OLD Darya Pollock Design Portfolio

DARYA POLLOCK DESIGNPORTFOLIO

Education BA (Hons) Furniture And Product Design: Nottingham Trent University A Levels: 6 A levels A* - C including A* in Russian and a B in Product Design

Experience September 2018 – Present: Digital Creator, Self Employed April 2017 – Present Seamstress, Self Employed June 2017 – September 2018 Framer, Lyttelton Framing Gallery January 2015 – May 2015 Trainee Engineer, EES (Engineering Education Scheme)

Skills Acrobat Illustrator Indesign Joinery KeyShot Potoshop Permium Pro Rhino SketchUp Solidworks

Content Vidimus Nemsi Ludum Ignis Avem Imperium

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Vidimus

Vidimus.

A contemporary gothic dressing table.

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Online communities have formed part of the fabric of our day to day existence, and rule the market trends, so with alternative groups on average having a following of over 900 thousand, the market is being swayed more towards the non-traditional styles. Huge fashion and style retailers like BOOHOO and Wayfair are capitalising on the enormous increase in alternative style popularity with products aimed at goth and alternative groups.

Vidimus effortlessly combines contemporary and gothic, creating a fusion of two styles rarely found together.

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This piece is inspired by old traditional gothic architecture; populated with stained glass, arches, and hidden passageways. It embodies the ceremonial grandeur of our history’s greatest monuments and creates a striking profile in any room. Made from British beech, and assembled by hand, the piece is made from 3 main parts. A gorgeous beech desk held up by stylishly splayed legs; a tryptic mirror and glass panels surrounded by a thin line of leading; and a secret pushclose drawer that blends with the supporting frame, making it the perfect hiding place for watches, jewellery, or maybe even a journal.

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Nemsi

Nemsi.

A contemporary needlecraft unit specifically designed to be gender nuetral.

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With male influences like Mr. X Stitch dominating our Instagram feeds, more and more males are being attracted to the hobby - over 17% increase in the last year alone! Yet men are still being drastically underrepresented, with the market being dominated by pink, cute, girly items, that often dissuade male purchase. But the market is not keeping up with the statistics. Sewing boxes are still covered in kittens, bows, and frills, and the hobby is branded as a feminine past time.

This needed to change. Nemsi is a contemporary needlecraft unit, designed for the modern crafter.

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Aimed at users of all ages and genders, this unit is a must have for any home. Nemsi boasts solid walnut exterior, with a hard maple drawer, and stylish brass inlays. The drawer is ideal for all crafty accessories like yarn, fabric, and patterns, while the top is easily accessible and perfect for the on-hand items like needles, scissors, and treads. The sleek style, and useful compactness of the item make it a perfect fit in any room of the home. The height is ideal for easy access to the top and bottom storage, no matter whether you are stitching on the sofa, or knitting before sleep.

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Ludum

Ludum.

In collaboration with Isokon, this is a new version of a classic.

Based around the concept of gaming, this is the perfect companion for a modern home.

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Research by ESA showed that 4/5 households own a gaming console. From my own research, I determined that the biggest issue was keeping everything together, and storage of controllers.

Since consoles and controllers no longer require wires, it makes the problem of wires tangling not a big issue to gamers. Creating a Donkey for gaming would radically changeits original purpose but not functionality. The original Donkey is outdated but with some modifications, a gaming Donkey would modernize the design to make it more applicable to the21st century, and the current way of living.

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The design was specifically made boxier, with the art deco movement in mind. The design also fits the design of most consoles - sleek lines with no unnecessary complications. It still follows the main principles of the original donkey but it’s purpose is now more updated and suited for the modern world. The troughs had to be deep enough to store wires and had to be at an angle away from the main frame of the unit to allow ease of access. The shelves had to be wide enough for the user to store games, resting against the dividers, but not wide enough to restrict access to the lower compartments of the unit.

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Ignis Avem

Ignis Avem.

A ritualistic piece concentrated around the concept of female empowerment. This de-sign was exhibited in the Bonnington Gallery for several months in 2018.

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Makeup is an incredibly important part of many women’s day, with a lot of women saying that it makes them feel more empowered.

This ritual is important to a lot of people around the world. Used to face the day and get a needed confidence boost, it takes shape in many forms. I designed a set of items to encourage people to see themselves as warriors - to put on their war paint in the morning.

The ritual is as follows: sit down, slide dagger out, put up the hair using it as hair pin, open the mirror, apply makeup, read an affirmation, close the mirror, let down hair, replace dagger.

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Durng its exhibition at the Bonnington Gllery in Nottingham, it was one of the most popular exhibits according to the volunteers.

This entire piece is made entirely by hand using processes like lathing, casting, and buffing. The mirror is made from one piece of stainless steel, and polished by hand to a mirror finish. The container is hand lathed from beech, and then stained. The dagger is cast from pewter in a bespoke sillicone mould created from a CNC routed CAD design.

As this is a university project, it was graded.

It achived was a high 2:1.

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Imperium

Imperium is one of my own businesses that I started after finding a joy in seamstressing.

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Due to the world falling part, most people are finding joy in escaping to another world/ universe. A popular escape method is a hobby called Live Action Role Play (or LARP for short).

As part of this subculture, I found myself incredibly inspired by the fantasy outfits I found around me, and wanted to start creating my own. However, knowing nothing about the discipline, I did the only reasonable thing I could: dive head first into it. I learned everything I know by trial and error, but the garments I was making caught the attention of a lot of players, who started asking me to take on commissions.

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My business is aimed mostly at the LARP crowd, but I have also designed and made costumes for theatre as well as day to day clothes.

My business has spread by word of mouth and people appreciating my work in person.

I have become proficient at working with all kinds of material, including upholstery materials to create items like furnishings and curtains.

I hope to continue creating garments as a hobby and to develop my skills further in the future, but for now, I am very happy with this staying as just a hobby rather than a full time career.

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