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The mundane object i have chosen is a paper clip. It is an instrument that is used to hold sheets of paper together. The paper clip is usually made from steel wire and is bent into a looped shape. The most common material is steel or some other metal, but moulded plastic has also been used. Paper clips proper is their utilisation of torsion and elasticity in the wire, as well as the friction between the wire and paper. When a number of paper sheets are inserted between the two “tongues” of the clip, the tongues will be forced apart and then cause a torsion in the bend of the white which will grip the sheets together. The steel wire is plaint enough to open and it allows papers to nestle between its loops but its springy enough to press those papers back together. When the loops are too far apart from each other and the steel reaches its elastic limit, the clip breaks. Recent innovations of the paper clip include coloured plastic coated paper clips and spring fastened binder clips.
The first patent for a bent wire paper clip was said to be Samuel B. Fay, in 1867, who was awarded this title in the United States. Its original intension was to primarily attach tickets to fabric, although the patent recognised that it could be used to attach papers together. Fay’s design along with 50 other designs patented prior to the 1899 are not considered reminiscent of the modern paper clip design known today. Another notable paperclip design had also been patented in the United States by Erlman J. Wright in 1877. His paper clip was advertised at the time for use in fastening newspapers. A company called the Gem Manufacturing Ltd. of England first designed the double oval shaped standard looking paperclip. This familiar and famous paperclip was and still is referred to as the "Gem" clip. The Gem paper clip is the most popular paper clip and has faced many competitors offering notches, points and eyes but it is still the best selling form of paper clip. Many of the new paper clips have improved aspects of the Gem paper clip, however they also raise new problems. Sometimes the best design is the one that is the simple and does its job. The mundane object is going to be transformed into a rug. Being inspired by Tim Sterling’s work, the paper clip rug will be composed entirely from paper clips. I will be using a weaves pattern through nets of paper clips, which will seem both tightly ordered and deeply chaotic.

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During this work shop I have learnt quiet a lot. For starters during my research on a mundane design practitioner, I chose Marcel Wanders, who is known world wide for a Knotted Chair. I learnt a lot about the process he used to make the chair and the approach he used in redesigning a mundane. I also learnt a lot about other design practitioners and there works, for example Tejo Remy and Maarten Baas. I learnt about the mundane objects they used to recreate something really interesting. This workshop allowed me to think creatively when redesigning my mundane object. I was quiet influenced by Tejo Remy’s work of Multi Vase, where he had used existing lamp, fruit bowl, vase, electric wire and glass cups. I learnt a lot from his approach and was inspired a lot by his ideas and his final works of the Multi Vase. This made me decide of using paperclips as my mundane object and recreating a lap from them. I did a lot of research and found a few designs of lamps made out of paperclips. I learnt a lot about the way they were made and the way the designers tried to make it compliment both architecture and lifestyle. During this workshop I also struggled with redesigning my mundane object. It was quiet difficult to make a rounded shape out of paper clips and allow them to hold their form. This however taught me to think more creatively and think of other solutions for my final work. I then changed my design into make a mat out of paper clips. I was inspired by Tim Sterling’s work to do this. I read into and learnt about Tim Sterling’s approach he used when creating his mundane object. This really helped me with my object design. Overall during this workshop I have learnt a lot of skills and knowledge that can help me in my designing career. I have learnt how to think creatively and under a short amount of time. I have also learnt that I can make art and design anything from an object I come across and turn it into something different. I have also learnt about world wide known artist and their work which will also help me in the future as i will remember there works and gain inspiration.

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This design is made by Tim Sterling. He looked for unusual materials to create work which makes his works quiet interesting. His work was composed entirely out of paper clips. He used different colours and weaves patterns through nets of paper clips. They seem tightly ordered and deeply chaotic. They are a interesting design and he has used them in a new and challenging way.

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The materials that have been used in Tejo Remy’s works are really interesting as he has formed a lamp with them. He has used an existing lamp, fruit bowl and vase and electric wire. He has improvised directly with the material and the final result gets shaped by hand. The way he has designed all the objects to sit around each other gives it a interesting look.

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This is a design of a paper clip light fixture. It interest me as it is something that isn't seen often. The way the paper clips cross over together is in a interesting form. They make a Dimond shape. Also the fact that the paper clips mange to hold a form of a rounded shape is also interesting, a 2D object is formed into a 3D one. The steel that was used is from a collected vintage. They also used acrylic, fabric, glue and dusty bits and are striptped away to reveal the stainless steel framework underneath.

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Marcel Wanders

The design practitioner and their approach to the redesigning the mundane is Marcel Wanders. He is a Dutch designer and art director. He designs architectural, interior and industrial projects. He graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988 and his fame started with the iconic ‘Knotted Chair’. He is now a designer for the biggest European contemporary design manufacturers, Moooi. Wanders became world known for his work of the iconic ‘Knotted Chair’. Marcel Wanders dream was to make something soft and flat become rigid and three dimensional by means of a couple of technical inventions. In 1996 Wanders gained world wide attention for his iconic ‘Knotted Chair’, which is paired with high tech materials and with low tech production methods. In Wanders’ designs he usually mixes innovative materials and techniques with references to well known historical styles and archetypes. He does this so the users can easily connect to the pieces and enjoy them for a long time and in doing so create a sustainable surrounding. 
The ‘Knotted Chair’ estimates the distinction between craft and industry. It united conflicting aspects, methods and materials which surprise and innovate. By Wanders combining hand crafted tactile designs with the high tech industrial processes, his designs starts as an aramid braided cord around a carbon fibre core, this is then manipulated in the traditional technique of a delicate macrame handcraft to form the shape of the chair. He used a technique for making textiles using knotting rather than weaving, which also making it extremely durable and light. The carbon cord that Wanders used to make the chair over braided with aramid, is a strong and lightweight synthetic material, which is commonly used in the aerospace industry. The aramid is also a strong heat resistant synthetic fibre. Wanders had also created the chair by the slack threads being impregnated with epoxy and then hung in a frame to harden. This allowed gravity to accomplished its shape and define the final form of the seat. In the last stage of the making of the chair, the suspended chair is dried at a high temperature, approximately 176° F. At this point the form becomes rigid and sturdy enough to support a person in its airy. The knotted pattern also helps form a structure that is strong enough to support the weight of the person sitting on it. Besides technologically innovative, the chair is romantic, humane and decorative altogether. The chair invites to touch and try. Apart from all the modern technology Wanders managed to make something lovely and doltishness, which brings out its individuality and personal character. It is unlike anything the design world has seen during the 90s, which made it become an icon and a point of reference for design and the years to follow. The ‘Knotted Chair’ is also a modern miracle of transparency, a highlight of the international design world and sought after collectors items. Wanders produced the first prototype himself, however then Italian furniture brand Cappellini manufactured a limited run of 1000 pieces. It was designed for the collective of Droog Design, where the chair is a production of Droog’s collaboration with the faculty of aviation at Delft Technical University in the investigation of new materials and fabric techniques. The ‘Knotted Chair’ is listed in the permanent collections of a number of well known design museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New Your and the V&A museum in London. Marcel Wanders said “I wanted to make a production that doesn't look industrial, a design that shows that it is lovingly made especially for someone, with the same kind of aura as an old worn down wooden cupboard, knotting is a technique with which you can achieve this artisan atmosphere”- (Knotted chair by Marcel Wanders. (n.d.). Retrieved August 28, 2017, from http://www.droog.com/project/knotted-chair-marcel-wanders)

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