Water Drop
Design by Jeremy Walton, 2007. 484 milk cartons
Dimensions: 160 cm x 160 cm.
Designed to be made by people at home using 484 milk cartons.
“A life time of memories in a year’s worth of milk cartons” Designed and made especially for the SE 2007 Autumn Exhibition. Design is knowledge, Craftsmanship is a state of mind.
Using 3D computer aided drawing technology, individual Tetra Pak milk cartons (almost 500) are formed within the computer programme. Then each milk carton is extracted and turned into a 2D line. This line is used as a template on real milk cartons in the real world and with the help of some careful notation and numbering, the real life version is reconstructed and it is now on my wall in my work room collecting small memories and no doubt some amount of dust.
The Water Drop hangs on the wall and acts as a wall display for keeping small treasures. It is based on the old drawers once used by printers for keeping letter stamps. Known as Type Case drawers, people salvage these drawers and hang them on their walls as small display cabinets. These drawers are now only found in antique shops or markets.
In response to the exhibition theme I focused on the idea of people being active and creating something that would be available for all, irrespective of income.
I have many fond memories of my grandmother and the many creative uses she would find for waste bottles and her collection of odds and ends.
Using 3D computer aided drawing technology, 484 individual Tetra Pak milk cartons are formed within the computer programme. Then each milk carton is extracted and turned into a 2D line. This line is used as a template on real milk cartons in the real world and with the help of some careful notation and numbering, the real life version is reconstructed.
The concept is based on it being something that people can download and make at home, but this is more of an exhibition model. Maybe one day I shall find the resources to put the templates for this model on-line as a pdf. The JW-001 model, that is available as a download, originates from this Water Drop. I have taken nine of the milk cartons along the diagonal.
Working with nine cartons it is easier for both myself and for people to get to grips with it. Plus probably more importantly, this model almost needs to be made in one go, or at least in quarters. That involved a lot of cleaning of milk cartons. When they are whole and loose, they take up much more space than can be imagined . Making them in units of nine with the ability to add more over time is a very good development, trust me.
Tags: DesignYouMake, EXHIBITION, FURNITURE, Jeremy Walton
