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Ki.Ki (2024)
Collective practice dialogue.
MDF.
Collective practice dialogue.
MDF.
Ki.Ki is a set of storage boxes based on the Jastrow illusion, in which two identical shapes appear to differ in size because of the way they are positioned. Although both boxes share the same dimensions, the arrangement of their curved edges leads the eye to perceive the upper one as smaller.
The task was to create a product exploring the theme of perception. Our chosen concept was optical illusion. Following the initial ideation phase, the making process began with a cardboard prototype. We then developed the design in Rhino, laser-cut it from MDF, and finished the pieces through sanding, assembly, and painting.
Ki.Ki marked my first experience of a group design process that felt both structured and genuinely collaborative. Everyone contributed to the theoretical foundation and the ideation phase. As the project developed, responsibilities were distributed democratically according to each person’s strengths, interests and the time available.
For the first time, I experienced design methodology as a process unfolding in practice. Research, ideation, prototyping, development and production followed one another with clarity, while each person remained responsible for the quality of their contribution. The result felt consequential because it emerged from a shared process in which everyone participated.
This is a collaborative group project with Schibo Bremers, Kaja Jersch, Valeriya Mykhaylychenko and Lilian Sanders.