In a project to design an apartment complex for a client, Seth Anawalt, I started with the kitchen design. My kitchen is inpsired by the magnifying glass concept posted about previously. I chose the warm feelings that represent all the good feelings you have at home. The rest of the design was a little more difficult to figure out. I tried to focus on a circular traffic pattern to reflect the round magnifying glass. The counter heights varied to show how the magnifying glass changes the size of objects. Also, all my materials are glass, wood, and metal; the same materials you'd think of when you picture a classic magnifying glass.
Unfortunately, I don't think I did the best of reflecting a magnifying glass in this project. It was originally supposed to incorporate more circles and lines (as shown in the light fixture and bar stools), but I ended up getting rid of most of those features as I worked. Some things just didn't work out the way I wanted or I thought they looked better without those features.
Overall, I think I made a beautiful kithen for our client. It is not my personal style, but meant to work for our clients wishes and the future users needs. I think if I had done something with my own style it would have turned out a lot better because I would have put more energy into it. Another big problem with this project is that I had so little time to get things done! I have work and so many other classes that even with good time management it was just impossible to do without staying up all night at least once.
In the future I think I'll try to put a little more of my own style into my designs. It is always best to please the client, but if I don't put my own personality into a project what's going to make me stand out?
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