The Willow IceBrick by industrial designer David Flynn.
David Flynn sketch and CAD development of Willow Ice brick 2009.
EJO worked with industrial designer David Flynn on the development of the new mini, medium and large Willow Ice Bricks.
The history and practice of Industrial Design in Victoria Australia is my research interest and this blog include posts related to this interest as well as my practice as a designer and design educator.
Friday, 17 June 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Wiltshire - Seventies style added to collection
The Wiltshire brand logo was developed by Bayly Design in the seventies and seen on the Staysharp knives from this period. This example of package design for spoons from the early seventies is a classic. Another treat for my collection of Victorian design.
Wiltshire brand logo designed by Bayly Design
Classic 70's packaging by Wiltshire.
Wiltshire brand identity specifications by Bayly Design
Wiltshire Staysharp knives designed by Bayly Design featured in the exhibition 175 Years of Victorian Design curated by Ian Wong.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Kenji Ekuan - Kikkoman bottle inspires students
The task of developing sketching skills, and in particular ellipses in students, was made easier this year by an inspired choice of object by Phillip Slattery. The Kenji Ekuan classic design from 1961 celebrates fifty years this year, "STILL" in production. Students did not have to visit MOMA where it is in the permanent collection, they simply visited a local supermarket. Finding one is easy.....sketching it well demands attention to detail and builds an understanding of the complexity in a simple, elegant form. Sketching began in class and was supported by a tutorial using CAD software to section and slice the model to study and understand the geometry and details.
Design classic the Kikkoman Soy Sauce bottle - 1961.
Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan
Sketch by RMIT industrial design student Soo Hyun Kim. Click to enlarge.
3D CAD model used to assist student understanding of geometry and develop capacity to see and construct the form.
Class demo render of 3D CAD image to demonstrate perspective and scale.
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Innovation - Oil,Eggs and Milk, but no pancakes.
Industrial designer Jim Samartgis has a fundamental approach to design that leads more often than not to original, innovative and commercially successful results for his loyal clients. Jim and I worked together on the edp Powerladder and he is an invaluable resource for RMIT students when his workload permits. The patented microwave egg poacher evolved through extensive testing at a time when consumers had grown accustomed to having eggs explode in their microwaves. Likewise he took a simple flat tray and added features to his oil change pan that see it copied the world over. Most recently the innovative microwave milk boiling jug for Decor. All three designs are STILL in production.
Innovative Australian designed oil change pan by industrial designer Jim Samartgis
Australian innovation, patented microwave egg poacher, by industrial designer Jim Samartgis
Milk heating jug for Decor by industrial designer Jim Samartgis.
Habana - Decor number one
The Habana beaker set is the first product designed and manufactured by Australian plastics industry pioneer Brian Davis. Designed in the late 1950's when the plastics industry was only emerging in Victoria to compete against anodised Aluminium beaker sets. Brian's company is one of Australia's most successful with Decor one of Australia's most awarded and recognisable brands.
Brian Davis and Company Habana beaker stacking cup set.
Decor product catalogue from 1967 featuring the Habana beaket set.
Regis - Cheers to over 170 Million
My collection of locally designed products grows each time a go to an opp shop or market. The packaging for this classic seventies prawn cocktail set of glasses designed by Ted Kayser is a ripper, I couldn't resist. Ted has provided a full account of the product development in the late sixties of this incredibly successful product range. My father was given a huge set, in a blue box by his employees for Xmas in the seventies, so they were always out at Wong family parties. The original five pieces 9oz, 7oz, 6oz, 5oz and 2 1/2 oz, glasses were awarded the Industrial Design Council of Australia Good Design Award in 1969. Over 170,000,000 items were manufactured from a range that grew from five to finally 17 pieces, designed between 1969 and 1973. (The carafe is still in production, see previous post)
Regis prawn cocktail set designed by industrial designer Edward Kayser
Twelve of the eventual seventeen products in the Regis glassware range designed by Edward Kayser.
The Regis range is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Regis glassware range by Edward Kayser.
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Dean Holmes - Memphis memories
Dean Holmes is a brilliant lecturer and he inspired so many students at RMIT industrial design through the eighties as it grew from Diploma to Degree and on. Dean is one of only a few RMIT students to go on to complete a Royal College of Art Masters degree. We were all enthused by Dean's passion for design and in particular, as it was 1982 when I commenced at RMIT, all that was Memphis. If I recall correctly, Dean had been to Milan around this time and brought an original Memphis poster to class. Not long after I also recall staring at de Lucci first chairs in the Esprit Lygon Street store..... I was hooked. (would love to know where they are today)
Memphis Milano Poster 1982
NGV has a good Memphis collection, worth a stroll.
VEIL - Studios
The opportunity to participate in VEIL - Victorian Eco Innovation Lab studios has been a very rewarding part of my role at RMIT University. The recent HUME 2032 was almost back to the future with Chris Ryan's leadership and once again the opportunity to work with Ezio Manzini. (see domus academy post)
Ezio Manzini joined Hume 2032 sessions.
Images by David Luke Veentjer from the VEIL 2010 Annual Report.
The Visual Futures studio as part of VEIL HUME 2032 lead by Ian Wong and Bernie Walsh. The studio was inspired by legendary visual futurist Syd Mead and featured a studio visit and lecture by Syd. (see previous post)
Visual Futures studio work by RMIT student Paul Raikkenen.
