Merry Chrismas

How To Make A Decision

I read an interesting PDF from knockknock about how to make a decision. Some part of it is similar as my work, Bibary. Therapies and methodologies take big parts in the Bibary. In the contact, knockknock's PDF focus on randomness and playfulness.

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Bibary
PDF by knockknock 3.4mb

Done!!

I got my result and took down the show last friday. What's next?

Decision-making & Well-being

Finally, I have time to update my final work on-line.
Please link to www.pu-tai.com to see more.

Press Release

After World War II, consumption gradually became fundamental in the global economy. This “I shop therefore I am” economical strategy has caused problems that people did not expect. For example, the issue of well-being of people in modern society has been noted.

How does well-being relate to decision-making? Anxiety is a key factor which influences people’s emotions and can also affect them physically. We are faced with more decisions to make and options to choose from than those from previous generations.

The highlighted issue is how to eliminate the anxiety factor and to comfort people in their choices, allowing those to enjoy the success of the verdict rather than letting them suffer during the process. It is important to encourage people to believe that their results are in the best interest for them.

This project is based on the exploration of well-being relating to decision-making. In this context, I used educational methods and playful elements in order to increase one’s ability of self-evaluation.



Perception 1 – Randomness / Decision-making Compass Kit

Once people work in the office, their lives have routine. People can begin to be bored when the same things happen day after day. When people have tried all the restaurants around their office, the difficulty of choosing what to eat becomes a challenge.

Office workers can use The Decision-making Compass Kit as a playful way to decide where to go to lunch, who to invite to dinner, which project to go ahead with, and solve other multi-option dilemmas. Through the process, they may even find their own answer if they are unhappy with the random result.



Perception 2 – Evaluation / Bibary

Bibary = Decision-making exercise + Diary

Bibary is a therapeutic book which encourages people to go through and document their journey. The purpose of this book is to improve people’s decision making through documenting their choices and by completing one of the many decision making exercises found in the Bibary. Until the “real life” result of the decision reveals itself, users can evaluate their decisions by marking on the “Good“ or “Bad“ scale on the side of each page in this book. Through these exercises, users gather their ability to face more complex decisions.



Perception 3 – Fear / Scary Box

The Scary Box is based on the fear of a “black-box” of technology, and it is mixed with the game show elements of colourful kitsch lighting. The lighting responds to participants’ biometric data and presents it different colours.

At first, the user is afraid to reach into the box. When they do reach in, they touch an uncomfortable texture. However, they then notice colourful lights which reflects their feelings. This “fortune-telling” is a reward for enduring the scary sensation. The Box is a performance piece which provide an adventure experience.

Degree show private view

Thanks everyone who comes last night. I had a great time.

1 day left

buliding up

well..2 days left!!!

2008 degree shows at Central Saint Martins

Dates: Friday 13 to Thursday 19 June
Times: Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June 12am - 6pm
Sunday 15 June CLOSED
Monday 16 - Thursday 19 June, 12am - 8pm
Venue: Southampton Row Site, Holborn, WC1B 4AP (entrance off Theobalds Road)

MA Industrial Design at Room G12


link
www.csm.arts.ac.uk

Pu is in Timeout London

Surprisely found out there was a short review of Pock-it at Timeout Lodnon.

link
www.timeout.com

another photo shoot for catalogue

Isa was drawing all of us on the windows at studio.
And yes, we got really nice view of London.

Pu at Flickr

I finally add a link from www.pu-tai.com to
my new Flickr, www.flickr.com/photos/pu-tai/. I probably will upload some old photos I took in London.

Xhibit 08 Private View

It was great, lots of people, and people did look at the works rather than just came and got drunk.

Xhibit 08

The Arts Gallery
University of the Arts London
65 Davies Street
London W1K 5DA

1 May - 1 Jun 2008
Private view : 1 May 08, 18:00-20:00

Pock-it is going to show at Xhibit 08 for a month.

XYZ at Salone Satellite, Milan

Our show at Salone Satellite Milan went really well last week. It was interested to see people trying to reach something in an empty space.

link
www.maindustrialdesign.com/xyz

"Interview with Ben Hughes" at We Make Money Not Art

Read here We Make Money Not Art

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day by Outkast

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

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WORK IN PROGRESS

ma industrial design
ma design for textile futures
ma creative practice for narrative environments

Work In Progress Exhibition

Tuesday 8th January, 2008
5.00-8.30pm, 9th +10th Floors, Red Lion Square,
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
University of the Arts London
Southampton Row
London WC1B 4AP


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Pock-it on DESIGNSPOTTER

www.designspotter.com

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Filming Solarise lampshade changing colours

Spending whole day filming and photo shooting.
Thanks Bruno's pasta and Isa's hand and Ayda's material supply.

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THANKS

Thanks everyone who came to our stand or interested in my work!
I think it will be at www.peachy.uk.com sooner or later.

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first press coverage - Evening Standard

see this in big picture

"Touching the heart of all Londoners is the stunning Solarise lamprise by Lauren Moriarty and Pu Tai. Switch on the light, and gradually an image with Wheel, Dome, Gherkin and more takes shape in silhouette, all thanks to 'thermochromic' technology" - Evening standard, 19 Sep 2007.

It's the first time in my life!!!

TENT LONDON

I am really happy about the lampshade and glad that we manage it on time.
Thanks Lauren!!! You are de BEST!!

Photoshoot for Solarise lampshade

Photographer / Fenyu Jen
Photographer's sexual assistant / Ji Yoon Ryu
Craft service / Nick Marangozov
Toilet supervisor / Lewis Jones
"The Awesome One..." / Cassandra Kwon (we all know that's not true.)

THANKS ALL!!

Solarise lampshade - first edition

I just got the first edition of the Solarise lampshade.
Still having some problems that need to be solved before the exhibition.
Time pressure!!