Research venue Grymsdyke Farm has unveiled a series of sculptural objects at London Design Festival that show how the process of design can be based on physical making.
Named Reading Design, the exhibition features the results of hands-on workshops with designers Attua Aparicio, Marco Campardo, Sarah Van Gameren of Glithero and Grymsdyke Farm founder Guan Lee.
Objects on show for Reading Design included wax-cast glass vases
The objects include monumental ceramic vessels, spilled-plaster lamps, cast-glass vases and intricate bronze furniture.
"The idea is that design should be driven by processes of production," Lee told Dezeen. "All of the designers agree on this. So the project revolves around this process-driven approach." It also featured intricate tables and chairs made from cast bronze
All of the pieces were produced over the course of a four-week programme, with students spending each week exploring a different material and process.
The workshops all took place at the Grymsdyke Farm location, a former working farm in Buckinghamshire.
The objects were produced by students through a series of workshops
Lee, an architect and professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, first set up the facility in 2004. Initially part of his Phd research, it has evolved into a hub for material experimentation.
A ceramics specialist, Spanish artist and designer Attua Aparicio asked the students to explore ways of combining different colours of clay.
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