Tak Wai (Rachel) Chu
Inspiration for This Work
Origami Chair won the student category of a COFA exhibition called "Reframe Rethink" competition (student category) 2006. It was inspired by folding origami units and stacking them together. The chair is made from 100% recycled material- rice bags, cardboard boxes and an unwanted foldable chair frame collected from the street in my neighbourhood.
Student Biography
Tak Wai (Rachel) Chu is a 4th year Bachelor of Design student studying at the University of New South Wales; College of Fine Arts- majoring in textiles and applied object design. Throughout these four years of studying design, she realises her desire to be a designer was fuelled by the passion of being able to express her creative ideas into 3D form. Her interest lies in manipulating unwanted materials and incorporating the art of origami into her designs. These weird and wonderful ideas has also earned her a major prize winning position in the COFA Reframe Rethink competition (student category) 2006; for being the most innovative design in the exhibition. In 2005, she was short listed in the Emirates Sydney Morning Herald Young Designers Award and her work "Newspaper Meow" has been displayed at QVB exhibition hall. This year, she was one of the 12 students commissioned to design The IKEA 2008 Catalogue Launch Installation Exhibition. She wishes to continue her practice through working for internationally/nationally renowned design companies and hopes to travel overseas to gain international exposure.
The designer journey for Tak Wai (Rachel) Chu is to be continued...



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