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Haley Bird Design
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Haley Bird Design
Projects
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Projects
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Haley Bird Design

Designer-maker of wearable & handheld artifacts exploring materiality, touch, and user interactions. 

My practice is a dialogue with materials. It began with jewellery making, but in recent years has evolved to include a variety of wearable and handleable objects.

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Get a Grip - Tankards

Get a Grip - Tankards

Get a Grip - Jewellery

Get a Grip - Jewellery

Bespoke Spoons

Bespoke Spoons

Ply Could?

Ply Could?

Glass Tankards

Glass Tankards

Ply Away

Ply Away

Non-Newtonian Fluid

Non-Newtonian Fluid

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Trials with weaving 1.5mm thick Birch plywood. Working across the dominant grain the strips of plywood were laser cut, steamed to soften them prior to weaving, and fixed in place with a 3mm diameter bamboo rod.

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As part of my PhD research @cfpr_research I’ve be experimenting with bending plywood into hyperbolic paraboloid forms, using steam bending and 3D printed formers. This display panel brings together some of these experiments in a visual represen
Last week I ran a knowledge exchange workshop @cfpr_research exploring techniques for manipulating plywood into 3 dimensional vessel forms. These images show some of the beautiful outputs.
A big thankyou to all who joined me.
Join us next week for a celebration of the exciting research being carried out @cfpr_research. Come and see the exhibition in the F block gallery at Bower Ashton, opening on 11th March, with a private view 4-7pm on 13th March. These images are a prev

 

 Website by Lisa Cole for www.thinking-green.co.uk