CALVIN :
Design to me is a way to make our everyday better. I see our every day as a place we execute our habits and routines, finding your favourable lifestyle. I believe product design improves our life, by making tasks simpler, more efficient. The best solution to a product, or a better idea are always in the details of our everyday.
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Throughout my time in Camberwell College of Arts UAL, I’ve had the great fortune to work on some truly inspiring projects, while meeting many influential and creative individuals along the way. I loved the workshop environment being able to build my own design not on a screen but with machines and bare hands. It is a process we shouldn't give up as technology catches up with prototyping, real interaction with your own design makes it more humane.
CV
My Experience
ART TUTOR/ INSPIROR
CREATIVEKIDS
Jan 2020 - Present
Being a tutor for kids aged 2.5 - 8 years old requires me to be responsible for my students well being. It is also essential to build up a good communication between the parents and myself to let both parties better understand the child. When I am not teaching, I prepare materials and make sure the teaching activity is safe and creative so that my students can learn in a more innovative way.
FREELANCE DESIGNER
Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
This was a design maker job hired by a costume designer. I was tasked to make declarations and build a structure for the designers concept that needed a lot of support underneath the fabric to hold the declarations. I sourced the declarations and painted them. I then designed the structure and support collaborating with the costume maker to ensure that measurements and fittings are on point.
D2D MARKETING ALPHA GAMMA
Feb 2019 - April 2019
The goal is to reach a hundred household daily to reach a goal of three 'yes'. I joined with no experience in marketing but the minds of wanting to learn the skills of communication. It was a hugely rewarding two months learning about the phycology and techniques of communication will definite benefit me in life ahead.
NEW DESIGNERS
2018
UK Young Artist Award Nominee
Entered this exhibition with my final project Pull To Ignite right after graduation. Myself together with 12 other classmates designed and built plinths and displays for the one week show. I then designed my own exhibition according to the space assigned.
NHS
KINGS COLLEGE HOSPITAL
Live project, 2015
This is a project brief given by the NHS with the hopes of helping childrens with bowel syndrome. I organised interviews with their parents and also available patients as research before designing. As it will be medical used, there are professional requirements my design will have to meet. My designed product was chosen by NHS together with six others.
DAMN. I'M INTERESTED
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