All Outputs (15)

AHRC Design Research for Change Showcase (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
Vettese, S., Anastasiadou, C., Calder, L., Vones, K., Burton, K., & Allan, D. AHRC Design Research for Change Showcase. 20 September 2018 - 23 September 2018

No abstract available.

3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. 3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

A series of one-day workshop events were staged to engage the public with the architecture of Basil Spence, firstly at Edinburgh Napier University’s Maker Space and then within Edinburgh University’s Library, designed by Basil Spence. Participants we... Read More about 3D printed building sections and joining pieces, inspired by the architecture of Basil Spence.

3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. 3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The aim of this project is to evaluate how in-situ and interactive musical compositions and digital craft may mediate the understanding, appreciation and value attached to, as yet, unloved, Modern architectural heritage. Contemporary musical comp... Read More about 3D Printed souvenir of Craigsbank Church.

3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., Vones, K., Allan, D., & Burton, K. (2018). 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

The research group have created a musical, 3D printed souvenir with interchangeable components so that the owner can create their own, personalised version of the musical experience after they have visited the church and experienced the musical perfo... Read More about 3D printed St Gabriel’s Chapel musical souvenir with interchangeable components.

Customisable 3D printed model of Robin Hood Gardens (2018)
Physical Artefact
Vettese, S., & Vones, K. Customisable 3D printed model of Robin Hood Gardens. [Physical Artefact]. Edinburgh Napier University

This research proposed to utilise the processes and experiences of designing and making 3D printed 'souvenirs of place', with regards to Modern 'overlooked' heritage. The public were asked to interact with 3D modelling technology, to personalise a pr... Read More about Customisable 3D printed model of Robin Hood Gardens.

3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability (2018)
Journal Article
Vones, K., Allan, D., Lambert, I., & Vettese, S. (2018). 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability. Materials Today Communications, 16, 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.04.001

Ocean plastic pollution has been identified as one of the biggest environmental threats of our time. As large islands of plastic waste such as the Pacific Gyre amass through the forces of intercontinental currents (Law et al., 2010), remote beaches i... Read More about 3D-printing ‘Ocean plastic’–Fostering childrens’ engagement with sustainability.

Schmuckmachen im 21. Jahrhundert (2017)
Exhibition / Performance
Vones, K. Schmuckmachen im 21. Jahrhundert. Exhibited at Vienna. 5 October 2017 - 12 November 2017. (Unpublished)

This exhibition took place in Gallery V&V in Vienna and was curated by Birgit Laken and Anarkik3D founder Ann Marie Shillito on a theme od 3D printed jewellery

A study of the relationship between personalised 3D printed 'Souvenirs of Place' and public perception of modern architectural heritage (2017)
Journal Article
Vettese, S., Anastasiadou, C., & Vones, K. (2017). A study of the relationship between personalised 3D printed 'Souvenirs of Place' and public perception of modern architectural heritage. Design Journal, 20(Supp. 1), S3683-S3695. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352874

At present, there is a disconnection between academic and public perception of Modern heritage, particularly Brutalist architecture. This research utilises the processes and experiences of making 3D printed ‘souvenirs of place’ to investigate their p... Read More about A study of the relationship between personalised 3D printed 'Souvenirs of Place' and public perception of modern architectural heritage.

Crafted Evolution - The creation of the HyperHive Series (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2017). Crafted Evolution - The creation of the HyperHive Series. In Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4746934

The following paper describes the conception and creation of the HyperHive Series of interactive pendants. This practice-led research analyses how the recent emergence of terms such as 'craft technologist' and 'alchemical craft' suggests a paradigm s... Read More about Crafted Evolution - The creation of the HyperHive Series.

Digital Symbiosis: The Aesthetics and Creation of Stimulus-Reactive Jewellery with Smart Materials and Microelectronics (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2015). Digital Symbiosis: The Aesthetics and Creation of Stimulus-Reactive Jewellery with Smart Materials and Microelectronics. In Proceedings of the Third Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X

This article explores how smart materials, and in particular thermochromic silicone, can be integrated into a wearable object in combination with microelectronics to create aesthetically coherent stimulus-reactive jewellery. The different types and p... Read More about Digital Symbiosis: The Aesthetics and Creation of Stimulus-Reactive Jewellery with Smart Materials and Microelectronics.

Towards the Posthuman: Materiality and process in the creation of stimulus-responsive jewellery objects (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2014). Towards the Posthuman: Materiality and process in the creation of stimulus-responsive jewellery objects. In All Makers Now?

The idea of creating a jewellery organism that comes alive on the body has fascinated and inspired my research ever since learning about the potential inherent in smart materials almost ten years ago. While smart materials have been known to scientis... Read More about Towards the Posthuman: Materiality and process in the creation of stimulus-responsive jewellery objects.

Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art Vienna (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Taylor, S., Scholz, B., Hertenberger, A., Contrechoc, B., Stewart, B., Kurbak, E., …Nachtigall, T. R. Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art Vienna. Exhibited at Vienna, Austria. 11 June 2014 - 5 October 2014. (Unpublished)

New research work (2012), Light-emitting Paper Strips was represented as part of a collaborative publication, E-Textile Swatch Exchange Swatchbook 2013 for the international exhibition, Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design,... Read More about Exemplary: 150 Years of the MAK from Arts and Crafts to Design, Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art Vienna.

Towards the Posthuman: Materiality and process in the creation of stimulus-responsive jewellery objects (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2013). Towards the Posthuman: Materiality and process in the creation of stimulus-responsive jewellery objects. In All Makers Now?

The idea of creating a jewellery organism that comes alive on the body has fascinated and inspired my research ever since learning about the potential inherent in smart materials almost ten years ago. While smart materials have been known to scientis... Read More about Towards the Posthuman: Materiality and process in the creation of stimulus-responsive jewellery objects.

Technological Microcosms – Considering Materiality and Collaborative Practice in the Creation of Wearable Futures (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Vones, K. (2013). Technological Microcosms – Considering Materiality and Collaborative Practice in the Creation of Wearable Futures. In Praxis and Poetics - Research Through Design 2013 (59-62)

With the increased prevalence of digital technologies in our everyday lives, the questions posed to the contemporary craft practitioner regarding creation of an emotionally resonant interaction between the digitally enhanced object and its wearer hav... Read More about Technological Microcosms – Considering Materiality and Collaborative Practice in the Creation of Wearable Futures.

Foreign Bodies – The Creation of Symbiotic Jewellery through the Development and Application of Stimulus-Responsive Smart Materials and Microelectromechanical Systems (2012)
Journal Article
Vones, K. (2012). Foreign Bodies – The Creation of Symbiotic Jewellery through the Development and Application of Stimulus-Responsive Smart Materials and Microelectromechanical Systems. Advances in science and technology, 81, 49-54. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.81.49

With the increased prevalence of digital technologies in our everyday lives, the questions posed to the contemporary craft practitioner regarding creation of an emotionally resonant interaction between the digitally enhanced object and its wearer hav... Read More about Foreign Bodies – The Creation of Symbiotic Jewellery through the Development and Application of Stimulus-Responsive Smart Materials and Microelectromechanical Systems.