FYP Product Design 2016-17

Types of Disabilities

1) Mobility and Physical Impairments

This category of disability includes people with varying types of physical disabilities including:

Disability in mobility can be either an in-born or acquired with age problem. It could also be the effect of a disease. People who have a broken bone also Read more →

Gwenael Nicholas

Pivot Series

Ropero

Ropero, which translates to “wardrobe” in Spanish, is a modular freestanding wardrobe system that represents a spark of spontaneous ingenuity to blend both the traditional wardrobe and glass cabinet motifs – giving birth to a practical and flexible solution that creatively addresses contemporary needs for clothes storage.

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Tips from Professional organizers to help us clean out clutter and prevent accumulation of clothing.

Start small: If you don’t have time or energy for a big job, tackle one drawer or corner a day. Or set a timer for 15 minutes and see how much you can get done. Dividing the task into small steps is particularly helpful for people Read more →

Dressing on purpose

Another article by an image consultant talks about putting in efforts of dressing on purpose for certain events will affect the way we think and behave. Our thoughts and behaviors to are the reactions we give based on out physical experiences.

Research shows that wearing a white lab coat makes you feel more focus, Read more →

Human Behaviour

Fashion as a form of discovery for humans

Every time we try on a new piece of garment, we discover a new aspect of our personality. For example, when we try on our clothing we will naturally look into the mirror to discover how we have changed and what I suddenly discovered about myself; look more masculine on a Read more →

This article will be briefly divided into the story if Cixi, and the development of  Qing hairstyle. However, I could not find resources that clearly linked Cixi’s ranking with her hair style or accessory changes..So you may want to skip the lengthy text of Cixi story if you are just interested in the development of hairstyle.

Empress Dowager Cixi, of Manchu Read more →

The hierarchy of Emperor’s wife can be very complicated across Chinese History. During different Dynasties,the titles of the hierarchy can be very different. Some Dynasties have very sophisticated rankings and categories while others have simplified systems. The rankings of the wives can be equal to political status in the Imperial Court, although they are not allowed to interfere political affairs. Read more →

After reading different research on food adulteration, I realise the situation is slightly different from countries to countries. While the ones I have been reading on ( China, India, Bangladesh) could be classified together into emerging countries, their situations slightly differ from one another.

Most significantly, the food involved in adulteration differs from one country to another. This is due to Read more →

From reading articles about Chinese architecture, I realize that there is rules in different pitched roof regarding owner’s hierarchies. This could give me some references in designing my jewelries as I am thinking of making a set with different social status representations(like from lower class girl to high rank empress).

http://chuansong.me/n/1419060

http://chuansong.me/n/1419060

In traditional Chinese architecture, the type of roof design is a Read more →

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Comfort clothing: Clothes we wear to make us feel psychologically good.

What we wear have a psychological impact on us subconsciously, what we are wearing will affect our mood and behavior.

For example, when men wear red they feel sexier and when sporting teams wear black or red the chances of them winning are higher and they also play more aggressively.

This Read more →