mackenzietalangtonMar 30, 20202 minThe eleventh hour : Final Capstone physical development postIn this final blog post I will discuss some of the physical development my capstone project has undertaken in these last few weeks. Finis...
mackenzietalangtonJan 30, 20203 minDesign Week HighlightsThis year was the 10th anniversary of Toronto Design week, a multi-day, multi-venue fashion, design and art festival. Coinciding with the...
mackenzietalangtonJan 26, 20202 minPhysical Development Pt.1 : Knapp time & lights onThroughout the last several weeks new aesthetic themes and influences for my capstone project have emerged. Many of these influences come...
mackenzietalangtonDec 17, 20193 minPost Critique ReflectionsLast Thursday marked the halfway point of our capstone project year, and the end of our first semester. As is tradition we had a critique...
mackenzietalangtonNov 19, 20193 minPhysical Development: Scale models, embossing and experiments in "Ornamation" These past few weeks have been filled with new design moments, conceptual revelations and physical ideation and development. Among these ...
mackenzietalangtonOct 19, 20192 minIt's about the Little things..As my collection develops, designs and ideas go through many iderations and refinements with the goal of singling out the strongest and t...
mackenzietalangtonOct 16, 20195 minPOINTE-AUX PINS: Northern Reflections and Folksy findingsThe driving force of my capstone concept has been making visually expressive functional and “homely” furniture and décor that fuses tradi...
mackenzietalangtonOct 4, 20192 minThe positives & negatives of lost wax castingAs a designer and maker It is my goal to develop a distinct visual language, a vocabulary that is shared between objects and that communi...
mackenzietalangtonSep 26, 20191 minWARM MACHINE IDEATION SKETCHESSketching, drawing, painting, sculpting and model making are all important research explorations in designing objects, furniture is no ex...
mackenzietalangtonSep 20, 20192 minWARM MACHINE: Capstone Project proposalI have decided to coin my capstone project "Warm Machine" for a number of reasons. The literal interpretation is the heating effect the p...
mackenzietalangtonSep 12, 20195 minThese are a few of my favourite things...Børge Mogensen was a key figure in the Danish modernist furniture movement in the mid 20th century. Unlike his contemporaries, Hans Wegne...