For the Souvenir workshop we each brought in a cheap, tacky souvenir and then over the course of the workshop, scrutinised them using the '5 W's and an H' technique to discern who might buy them, where they might be sold, why they exist, etc. From these questions we made a list of our dominant ideas about the various aspects of the souvenirs. We then used these ideas and thoughts to carry out a concept challenge to try and generate some original ideas for alternative souvenirs.
A couple of ideas which came out of our concept challenge and stepping stone was dolls of real British people, like old ladies, chavs, etc, which would be more representative of life in Britain, and/or a really well-crafted souvenir...
This got me thinking about the work of Andrew Tanner and so after the workshop I researched his 'Souvenirs Worth Giving'/Designed in England project.
It struck me that ceramic goods perfectly capture Britain's heritage and craft history. As such I began formulating ideas for a tea set which depicts modern Britons, and scenes from modern British life, such as drinking/clubbing, etc...
As yet I haven't set aside any more time to create the visuals for this, but will photoshop aseries of mockups teacups for my chapter....
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