Re-post: Market Palace Day

Some snapshots of our happy customers with their products!!

Team 53 hard at work at our ecoglo stall :)

Re-stocking our products after we had sold out of our display ones so rapidly!!

Our original display before the crowds came bustling in

Overall the Market Palace day was such a rewarding experience, I know I not only speak of this on behalf of myself but for the rest of my team as well. To see our ideas that were originally brainstormed to a final completed product in a stall that we had designed and constructed was a pretty great feeling. The fact that our candles were so widely accepted by the crowds as well made me feel very proud of the products that we had produced, that they were at a standard good enough that a large group of people wanted to purchase them.

We ended up selling out of our candles quite quickly, having sold out before the market palace had even ended for the day. We had to bump up our prices at one point during the market as they were selling too repidly- we had sold all of the hanging ones before the market even began at 11!! We had to start telling crowds to come back once the market had started so we had something to sell. Overall it was a very successful day and am very proud of our efforts as a team.

Shem Dela Cruz Baua

Re-post: Stall set-up proces

Final lay-out of the stalls body pre-fairy lights

Figuring out how to display the candles out for the market the next day

Sticking the tealight candles down with blu-tack on the glass jars so that they don't move around too much. 

Adding tags onto all of our candles before the market palace. Finishing off some of the hanging ones also

Final set-up of the stall ready to go!

Overall I think that we are all very happy as a team about the way our stall turned out. It sticks to our original concept of creating something that gives off an earthly, eco-friendly vibe. We have stuck to using natural and sourced materials where possible such as calico to cover our table and matt's fabric that he had brought in to bring more of a 'market' vibe to put over the table we got given. We had also sourced little crates for the candles to go into which helped the set-up quite well as it gave us layers to display the candles on and the hanging candles bar to sit on.

Shem Dela Cruz Baua

Re-post: Production process of final product

Production process of final candle-holders- use of several medium of glues- hot glue, glue stick, craft glue all involved to make the product as clean as possible.

For the jars that I had ended up purchasing, it was also quite nifty when I had realised that I could adapt the lids that originally came with the jar and use them as wire for my hanging candleholders as an alternative to the twine. This is not only more safe and avoids the risks of the flammability of the twine, but is also cost-cutting, as I am already using the body of the original jar as much as possible instead of adding more materials to it.

For the decorative use of paper I had purchase delicate forms of tissue papers and thicker cardboard like paper from Gordon Harris. I have purchased four different types all with keeping into the natural colour scheme that eco-glo I believe represents- all from shades of white, cream to brown. Aesthetic wise I think this blends in quite well with not only the twine but the glass jars also being used.  

Construction and ensuring consistency and cleanliness of products.

Final designs

Overall, I was very pleased with the way my final products turned out. I feel after the initial experimentation's of developing what mediums to use and in what way, I had gotten a clearer sense of creating a product that has been developed by taking in consideration of aesthetic for the market, ties in with the group concept and is something that is safe to use.

Shem Dela Cruz Baua

Re-post: Stalls, set-up and concerns

After meeting with Holly Dodson in the weekend who is one of the facilitators, we had discussed the fact that during the set-up over the weekend we had found that not only was there a lack of people there to build the stalls, but also that the use of paper to cover them was time consuming and costly.  

So basically the original idea that they had for the stalls didn't work so they need to tell anyone and are encouraging suggestions. They originally were covering the boards with paper but it was too time consuming and they don't have enough people to do all the boards in time. So they want ideas from us- I put through just covering the boards with some sort of material- calico would probably be the cheapest. 

So I have suggested to my group that if we all chip in $3 each that would give us 5metres to use to cover the boards which I think would be enough. The pictures above show the boards that were covered with paper and how many more are not, and I believe that using calico could be a good idea- as it also links well with the rustic, vintage and old-school feel that we want for our stall.

We want to create a mood that shows our eco-friendly concept, using things such as crates and calico for our banner to design our stall and put our products on for display. We are currently tossing up with the layout of the stall and how we're gonna make it but basically we want the idea of a rustic welcoming feel. And even though we do not have dimly lit area, the use of fairy lights which we are gonna have all around our stall will not only add a homely and welcoming atmosphere to our stall. The use of natural materials such as fabric and wood to decorate our area also enhances this. We are also using brown recyclable card to print our tags on and twine to hang them around our candles.

There are photos of ideas and inspiration for our stall concept, colour scheme and materials we'd like to use on my pinterest page for this paper:  http://www.pinterest.com/sbaua/creative-industries/

Shem Dela Cruz Baua

Re-post: Mock-up of candleholder process

Original concept for the hanging candleholder I had created. The only downside to this is working with the twine- will need more testing or perhaps a different material such as wire to hold it up.. safety concern is a possibility here. Otherwise very happy with the hanging idea for one of them, just need to develop further.

The hanging one next to the platform one I had constructed out of wood- inspired by one of the log wooden one on Pinterest, I wanted to create something that had a clean, sort of oriental feel to it- design reminds me of structures of Chinese temples. Constructed out of soft wood- will need to evaluate and look into materials for this one as to make it as clean as possible.

Hanging candle version two- this one is I believe not going past the testing phase- the twine is too dangerously close to the flame. I do like the idea of three sitting next to each other though so will have to look into that more.

The use of glass jars will probably be the most popular option I feel. In terms of producing a consistent product the use of glass jars will also aid this process quite well- as if I use the same base for all of these jars the designs will all stay consistent.

Tester candles as a collective.

The final candles that I will be testing further and considering for our final product.

Overall the mock-ups and testing of these candles taught me a lot going forward into this assignment and leading upto the construction and production of the final product. As I am working with paper (this was the medium I got given out of our group), I found that quite difficult to incorporate towards tealightholders- paper is not exactly the most ideal holder for a lit candle that will be sparking a flame. 

However after further research and observing designs and taking inspiration from the internet and my pinterest page, I had managed to find a way to incorporate the paper. By placing the candle on surfaces that won't actually burn- I have used glass and wood for these, and incorporating the paper as a delicate design element, I believe I have found the perfect balance of adding this medium into my designs.

Shem Dela Cruz Baua

Re-post: original ideas/ concept generation

These were my main sources of inspiration when I learnt that I was going to get given paper as a medium to work with when it came to our tealight candleholders. I wanted to look at and experiment with the more elaborate ones such as these tulip like ones just above this writing, and the tea dollies.

However I also had to consider not only the process of how I was going to carry these out, but also costs, efficiency and consistency of the products I would be producing if I was to produce them for the masses later down the road to sell after testing these trials. 

More photos of my inspiration/ ideas on my pinterest board for this paper: http://www.pinterest.com/sbaua/creative-industries/

Shem Dela Cruz Baua

Re-post: Ambassador discussion and arranging with facilitator teams

Facilitator explanation of currency and how it is going to go down on the day.

Token system that will be used on the day- design of the tokens made by the facilitator teams

Layout of the market palace, set up and how everyone will fit in the great hall

Stall option no. 5 - this option has a closed in part at the front

Option no. 3 which is more of an open stall- this is the option that we are going to go with

Some images to support and show the process of arranging and organizing details for the running of our stall by contacting different facilitator teams.

Shem Dela Cruz Baua