Copper Pea Pod

I really enjoyed creating this piece for the icebreaker task as the brief was so open to interpretation. I decided to design a vessel to accommodate sugar snap peas and took direct inspiration from their form to make the piece. I made five small copper bowls with a 20mm diameter and bound them to two lengths of copper wire bent into the shape of a pea pod. Due to the binding wire, the piece doesn’t rock back and forth as I had hoped it would but if I were to make it again, I would allow for the piece to be more mobile by using rivets or soldering joints.

         A4 Paper Project

Exploring the different ways to convey the words ‘expand’ and ‘contract’. The freedom of this project allowed me to create some really satisfying and interesting forms. I was captivated by the simple beauty of folded paper, so I continued to develop these shapes in my sketchbook and create some larger versions using thicker patterned card.