Task 3: Sketches

"Boomerang Coffee Table" - Robert Klippel 1955
This table is an elegant synthesis of boomerang and 1950's scientific imagerary. It connects the subatomic building blocks of matter with one of the oldest living cultures tools, the boomerang. I found this table quite interesting as it captures the australian side as well as the scientific imagerary and turns out quite well. Also extremely well built out of painted wood and glass it inspires me.
















"Car of the Future" - Charles Frederick Beavais 1936
This car was designed by one of the first streamline stylists and it looks extremely different from the cars of the time (1930's) which had rigid lines and shapes. Based on a teardrop shape, this car had a rear engine and sported great aero dynamics. This car inspires me not because of its actual design, but the theory behind it. Streamlining and using a tear drop as a basis of its shape, this car was way ahead of its times. The teardrop shape is still seen in cars today!
















"Wiggle Chair" - Frank Gehry 1972
This chair was a highly scupltual struture made from, if u can believe it, corrugated cardboard. It was strong and extremely environmentally sustainable and friendly. This chair really touched me as its shape was very modern even though it was made in the 1970's. Such a great looking chair made from such a simple and easy to obtain material is a great design.














"Dates all Australian mop bucket" - Design Lab, E.D.Oates pty Ltd 1988
This was one of the first of the plastic mop buckets, and a great step forward from the old metal mop buckets. It was a one foot wringer at the centre of gravity allowing it to be used with only one foot! This was amazing compared to the old metal buckets where you had to struggle with two feet to keep the thing still and wring the mop at the same time.
















Colgate toothbrush - Colgate 1990's?
This toothbrush was made from the theory that the toothbrush could be a reusable item. Its known the the bristles of a toothbrush wear out, but the handle remains usable. Thusly colgate designed a toothbrush with a changable head, saving material and being environmentally friendly.