ART AND DESIGN, Isabelle Weydert

‘Het normale’ Bachelor thesis (Interior Design)
'Normal' is a scenographic interior assignment of a cultural centre for the social art group, ‘Unie der Zorgelozen’, Kortrijk, Belgium. This group consists of a large social mix and aims at re-inventing local traditional links between art and society, while trying to escape from established society and normality.
Nothing is strange.

The developed design concept is an interior without rules and standards, in which nature and the way of traditional life of indigenous peoples were my inspiration. Moreover, new solutions were sought for conventional western approaches: the resulting design leads people to inner reflection.

'El cuerpo como fábrica’ El cuerpo será la fuente de recursos en el futuro?
Elisava, Diseño de nuevos escenarios de producto
Translated ‘The body as a factory’ is an investigation about the design that uses the body as a source for creating products in design. The research is deeper than only the design: it goes to the source, to the science and the medical advances and this information is analysed through graphics and diagrams and conclusions for the future are drawn.

‘Colonial Design and its Influence in Ambalema'

Research report from research and fieldwork at the University of Ibaguè, Colombia:

• history and design epochs of furniture in Colombia

• fieldwork on colonial design in furniture in Ambalema & along Río Magdalena

• recommendations for a new art and craft school in Ambalema – towards reuseof old typology into modern design for crafting furniture

‘Illusies met een accent op de wiskunde’ (Illusions with accents on mathematics)

Bachelor’s thesis for the museum of illusions ‘Illuseum’, Ghent:

• paper explaining the relationship between illusions and maths

• development of a discovery game for classes visiting the museum

• Parts: sets of questions to discover illusions in the museum, building kit & manual

• Game concept: organized as a competition between teams: per discovery, each team wins a building stone for a tower which, when completed by the winning team, on a mirror, results in an optical illusion.

• Two levels - elementary school children and adolescents

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NIVOO3, Ghent, Belgium, Interior designer Retail and Private houses

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Pièce montée en Tijdsbeeld, Exhibition/ Museum  Designer

Working for Autogrill at International Airport, Zaventem, Belgium.

Ghent, Belgium - Private teaching of mathematics to secondary school students

Universidad De Ibagué, Colombia ‘Investigation in Cultural 2013 Identity’ - Research & fieldwork

 ‘La Nueva Realidad’, Queretaro, Mexico - Volunteering as teacher for pre-and after-school care for street children: teaching maths and plastic arts, helping out with homework, organizing play and earthquake prevention.

Instituto de Educación Especial Carlos Garbay, Riobamba, Ecuador - Volunteering at school for disabled children: assistance during lessons and excursions.

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