Lady Bug vehicle concept by RMIT student Charles Ng
The VEIL Zero Car studio lead by Ian Wong and David Flynn explored future transport for the EBD project where a ban on personal car ownership was explored.
Monday, 6 June 2011
Chess - Strong outcomes
The assignment to design and render a chess set challenges RMIT industrial design first year students in many ways. In the past we have sought to limit students to simpler forms as they develop skills to render, by hand, complex forms and materials. The excellent work of staff combined with sharing of "work in progress" through wikis and blogs has produced results that have well exceeded our expectations. This concept by Justin Strong is outstanding and we are very pleased that so many outcomes are also very...strong.
Chess concept hand rendering using Sketchbook Pro by RMIT industrial design student Justin Strong.
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Titanium Challenge - Be in it
You have to be in it to win it. Good luck to my current 4th year students who have responded to the CSIRO titanium challenge.
Nathan Hollis, Carson Tilley, and Tom Carroll. Good luck.
Nathan Hollis, Carson Tilley, and Tom Carroll. Good luck.
RMIT student Nathan Hollis's design for innovative mobility cane.
Axis Kettle: Eco Icon
The axis kettle designed by industrial designers Paul Taylor and Gerry Mussett was a pioneering project in eco product design in Victoria. The central cordless electrical connection developed for this project is now standard on most kettles worldwide. Chris Ryan, John Gertsakis and the team at the Centre for Design at RMIT established a number of very successful projects with industry in the early nineties.
Axis kettle concept sketches by industrial designer Paul Taylor. 1993
Block model of the Axis kettle by RMIT Alumnus David McCausland.
Victorian manufacturer Kambrook's Axis kettle.
Australian innovation - the central cordless connection for electric kettles designed by industrial designers Gerry Mussett and Paul Taylor
Design registration for Axis kettle innovative base design adopted worldwide. This design along with work on early powerboards for Kambrook highlights the global impact of Gerry Mussett's creativity.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Studio visit - RMIT students visit D+I
Industrial designer Paul Taylor shared his experience with final year industrial design students from RMIT University recently. Design + Industry is a multi award winning design consultancy and it was invaluable for the students to gain insight into recent projects and contemporary design practice.
Industrial designer Paul Taylor demonstrates product design features of the PeCOD analyser and the award winning personal ultrasound system to RMIT industrial design students.
Multi award winning personal ultrasound medical device designed by D+I.
PeCOD water monitoring analyser designed by D+I.
Fries with that - Drive through menus
I didn't think making a CAD model of one of the world's most recognisable logos would be the result of Des Harris's 1985 Computer Aided Drawing class. Using the latest Macintosh IIe it took several weeks to produce a 2D floor plan of Building 2 I recall. The recent EJO project involved documenting and providing tooling files for sign construction which then developed into a project for the drive-through and in-store menu boards. This second stage was a collaboration with product design engineer Ross Williams who I first worked with in 1988 at John Westwood Design Associates in the Box Hill office. Jack Magree (who I think may have also done Des's CAD assignment) Steve Martinuzzo, Mario Matkovich and Phillip Slattery all worked with John Westwood at JWDA.
3D CAD data created and supplied for McDonald's golden arches signage by EJO
McDonald's drive-through and in-store menus designed by EJO
Mac IIe computers used in RMIT industrial design program in 1985.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
STILL - Peter Carr
I have known Peter Carr since my first week of study at RMIT Industrial Design in March 1982 - almost 30 years and he is "still" the same wonderful Peter.
We catch up regularly and he is "still" manufacturing aircraft components from his factory at his home in Geelong. Peter's manufacturing tests were legendary for me with sintered this, forged that, and explosion formed the other...... I learnt, and still learn, so much from Mr Carr.
Peter is famous for his work on the Victa Air Tourer an amazing RAAF training aircraft and worked at Victa, Ford, International Trucks and lectured at RMIT in Aerospace Engineering and Industrial Design. We worked together recently on a job for Melbourne Museum, he still uses a red biro and recycled A4 paper.
We catch up regularly and he is "still" manufacturing aircraft components from his factory at his home in Geelong. Peter's manufacturing tests were legendary for me with sintered this, forged that, and explosion formed the other...... I learnt, and still learn, so much from Mr Carr.
Peter is famous for his work on the Victa Air Tourer an amazing RAAF training aircraft and worked at Victa, Ford, International Trucks and lectured at RMIT in Aerospace Engineering and Industrial Design. We worked together recently on a job for Melbourne Museum, he still uses a red biro and recycled A4 paper.
Aeronautical engineer Peter Carr pictured at his Carr drawing board.
Carr - Easy angle drafting table designed by Peter Carr.
Henry Millicer with the Victa Airtourer designed with Aeronautical Engineer Peter Carr.
STILL - Curve magazine
The magazine established by industrial designer Belinda Stenning celebrates issue 35 and is now online. Belinda was in her final year at RMIT in 1989 and I enjoyed assisting this group of students with the graduate exhibition on campus in the foyer between buildings 12 and 14. I was also working with Belinda's partner Fred Blochlinger at the time the magazine was born. Curve magazine is very significant, not only for its success as an international publication and its outstanding quality of design and production, but also for its contribution to the record of design practice in Victoria. A glance back at issue one with articles on Derek Yuen and Mark Richardson confirms how important each issue is to our history.
Curve magazine Issue 1 established by industrial designer Belinda Stenning.
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