Goat – Design Trust Futures Studio

Goat

Auspicious Cheese

Designer-mentee: Florian Wegenast & Christine Lew
Collective Master-mentors: Chi Wing Lo, Marisa Yiu
Lead Curator: Marisa Yiu

L 20 x W 20 x H 11 cm
Casein clay from goat milk

The duo was inspired by the process of cheese making, especially cheese and curd making as practiced in China. After testing various mixtures, they were able to create a recipe that extracts the casein from the goat’s milk to form a material resembling clay. Through this material research, the duo saw the goat’s milk as a connection point between the relationship of humans and goats, one that brings nutrient, life and prosperity.

As they crafted and designed the final object, the duo focused on utilising food-inspired processes. When working with the casein clay to mould the final form, the designers decided to create an object that honors both the connection between human and goat and the provenance of the material itself–a bowl.

Design Process

"Historically, the goat was the first domesticated animal by mankind. As a result, the goat has a long history in our civilisation and also has a large influence on food culture. During the design research for this project, we decided to focus on a material that is directly connected to the animal itself, goat’s milk." - Florian Wegenast and Christine Lew

 

Project Twelve

 

Yang Xiang by Chi Wing Lo (2015)

“Yang Xiang” hopes to delineate the spirit and innate characteristics of a goat. Her articulated succinct feature, restrained geometry with spontaneous strokes and orthogonal composition bring the complementary virtues that many of us wish to be inspired by what this animal symbolizes. “Yang Xiang” is made of oxidized bronze with eight polished gold dots to remind its eighth position in the Chinese zodiac.