Final Render

Here I drew a parallel to the acrylic used in my laser cut design and tried to show the movement that was present in both.

Final image

I used red wire to connect the layers because the actual wire is straight and contrasts the curving lines of the rest of the design. I feel, therefore, that the red contrasts with the clear acrylic, creating a strong bond between the two

Sketch models

This was an original idea, but I found that it turned out quite boring and was too simple. Even in acrylic it could look dull.

 This shows the general idea of my revised design. It creates an object that has movement- one of the main aspects of my original design. However I feel that the simple half circles may be a little too plain.

 Here you can see how the design would look if it wasn't broken into the two different levels. I feel that this isn't as effective though

 I also wanted to see how the design would look if  the wire that was holding the middle was malleable. This way the design would actually have movement, therefore corresponding to the original iteration.










This shows a two-leveled approach to the design. I think this will be the best way to make it but I think  I will change the size of the circles that are holding each level together. At the moment the bottom one is bigger, but I think I will make them the same size so that they are more cohesive.

Material trials

Here I have shown the different textures and colours that I have tried out for the original iteration. However I found that none of them quite suited the overall feeling I wanted to create.

Sketches

Coloured wire

Although the majority of my design can be slotted together, I will have to connect the two different pieces in some way. To add some colour, to an otherwise plastic design, I have decided to use coloured wires.
So far I have experimented with different colours and also thicknesses. I think it will add another dimension and create interest

Sketch models

Through the use of sketch models I found that my first idea was far too plain. It was simply pieces stacked on top of each other to create the shape that I desired. I was originally going to use colour wire and acrylic to add another dimension, but despite that I feel that it would be far to dull.
Then I tried to make the shape vertically by cascading and fanning around a central circle. I found this was slightly more interesting, but still quite dull.
To fix this problem I chose to use two different layers to the whole object, each cascading around its own central circle. I found this created more of the movement that I wanted and so will try to create something like that for the final.