Liesbet Bussche

www.liesbetbussche.com
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/10/10/liesbet-bussche-urban-jewelry/

PUMAS that rule

just some images i like

second life process shots

examples of good branding

PUMA
-reliable product
-user friendly website- helps to build customer interest and trust . website is clearly and linearly designed, matches the product, straightforward solid design.
-continuing relationships with other established designers (Alexander McQueen) add to credibility of brand and product.
-Puma designs a variety of products same design aesthetic and quality is consistent.
-Detail oriented, in design and in sale. (email after order telling you you are cool and confident, who doesn't like to hear that)



CONVERSE
-Chuck Taylor/One Star logo instantly recognizable
-Longevity of the traditional Chuck taylor style has built customer trust
-Product is reliable and consistent
-Wide variety of product choice/ diverse design within each style makes buyer want to buy numerous items, even within the same style of shoe or apparel
-100 artists/100 visions for a better world- artists seek to work with converse because of its high profile and credibility
-design your own shoe feature engages customer

















ARTHUR HASH
-consistency of product
-cohesive and recognizable design aesthetic
-product appearance in a variety of venues
-packaging consistent with design aesthetic, additional piece for consumer, added product encouraging customer to buy again because of exceeded expectation





























KID ROBOT
- consistent design aesthetic
- consistent product quality
- collection of sets, mystery, motivates customers to buy numerous items
- recognizable logo and typeface






















DOSH WALLETS
-they are beautiful
-website is inviting, informative
-consistent design aesthetic
-components of wallet are consistent, and distinctive (size, design of compartments)















































KARIM RASHID
-consistent design aesthetic
-recognizable across a very wide variety of products
-clear design mission
-desire to incorporate good design into the average individual's daily life






































BANKSY
-mystery of identity of designer creates interest
-cohesive design aesthetic, content of work
-social commentary many times including humor
-presentation consistant































MARCEL WANDERS
-Marcel Wanders experience
-variety of products
-distinctive design qualities
-product includes story, information about design process making customers interested in product
-unexpected material choice, unexpected process of creating product















































MEGAN AUMAN
-material choice is a large part of brand, memorable within market work is placed in
-recognizable imagery
-design aesthetic is recognizable across a variety of objects
-the product is desirable in numerous venues














































TORD BOONTJE
- easily recognizable design aesthetic/imagery
- consistency across a variety of products
- just in using website there is a sense of being in tord boontje world
- detail oriented in terms of product quality and total presentation of product








































APPLE
TIMBUK2
IN CASE
ALESSI
DAMIAN HIRST
TOM DIXON
FRANK GHERY
LUCY AND BART

i'm envisioning this project having two phases. Phase 1 is having the jewelry rapid prototyped, and the phase 2 being getting those forms molded and cast in some kind of green material. Getting the forms cast out of cork would be great, not sure if that will be able to be accomplished or not. there really is not anything i have found cast out of cork on a jewelry scale, which is great if i can figure out how to make this happen, but also is sort of unhelpful because there is not really a precedent to follow. Some type of ecoresin would also be an option. if i could get things cast out of cork it seems like the aesthetic and the material the jewelry is made out of could work as a design boom product, depending on cost. Also i feel like jewelry made out of cork or ecoresin could maybe work in a setting like the charles and marie design site. that site really seems to favor clean concise design. I really like alot of items on that site.

i'm going to be adding to this post.

research on rapid prototyped jewelry

As a starting point I have looked at the work of Phil Carrizzi, Doug Bucci, Rebecca Strezlec, Janet Huddie, and Anthony Tammaro. Basically I am looking for the type of forms that resonate the most with me, in relation to the material that they are printed with. Meaning, I'm taking note of the scale, thickness, and amount of detail in a piece and looking at the finish or material in relation to those elements. Aspects like transparency of the material, build pattern, or finish, whether it is just sanded or polished. I talked to Janet via email about her experience and she reminded me of the importance of checking a specific material's capability for detail, which will be important with the forms I am creating. It seems like different materials have a more pronounced build pattern, although some of the work I looked at has been through sanding or other finishing process after being built.

i'm going to continue to add to this post

design and production

My original plan for the design and production product line project was to get drawings that i have already been working on laser cut out of steel to produce a jewelry line. I really like the drawings that I have worked out, but I felt a little bored with only taking them the one step further. Simply getting the forms laser cut instead of cutting them out by hand. I think that the drawings I have could be really interesting interpreted 3 dimensionally. I'm in the process of using the same shapes and modeling a jewelry line in Rhino which will then be rp'd. I'm thinking to then to make molds of the rp'd work and have pieces cast in some kind of green material. As of now I'm not sure what exactly the price point of this jewelry will be, there are too many production cost unknowns, although I do have approximations based off the known production costs of other rp'd objects.

I really want this wallet. It's silicone, so its flexible, and it has compartments for everything. I like it. It is designed by Steven Gates.

Did you know that Graham Hill, the founder of treehugger is on Ponoko's advisory board? I didn't know that. Kind of interesting.

i just bought a sweet new book

This book in.tangible/scapes.s is the new addictlab designer compilation book. This volume is about "innovative technologies applications". This is a sum up of the topics the book discusses."Innovative technologies’ applications landscape is an infinite, intangible and often mysterious domain. “Artscience”, bio-art, nano-design, interactive design, experience design, alternative energy, applications on the borders of design and science emergency design and tools, eco-materials, biodegradable plastic, health & security. Science and creativity, science for all, open sources… Sustainable development needs R&D. Scientific research needs innovation and imagination: an ideal bridge to foster cross-disciplinary exchanges and spread out scientific and technologies development." Sounds cool. There are collaborations in the book with MOMA, Domus Academy, Philips, V2, Science Gallery Dublin, and Design Incubation Centre Singapore. I don't know anything about some of these organizations so I'm going to go do some research.

sometimes i get frustrated because there is so much to know and so much to do. i can't move fast enough. i'm really glad i want to keep trying.

example of laser cut cork

I have read precise detail is possible when laser cutting cork, although there is a slight charring on the edges of the cuts.

project green design

i am making a set of cork bracelets cut out of 1/8 inch cork which I am then dyeing various colors. (pictures to come)I have researched other cork jewelry and also cork objects-bowls, chairs, stools. So far I found a few pieces of cork jewelry on Klimt02 that are interesting, although they are a different type of work than what I am making. I also liked the cork cuff from Studio 1am that was on project/object some months back. This work really is the only that has appealed to me, much of the other work i saw was not very innovative, I found that alot of people use wine corks to make jewelry in a very uninteresting way.
Below are
José Carlos Marques
Necklace: Square Root 2007
Cork

Gisela Ribeiro
Necklace: Galáxia 2007
Cork, silver, steel

Leonor Hipólito
Pendant: Transplant. Stomach 2007
Cork, polyester

Eija Mustonen
Brooch: Untitled 2007
Textile cork, silver