Veiko Liis
Workshop, October 24 and 25
The aim of this course is to introduce the sketching and 3D modeling techniques used in product design, which allow the creation of new products. The course will create 3D shapes, the initial starting point of which is forms found in nature. The created shapes are not yet products, but they can be further developed into products. This course will not address the questions of who the product is intended for, where it is used, or what the production technologies or materials are. The main focus is on creating a new sculptural form.
Veiko Liis is a product designer who studied at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn, Estonia. For more than 10 years he has designed and developed furniture, electronic devices and packaging in a small design studio in Estonia. Veiko has been leading design workshops with students and professionals. He has collaborated with several Estonian magazines, newspapers and publishers and developed illustrations and comic strips for them. Veiko has lived and worked also in Nantes, France and in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Since 2015 he is based in Berlin where he works as a freelancer designer and illustrator.
Schedule
Day 1.
Analysis of forms found in nature. Simplification and modification of the form through various sketching techniques. Required tools: paper, pencil.
Day 2.
Creation of one spatial shape in a computer 3D program based on the created sketches. Preferably a 3D program that students already know how to use or a 3D program that is easy and quick to acquire (for example, SketchUp, which is available as freeware, or another similar program). 3D printing of the created shape on a small scale with a maximum size of 6x6x6 cm. The course is conducted by designer Veiko Liis Course date: October 2025.