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Student Showcase Archive

Nicholas Gardner

MA work

MA work

  • Phyillda Bench

    Phyillda Bench
    Plywood, bungee cord and solid wood

  • Crushed Bench

    Crushed Bench
    Mild steel

  • Printed Paper

    Printed Paper
    Rapid-prototyped scrap of paper.

I create functional products for the market. However, these works are created in a hyper-real space, a highly referential world where reproductions and iterations of classic typologies become far removed from their source material, rendering a new set of values that is arguably a much closer representation of our desires. These examples reveal truths, inconsistencies and functional rationalities about modern consumer tastes and culture. Drawing from (post-)internet, DIY and corporate culture my work often exists in a forceful intersection between cheaply produced readymades and components with a polished design sensibility.

Info

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  • Nicholas Gardner profile image
  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Design

    Programme

    MA Design Products, 2013

    Specialism

    Platform 15

  • I create functional products for the market. However, these works are created in a hyper-real space, a highly referential world where reproductions and iterations of classic typologies become far removed from their source material, rendering a new set of values that is arguably a much closer representation of our desires. These examples reveal truths, inconsistencies and functional rationalities about modern consumer tastes and culture. Drawing from (post-)internet, DIY and corporate culture my work often exists in a forceful intersection between cheaply produced readymades and components with a polished design sensibility.

  • Degrees

  • Diploma of Arts, Furniture Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 2010