Second Year Portfolio

Darya Designs

EMAIL: darya.pollock@gmail.com TELEPHONE: 07717130730 WEBSITE: daryapollock.wixsite.com/daryadesigns INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/darya.p.design

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: Framer, Lyttelton Framing Gallery - June 2017 – Present Trainee Engineer, (Engineering Education Scheme) - January 2015 – May 2015 Lathing Assistant, The Chase High School - September 2014 – June 2014

Hobbies: Hiking LARPing Belly Dance Rock Climbing

Skills:

ISOKON LUDUM DONKEY

JOHN LEWIS UMBRA ORBIS

NARRATIVE IGNIS AVEM

PERSONAL DESIGN CALM PLACE

QFC ONDA

HOME OFFICE COLTON

UPCYCLING RUBBISH BIN

ISOKON Ludum Donkey Task: To update the design of the famous Isokon Donkey and to bring it into the 21st century.

The Ludum Donkey is a new take on the old icon.

The contemporary style is perfectly suited to new age gaming. The new donkey had to be made from the same materials as the old version - plywood. There are a few positives about this design: 1. The console was secure and easily accessible.

2. The troughs were very efficient at storing a large number and volume of wires within them without looking messy.

3. The ventilation holes were very effective at keeping the console cool and prevented overheating as other enclosed spaces may have done.

4. The shelf held a lot of gaming disks.

5. The controller shelves stored the controllers safely.

JOHN LEWIS AND UMBRA Orbis Task: design a storage/organisation product that will be used in small living spaces.

The final design is more of a triangluar shape as opposed to a circular one as it has more grip than the circular version and looks more aesthetic.

The coil is made from 6mm mild steel and then nickel plated. The top part that goes over the door would be flattened.

With some variations, the coil would be dip coated in rubber of the chosen colour.

The coil can be easily produced by using a machine with a pre-set bending coordinates.

NARRATIVE PROJECT Ignis Avem Task: To create a three objects that are linked by a narrative topic of our choice of ritual.

The ritual of makeup is one that many women across the world do every day. It is used to face the day and get a need confidence boost. My ritual relies on a mirror, makeup brushes, mascara, eye shadows, eye liner, lipstick and many more little bits that I’ve bought because I saw a pretty girl on the internet use it.

So looking at my own empowerment, I created a set of objects with the theme of dark seduction that allowed me to feel (and look) like a queen.

The dagger is pewter cast and is used as a hair pin.

The mirror is stainless steel.

The box is waxed beech and is used to store the scroll.

PERSONAL DESIGN Calmer You Task: To follow up on the research carried out in our Design Studies module. Mine was based around using items and materials to help with mental health issues.

Photo and product by Sam Simmonds

I created a website that is tailored to people with mental health issues which can be helped by a reassuring object.

People with mental health issues such as anxiety often find refuge in having something they can hold or keep on them that reminds them of calmer place.

This service allows for people to cast items in resin items that they find valuable such as items of cloth from old clothes they associate with a good time or flowers that reminds them of a beloved person.

Casting these in an amulet would allow for the user to keep it on them at all times and hold it when they need reassurance.

QFC Onda Task: QFC have recognised an evolving trend in the domestic environment, namely that of open plan living and therefore need an innovative design for an open plan living sofa.

After carrying out a lot of research into open plan living and open plan sofas, I found that there wasn’t that much on the market in terms of open plan furniture. Due to choosing John Lewis as my target brand to design for, I looked into their furniture and tried to fit my design into their range.

The final design of the sofa I created is a very modern wave-like design with a back panel that allows for storage of books and magazines. The foam firmness keeps the books on one side without damaging them and the plywood panel would keep them upright.

UPCYCLING PROJECT Rubbish Bin Task: Design and make an original product/ piece of furniture/ piece of clothing out of a waste material that could be displayed at the Remarkable Recycling Gala in June.

We were set the task of upcycling rubbish to create new and original products. The design process was a long one due to the sheer amount of possibilities - I could design anything from an art piece to a bike; but the time constraints made it far harder to go for the harder designs due to having to make the product.

I designed and created a rubbish bin - literally. The bin is cast in water-clear resin and the rubbish suspended in it is colour coded for aesthetic impact. I also made smaller pots for pencils and brushes with the same method.

Home Office Project Task: To create a piece of domestic furniture that would fir into any living space and suit all kinds of living.

After conducting some primary research, I found out that a lot of people felt that a desk was the most important part of a home office. I decided to focus on the desk for artists and designers as we often struggle in finding space to draw and it is often uncomfortable to draw on normal desks.

I chose the Cotswold company as the brand to design for. Their style is the old, country cottage furniture.

Their product range was wide but needed to be updated to accommodate technology in the constant use of the product.

I created a stand up desk for artists and designers. It fits up to an A2 sheet of paper and has handy storage of files and/or laptops underneath the drawing board that can be adjusted to the height needed.

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