{"id":2600,"date":"2026-03-25T10:13:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/?p=2600"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:13:47","slug":"lucy-may-robinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/lucy-may-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy May Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sitecontainer\">\n<div class=\"pagecontainer\">\n<h4 class=\"homepage-heading-h4\">Degree Show 2024<\/h4>\n<div class=\"postcontainer\">\n<h1 class=\"thestudentpostname\" id=\"studentpostname\">Lucy May Robinson<\/h1>\n<h3>BA Art and Design<\/h3>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">This series of vessels investigates an alternative method to constructing objects, exploring the relationship between modern technology and handcrafting methods as juxtaposing design practices. The vessels were made through a process of laser cutting and gluing rings of MDF, which I believe transforms this material, usually used for basic construction, into possessing refined and beautiful qualities. Different visual effects were achieved both through sanding by hand and using an electric sander. These objects are designed for domestic spaces and adopt minimalist, neutral aesthetics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">I was inspired to develop this design method by traditional techniques of hand building in pottery, such as coiling, in which tubes of clay are stacked on top of each other to build objects. In terms of visual design, I have been inspired by wood turners such as Melanie Abrantes and ceramicists like Keeley Traae who create stunning objects reflecting the form of a vase. Over the course of the project, the vessels have evolved in both visual form and functionality. As MDF is porous, originally the vessels were only suitable to hold dried florals. However, in the four vases I have titled \u201cBotanical Vessels\u201d, I have adapted the objects to hold living plants by situating a removable glass lining within them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">This can be seen to literally breathe life into the objects, expanding upon the boundaries and aesthetics of laser cut vessels. I intend to continue an exploration of this design practice upon graduation and sell these objects to who would consider them a valuable addition to their home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"socialstack\"><span class=\"material-symbols-outlined\">handshake<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lucy_robinson.art?igsh=ajVuMms5czRlZHBy&#038;utm_source=qr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with <span id=\"withme\">Lucy May Robinson<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--FILE01--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lucy-robinson-01_Lucy-Robinson.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1179\/779;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Laser Cut Vessel series 2024 MDF, glass lining, flowers\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE02--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lucy-robinson-02_Lucy-Robinson.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1280;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Botanical Vessel series 2024 MDF, glass lining, flowers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE03--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lucy-robinson-03_Lucy-Robinson.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 3176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 3176\/3915;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Sanded Wavy Vessel (part of the &#8216;Botanical Vessel&#8217; series) 2024 MDF, glass lining, flowers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\ndocument.getElementById(\"withme\").innerHTML = document.getElementById(\"studentpostname\").innerHTML;\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", function(){\nvar sitedescription = document.querySelector(\".site-description\");\nvar studenttitle = document.getElementById(\"studentpostname\");\nif(window.pageYOffset > 100){\nsitedescription.classList.add(\"highlightstudentname\");\nsitedescription.innerHTML = studenttitle.innerHTML;\n}\nif(window.pageYOffset < 100){\nsitedescription.classList.remove(\"highlightstudentname\");\nsitedescription.innerHTML = \"School of Design, University of Leeds\";\n}\n});\n\/*Heart a submission*\/\nlet theheart = document.getElementById(\"heartsvg\"); \/\/ assign the SVG class to a variable called theheart\nlet lsheart = localStorage.getItem(\"onheart\"); \/\/ access a key called onheart in LS, and assign it to a variable called lsheart\nlet heartmsg = document.getElementById(\"heartmessage\");\nconst enableheart = () => { \/\/ create a function to colour in the SVG when the SVG is clicked\ntheheart.classList.add(\"activeheart\"); \/\/ tell the function to add a class to the SVG that will add colour\nheartmsg.innerHTML = \"You liked this submission\";\nheartmsg.classList.add(\"addpinkcolor\");\nlocalStorage.setItem(\"onheart\", \"enabled\"); \/\/ activate LS with the key and a value, hereby called enabled\n};\nconst disableheart = () => { \/\/ create a function to remove colour from the SVG when the SVG is clicked\ntheheart.classList.remove(\"activeheart\"); \/\/ tell the function to remove the class from the SVG that added colour\nheartmsg.innerHTML = \"Like this submission\";\nheartmsg.classList.remove(\"addpinkcolor\");\nlocalStorage.setItem(\"onheart\", \"disabled\"); \/\/ activate LS with the same key but a new value, hereby called disabled\n};\nif(lsheart === \"enabled\"){ \/\/ if the LS key has a value of enabled then...\nenableheart(); \/\/ ...run the enableheart function, which adds the class to the SVG\n}\ntheheart.addEventListener(\"click\", function(){ \/\/ when the SVG is clicked...\nlsheart = localStorage.getItem(\"onheart\"); \/\/ ...I think the LS needs to run on itself\nif(lsheart === \"enabled\"){ \/\/ if the LS key has a value of enabled...\ndisableheart(); \/\/ ...run the function that changes the LS value to disabled\n} else { \/\/ otherwise...\nenableheart(); \/\/ ...run the function that changes the LS value to enabled\n}\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Degree Show 2024 Lucy May Robinson BA Art and Design This series of vessels investigates an alternative method to constructing objects, exploring the relationship between modern technology and handcrafting methods as juxtaposing design practices. The vessels were made through a process of laser cutting and gluing rings of MDF, which I believe transforms this material, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/lucy-may-robinson\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Lucy May Robinson&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ba-art-and-design","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2899,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600\/revisions\/2899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds24\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}