Kamea Devons
Design Products MA
Royal College of Art
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Industrial Design / Design and Technology
My location: London, United Kingdom
Kamea Devons
First Name: Kamea
Last Name: Devons
University / College: Royal College of Art
Course / Program: Design Products MA
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Industrial Design / Design and Technology
My Location: London, United Kingdom
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About
Kamea Devons is a designer, researcher, and maker with a deep-rooted connection to nature, having grown up in a picturesque mountainous village in Israel. His studies at The RCA, funded with the generous support of a full scholarship from the esteemed Clore Foundation, Kamea's work delves into the intersections of design, craft, technology, and culture. By integrating diverse disciplines ranging from cutting-edge technologies and scientific principles to dance, music, and spatial exploration, Kamea endeavours to unlock the boundless creative potential of the future while reevaluating the significance of the past.
The project at hand delves into the intertwined nature of globalization, locality, design, and craft. It involves repurposing Coca-Cola glass bottles, which symbolize global industry. By re-blowing them into shapes inspired by the historical glass-blowing artist Ennion, the project highlights the relationship between globalization, technology, economy, design, and society. Ennion's innovative and commercially successful works emerged during the Pax Romana (27BC-180AD). Coca-Cola's distribution expanded primarily during the Pax Americana era. Manipulating part of the object while keeping part of the original shape of the Coca-Cola bottles creates a series of hybrid objects that obtain this project's essence. This process sheds light on the intricate connections between these elements, which are sometimes overlooked, on their positive and negative sides.
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