I would like a few changes to be made to my portion of the Materials and their Makers project. I think a separate page for each type of fabric used in the body of clothing would be desirable. Right now, I have a brief description of silk, cotton, linen, and […]
During our in class presentation of our work so far, my group presented a prepared powerpoint of our short and long term goals for our website. Some of these goals are understandably more realistic than others in terms of their potential for completion before the final submission date on Monday the […]
During our two sessions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art lead by the curator Jeffrey Munger, we focused on porcelain and lacquer boxes and silver goods. Although those two topics were not necessarily as pertinent to my group (Uses of Space) as it might have been to the two groups […]
I found this antique writing desk while vintage shopping in LA, and it immediately made me think of this class. The innovative interior of this writing desk reminds me of what we have discussed in class regarding the importance of having a personal desk to a woman of 18th c. France. […]
I have always enjoyed visiting museums, but before enrolling in this class I never paid a lot of attention to furniture. Over spring break I had the opportunity to visit my sister who studies in London, and I made sure to pay special attention to furniture as I visited the […]
Spec Requirements for “A Lacquer World” Web Developers / Designers: Chloe Foussianes, Sarah Ryder Position and Goals: Responsible for designing and coding the website, help form the layout according to the needs of the group. The layout will strive to feature user-friendly design and present the data clearly. Managing/ Copy […]
We recently broke down our roles within our team. We organised ourselves as follows: Project manager: Samina (me) Web developer: Jake Copy Editors / User Experience Designers: Heather / Jordan With these roles as well as our personal projects in mind, we discussed how we wanted to divide our time. […]
By using WordPress, the group will identify a theme by CSS editor and input their information relating to their topic. I will be the Project Manager, my role will be planning and defining scope of the project, develop schedules, estimating time for the project, managing risks and issues evolving the […]
I will be working in a group focused on recontextualizing and bringing life to the Met’s exquisite secrétaire and commode commissioned by Marie Antoinette. Our goal is to highlight both the form and function of these lacquer furniture pieces, exploring their materiality, modes of production, daily functionality, and sentimental value. My personal […]
