graphic illustration bookshop with organic coffee and chocolate bar; a silkscreen printing studio (custom images or found within the store's gallery printed onto sustainable natural materials - hemp, cotton, etc.); and a second-hand vintage camera shop with workshop and darkroom facilities.

Anyway, this is how it turned out. Perspective renderings are hand drawings superimposed over photos of a model I built of the design.

soft saucer created

the so called 'soft saucer' is designed to be a sound absorbing element for quiet spots. no, it's not really a light per se, rather, the lighting introduced (daisy chain leds lining the interior of the brass) is to enhance an atmosphere of intimacy and cosiness by providing a canopy of light and shadows - as though one is sitting under a tree. the fabric is all reclaimed scraps that are eco-dyed.

move

you should watch this! walkthrough stem indigenous city garden...

add a sprinkle of photoshop photoshop photoshop to Stem concept store

add a sprinkle of photoshop photoshop photoshop to Sprout offices

add a sprinkle of photoshop photoshop photoshop to Sprout restaurant

atrium space



dining area

so much to do....

sprout's walk through of the dining area is still needing work on lighting and a little bit of animation... and a sedative.

more work still to be done....

eish... photoshop photoshop, its gonna make it better... sho! 3ds max canvasses below:

product designs

softest soft saucerer - brass/copper lasercut sheeting, reclaimed fabric, leds - sound absorbing, mood enhancing.




display tables - reclaimed wood, plywood, bell jars - highlighting individual experience of plants on sale so that prosumerism is facilitated.


marabaraba table - wood, wood, wood - open/closing, social, interactive - indigenous african game fused with cape dutch inspired furniture.




dining set - a whole narrative is attached to this simple looking product.

pictures speak loudly

sometimes images explain better than what words do, which is why i put together these collage thingies to "convey the atmosphere the interior design seeks to create"...oooooooooooooooh.... i think they're lovely, though pretty simple - took ages to find just the right images...
k, back to autocad.... OH HELP ME!

biophilic design + spatial solidarity

just in case you thought that all interior designers do is choose cushions and curtains: examples of the conceptual development of the interior design for Stem Indigenous City Garden (my BTech treatise project)






by the way, i didn't just make up the annotations, they're the result of months of theoretical investigation...