Creative Studio Kasia Mackowiak
I have recently had an opportunity to join 20 emerging designers from all over Europe at ‘Artisanal Digest’ exhibition, showcasing my recent project ‘The Boundaries’, during the Milan Design Week 2016. The exhibition was… Read More →
The exhibition was a true celebration of our success. I am grateful for this unforgettable experience, thank you MMU for having me on board and allowing to meet the great minds!
Exhibition’s proposal Photo of the Highlander: Piotr Sikora & Piotr Bondarczyk “The Borders” http://www.piotrbond.com/borders/index.html “The Boundaries” Katarzyna Mackowiak’s work explores the unique heritage in extraordinary everyday objects, bringing diversity and… Read More →
Searching for the right lamp fitting One of the challenges I had to face was to find a right light fitting and light bulb as these elements play a significant… Read More →
The stool design hasn’t been introduced to many changes. For the finishing of its wooden surface, I have decided to use oiling technique to emphasise the drawing of the wood and its… Read More →
Working with Pawel on stool project Saturday and Monday, Day 3rd & 5th The making process of the wooden top is exactly the same as the one used for the wooden… Read More →
Working with Anne on lamp project Saturday and Monday, Day 3rd & 5th Before we had started with the prototyping process, I presented all my design concepts to Anne. These… Read More →
Meeting with Pawel Plucinski Friday, Day 2 That day was intended to visit museums and galleries and let myself get inspired by the place and local artists. In one of… Read More →
Meeting with Anna & Jan Gracjasz Thursday, Day 1 To meet up with Mr&Mrs Gracjasz I had to reach the peak (literally). Their family home is situated in beautiful place… Read More →
The journey to Poland played the biggest role in this project evaluation. The trip consisted of finding specific craftsmen with whom I could take on collaboration, and develop my project as… Read More →
After choosing the crafting professions of my interest, I began to generate ideas, that would demonstrate my design assumptions. Recalling to the learning agreement, I imagined products to be the celebration… Read More →
PROJECT INVESTIGATION As I mentioned in the previous post (learning agreement), the ambition for my Final Project and future practise has been identified through the research into Emotional Design. By… Read More →
Getting to the heart of the matter… This is the last module, where we created statements describing our intentions and plans ahead. The Final Major Project outcomes will be a culmination of my studies in… Read More →
Le Corbusier described, that ‘the luxury object is well-made, neat and clean, pure and healthy, and its bareness reveals the quality of its manufacture’. The perception of what is luxury and what… Read More →
The materials and the processes of their application, can strongly affect and define the final outcome. As a result the designed object or an idea can be surprising, innovative, delightful… Read More →
When it came to choosing agendas which we would like to follow and trace it to a deeper investigation, I have decided to follow Digital Craft. It was easier to make… Read More →
Here is the story behind the product: The subject given by tutor was quite open as we could make the decision on the actual route we would like to take.… Read More →
