Photo Analysis

My project for my Materials class required me to find a nature picture to inspire a bathroom space I'd be remodeling. I chose Antelope Canyon in Arizona, because it's an amazing and beautiful place.

Inside the Canyon

Line: I believe that the picture has a nice horizontal organic line that flows through it with the sediment that has been pressed together over the years.

Color: The value of the photo is intense. It's a lovely photo to work with as far as a color scheme.

Texture: The rough edges offer an organic texture.

Shape: There is a flowing organic shape the repeats through the canyon.

Form: The photo has nice form with the canyon walls in front, and gradually repeating in the back.

Size: The canyon has nice size with the larger walls in the front, and the smaller ones in the back. There are gradually different size.

Leftwich Chapman

Leftwich Chapman is a flooring company in Lubbock Tx that specializes in higher end flooring to suit the taste of anyone who isn't impressed by Home Depot. They do everything from the demolition of your old floor to the installation of your new floor! Pretty neat, right?

Wood Flooring is probably my favorite, so here are some pictures. 

Here is the wood flooring section. It's probably my favorite section.

This is the 'exoctic' wood part of the wood flooring section.

This is leather flooring station it's kind of weird, but I suppose if you're fancy enough to have leather then you're in to the extremes.

Look at this. So ridiculous.

 On the the non-wood things!

This was lenolium I think. I can't remember. It was early.

CARPETTTTTT

This carpet it made out of corn. I like it. I want this in my fancy pants house one day.

Tile is fun. Probably my second favorite option.

Backsplashes

That tile is made to look like wood. It's almost as if a unicorn and a lion had a baby. Completely blew my mind.

They lay examples on the floor so you can see what they look like, and there are my feet.

Vinyl

More Vinyl

I really like the flooring store, and I feel kind of bad that we were all too grumpy to enjoy Larry Leftwich's bad jokes. Anywho, I'd definitely poke around there again!

Unusual Material

                   The worlds as a whole time and time again proves that it can be innovative. Someone is always coming up with the 'next big thing'. The deign and architecture world is no different, and people always stretch the limits on what they can do in these areas. Building houses out of unusual things is a good example, and the phenomenon has taken the design world by storm. Shipping crate homes is a wonderful example of how a normal everyday thing can be turned into a place to live.

                   Shipping crates are large rectangular metal boxes, that usually have a standard size 40'x8'x8'. They are used to ship a variety of things overseas including cars, and toys. They also transfer goods across the nation on large trucks. Not only that, but their uniform rectangular shapes make them ideal for stacking and storing things, no wonder people deiced they make great houses. They are very strong and durable which males sense seeing as they have to withstand shipping overseas. They are also reusable which is appealing and saves money.

                    Shipping containers as housing is becoming more popular. They are affordable in cost as far as building supplies go, and are easy to plot out dimensions for rooms since they are already in rectangles! Shipping crate homes are pleasing to the eye, because of their streamline look, and offer a modern twist to the home building industry. The crates make good living spaces, because they are mold, termite, and fire resistant. Structurally shipping containers can be nearly indestructible, so they will stand up to the elements. The crates are study enough to cut windows into, and they can even be manipulated to expand like a collapsible RV. You can unfold the walls to crate on open space, then then close them up again when you are ready. These sturdy boxes can virtually be used in any way the consumer pleases.

                    Using shipping crates to build a house is something that is considered green. More often then not companies do not want to pay to have their containers shipped back to them when they send products to another country, so this leaves an abundance of containers that aren't in use. By buying containers to make a house, one is recycling the metal that was just going to sit and go to waste. The overabundance keeps the cost of the containers low, as mentioned before. This makes the homes Eco-friendly, as well as the fact that they are not made out of things that may not be renewable resources.

                     Shipping crate just scratch the surface of odd materials to use for making houses. However, they still prove that people are innovative and will makes homes out of anything they can get their hands on. This particular material proves to be Eco-friendly since they are made from containers that were already in use. Using the crates is a cool easy way to make a structure to live in, and designers continue to experiment with these metal boxes without limitation.

Design Day

So I went to the Design Expo that they have every year, and by 'went' I mean forced to. Haha, but I seriously love going to Design Expo, but I'm an idiot and forgot my camera at home. However, I managed to get a goodie bag, which I swore I wouldn't get because they always get filled with senseless things that I never use. Never-the-less I managed to make out with some pretty neat stuff from some of the tables.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my very large Goodie Bag. It comfortably holds all of the unnecessary things.

 This was probably my favorite part of the Expo. There is a company making artwork out of plastic. The lady even gave me a piece of the bent plastic. See? Something I don't need. Geez...

The dragon poster was the kicker.

 Then I got some sampled, like I always do!

This table was pretty cool. The representative was showing us new glass boards that they're trying to incorporate into the class room. They don't ghost like dry erase boards, and they can sync with a smart board. If I was a teacher I'd want that!

 And of course, an Expo is not an Expo unless I make out with a whole bunch of pens and candy, and stolen seconds. Bahahaha

TTU Installation Scavenger Hunt

The title of this piece says it all. The name of the game was to go around school, and find six different types of materials that are commonly used! Pretty simple right? Wrong. This was an actual factual scavenger hunt, and I may or may not have looked high and low for some of things, or even took a candid picture just as I was about to sit down and eat some lunch. Anywho~ On with the show!

Seating! A place to rest your bum!

I suppose this counts at two. Seating and Flooring. As you can see I was taking Dynamic pictures.

Alternative flooring?

 

 

 

Paneling. I know it's not fabric, but I couldn't find any. I figured one of the words was the same so it'd be kind of acceptable....

Wall covering! Again not fabric, but it was still pretty neat-o.

More Custom Development in the form of an art installation!! There is also a untreated window! Does that count as window treatment? Either way I like how they look!