We
are the graduates of the January 2019 intake of Diploma in Interior Design.
Throughout the course, we faced so many up and down between all the project,
countless cups of coffee and sleepless nights but despite all of the struggles
we faced, knowing that the end to our diploma gave us mixed feelings. We are
happy that we had achieved a milestone together but however, sad to come to the
point where we won’t be seeing our classmates and beloved lecturers.
We
started our journey of like any normal interior design student where we go to
college, attending lectures or tutorials with our lecturers and friends. Little
did we know that we had to adapt on to a new lifestyle. We had to adapt to
online lectures and tutorials. In the beginning, it was hard for us to get use
to doing things online. We can proudly say that we got through the obstacles we
faced with a lot of help from our fellow classmates and lecturers. We would
like to thank everyone for the unforgettable experience on this opportunity.
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“My precious lesson is to always not afraid to explore and think outside the box.” - Sofeea
This project is designed for
Vans, Inc. The idea of the project is based on the sole pattern of Vans shoes
that look like a waffle. The goals are to achieve a street like concept with
industrial style look by using a raw material.
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Towards graduating, we tend to look back on all those semesters and assignments we had been through together as a team or individual.
My final project for semester 7 was to design a retail outlet for the brand, Island Bazaar.
Island Bazaar is a Maldivian local brand found by Koki
and Tom. Their product line consists of products like tote bags, jewelry, key
chain & magnets, scarves & sarongs and many more. Their products are inspired
by the movements of local handcrafters, the colors of the monsoons and the
earthy tones of the local islands. The new retail outlet of Island Bazaar has
colors inspired by the earthy tones instead of the everyday colors of the
sea. The main inspiration for the outlet is geographical feature; atolls of the
Maldives.
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“The precious lesson was learning a lot of professional skills from the lecturers, such as design software, design concept and materials.” - Boon Ji Hui
Used 'Kaleidoscope' as my concept while creating the space planning, with injecting the perception of whiskey process through the circulation and space planning. They started with
malting, then mashing, fermentation, distillation, maturation, blending and
last is bottling. Throughout the whole retail space, customer would be experiencing a journey of space filled with dynamic form and layout walkthrough.
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“I learned my limits as a person and also learned more about people and their general perceptions. I learned that a diploma course cant be done with your hard work alone but everyone helping one another.” - Khairunnisa
My final year project is retail design for ColourPop Cosmetics.
The concept for this project is derived from the word bubble; signifying
ColourPop’s fun, colourful, and cheerful identity. I tried to convey the
brand’s fun personality while also keeping an elegant look through curvy and
circular forms, as well as different spaces for visitors to interact with the
products and staff.
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“Diploma life is like medicine, even though it tastes bad and bitter, but it is good to all of us.” - LAU YU HUAI
I
used futuristic elements and realme branding colour along the LED
lighting to re-image a brand new realme in Malaysia. The main concept are developed through exploration of smartphones camera
lens, with the layering characteristic to create a sensory visual through 3D perspective.
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“The craziest moment is every night that stays up all night, fortunately, these nights are accompanied by friends. Every time I stay up late to bring the sunrise and then eat breakfast, I think it will be an unforgettable memory.” - Liong Shu Qing
My final project is a retail store design for Swatch, a Swiss brand watch.
The concept
idea is extracted from the rotation of inner gear that uses in a
mechanical watch, the rotation of one gear will drive other parts/gears to follow. The combination of colour and gold material
is used, hoping to create a combination of fun and futuristic, hoping to
attract the attention of every customer who walks in.
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“The concept and colour matching is the difficult part along the way with me, but through the guidance of the teachers, I have learned a lot of design details and made my design more and more mature.” - Nim Xin Hui
TWG Tea vision is to provide high-quality tea experience, education,
quality, innovation and good service to discerning global tea consumer.
The
main objective for this design include creating a space where customers get to
experience a retail shopping area that is bonded with the curving elements along with the exposure of material and colour to feel luxury and comfort.
This concept is inspired by the movement change of the tea when heat is poured
into the cup.
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“My precious lesson is the journey where the moments when I struggle alone through the obstacles and face new challenges. That was a moment as well as a journey that I never forgot. I learned most and pushed myself harder during setbacks and such moments. After all, I am doing it for myself.” - Roseline
My final year project is retail design for a Japanese Bookstore, Tsutaya Bookstore.
The concept for this project is a combine concept of “INTERACTION” between
HUMAN and BOOKS. Paper books tend to have a natural and earthy touch where it is sold in languages and having different kind of stories. Aims to create "an environment that makes people and
society happier " by providing "proposals for new lifestyles.
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APPRECIATION POST
Lastly but not the least, we would like to thank our lecturers for the immense support they’ve give us throughout the journey. For guiding us and constantly reminding us our end goal. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the college for providing us supportive services for instance, the IT lab, the photo lab, material library, the library, the wood workshop, SSAD and most importantly the stationary shop.
Thank
you so much!
