Designers who influence me

Phillip Johnson -
Designed the "glass house" situated in Conneticut, America. I like this design idea because it looks very modern and it is very sustainable and economical, as it lets lots of natural light in, therefore it does not need a great amount of electricity, especially during the day time.


Kenneth Yeang - Designed the Menara Mesiniaga, which is the IBM Headquarters in Malaysia. I love the way in which this building looks as it is not only a sustainable design, it is also very interesting to look at and i really like the way the panels seem to circulate the building as they come down. I also really like that some of the building work is exposed in the places where the panels do not cover it. 

Patrick Blanc -
Designed the "vertical wall" in Paris.The idea of putting greenary onto a building to make it more eco-friendly is, I think, an exceptional idea. This will stop the building from looking boring and will also help the environment as this means the plants are producing more oxygen, simply due to photosynthesis. The look that it gives the building is very surreal and amazing to view, as people are used to construction materials covering the building, such as bricks.




Dimitris Tsigos
Cimitris Tsigos designed the "Frame Bar" situated in Athens. I love how modern and simple this venue looks at first glance, however, when you look deeper you can see that it has all been carefully plannned out so that the furniture flows nicely from one to another. For example, in these photos you can see that the chairs flow into becoming the table, and then into the floor. I think this has been designed exceptionally well and will give the guests something that no other bar will be able to cater.





Jump Studios -
Designed the red bull office in London. This is one of my favourite offices that i have come accross. I like the idea that the employees will be excited to go to work, as it is such a fun place to be. For example, the slide, made from carbon, that people can use to get down to the ground floor from a floor above. I also like the materials that are used here and the impact that they have on the overall apperance of the interior.









Karl Blossfeldt

I love the way in which Blossfeldt uses natural forms to create wonderful images. Some of the subjects look as if they are from another world as they look so unusual. The detail that he captures when photographing these forms are incredible to look at as some of them in particular are very intricate and beautiful.

I love the way that this particular form looks almost architectual in the way that it is shaped. It reminds me of a helical staircase because of the way in which the leaves seem to twist around a pivot. I also really like that you can see the veins on the leaves, and the way that these are usually overlooked in everyday life, whereas here it is one of the main focal points.

Alexander McQueen
The late Alexander McQueen has been inspirational to many designers and followers of fashion. I love the way in which he was always trying to push the boundries and make people re-asses what was considered beautiful and fashionable. His work has been described not only as fashion, but as pieces of art. Each show that he created was more impactful than the last and in turn raised more questions.

I like the way he wasn't afraid to make choices that may have been controversial and was always experimenting with fabrics, metal, nature and any other materials that he found to be interesting, sometimes totally disregarding the traditional ways of creating clothes and starting trends.

This piece in particular raised a lot of controversy, mainly because of the way in which the model seemed to be bound by metal plates, particularly over her face. Again this raises the point of his pieces blurring the lines between fashion and art.


















Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney is best known for her creations of clothes which are beautiful, feminine, light and modern. Even though the colour palette is quite neutral she still manages to make an impact on fashion and her ideas are respected because of this. The clothes appeal to young, fashionable women and she has a fresh approach to masculine tailoring.

Herzog de Meuron
I really like how Herzog de Meuron makes bold statements with architecture.

The geometric shapes look harsh and edgy, which is a vast contrast to the soft environment that the trees create. I also like the contrast between the materials surrounding the building and the reflective metal it is made from.

The lighting here has been used as one of the main features to make this building have an impact on the people who view it. I like that the whole building is not lit, as i think this would take away from the surreal feeling it creates.

Shigeru Ban
I love the impact that this Golf Clubhouse interior has, even from the outside, because of the glass walls. It reminds me of a bee hive because of the way in which the wood has been formed into the pattern. The fact that it is also reflected in the bottom half of the photograph adds to the surreal element that it has.

The idea of this structure was to recycle or reuse as much material as was possible and to generate as little waste as they could. Timber is used as the supporting joints, whilst paper is used over the top in a tube shape.










Thomas Heatherwick
Since researching Thomas Heatherwick's work, he has quickly become one of my favourite designers because of his use of unusual shapes, materials and location.

This structure is beautiful. It was based on the idea of falling liquids. Extensive experimentation with various liquids, such as pouring moulton metal into water formed unique and extraordinary forms within a second. Over four hundred experiments were conducted and finally a small piece was chosen as this worked well with the building it was going to be in.

It is made from glass and wire. however, the spheres, made in Poland in a spectacle lens factory, were the result of a collaboration with Flux Glass, their shifting colour and brightness coming from a layer of dichroic film set between the two hemispherical lenses that make up each sphere.

I love that he has taken a structure that is usually rigid and solid and turned it into something that looks really fluid and modern. The perspex barriers also add to the flow as they do not just sit on top of the stairs, as shown in the photograph above.


















Will Alsop
Will Alsop uses colour to accent his buildings and therefore brings a fun element to buildings that could have been viewed as boring and dull. I like that various colours are used as he does not just stick to one colour palette. The shapes of the buildings are also unusual and lend themselves well to the whole design.