Tags for This Work

• A4
• Design
• Gift
• Sleak

• Beautiful
• Folder
• Handmade

• Black
• Functional
• Pleats

Inspiration for This Work

This gift is for an invited guest speaker in COFA. My concept is based on one of the architectural elements found in COFA, which is its signature 12 square windows. These windows serve as a form of recognition of the building as it is the only element that stayed constant throughout the campus and had a striking visual impact. The proposed gift is a functional yet visually presentable A4 folder, as it signifies how ideas and information received are safely stored and are being treasured by the school. Once the cover is opened, the pleat pattern that resembles the 12 windows would be seen on the top left hand corner.

Student Biography

I am from Singapore, and I came to UNSW College of Fine Arts after my three year Apparel Design & Merchandising Diploma, which gained me the UNSW Golden Jubilee Scholarship to further my studies in Australia, as well as a two-year advanced standing for the Bachelor of Design. I saw the offer as an opportunity to learn independence overseas, and also to broaden my scope of design, as I feel that it is vital for designers and artists to be immersed in different environments so that their design ideas could be brought to a higher level of sophistication. Over the past few years, my design philosophy had developed around people and life; hence, my works are greatly influenced by this. Since young, I have always been interested in what people wear, be it jewellery or textiles, and I would be most interested in working with contemporary apparel or jewellery companies.

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