leaf stain: camberwell

bottle city: peckham

bricks: peckham

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Market stall on Brick Lane:

'Joy' Brixton:

'Oliver Bonas' Wandsworth: 

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I filmed this draft with a phone a couple of weeks ago because I couldn't get a hold of a good camera. I was very limited with what I could do, hence no zoom and poor quality, but for the purposes of development and experimentation it's ok:

I did manage to film the actual thing a couple of days ago though, and will be editing tonight. Aside from that we were given the brief for our next project (a group project) titled 'Unknown Land.'
It sounds interesting. It is!

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S, s
/ɛs/ Show Spelled[es] Show IPA 
–noun, plural S's or Ss, s's or ss. 
1. 
the 19th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 
2. 
any spoken sound represented by the letter S or s, as in saw, sense, or goose. 
3. 
something having the shape of an S . 
4. 
a written or printed representation of the letter S or s. 
5. 
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter S or s


O, o
   /oʊ/ Show Spelled[oh] Show IPA 
–noun, plural O's or Os; o's or os or oes. 
1. 
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel. 
2. 
any spoken sound represented by the letter O or o, as in box, note, short, or love . 
3. 
something having the shape of an O . 
4. 
a written or printed representation of the letter O or o. 
5. 
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter O or o.


F, f
   /ɛf/ Show Spelled[ef] Show IPA 
–noun, plural F's or Fs, f's or fs. 
1. 
the sixth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 
2. 
any spoken sound represented by the letter F or f, as in fat, differ, or huff. 
3. 
something having the shape of an F . 
4. 
a written or printed representation of the letter F or f. 
5. 
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter F or f. 


T, t
   /ti/ Show Spelled[tee] Show IPA 
–noun, plural T's or Ts, t's or ts. 
1. 
the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant. 
2. 
any spoken sound represented by the letter T or t, as in tub, but, or butter. 
3. 
something having the shape of a T . 
4. 
a written or printed representation of the letter T or t. 
5. 
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter T or t. —Idiom 
6. 
to a T, exactly; perfectly: That job would suit you to a T. Also, to a tee. 




soft
   /sɔft, sɒft/ Show Spelled [sawft, soft] Show IPA adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb, interjection 
–adjective 
1. 
yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow. 
2. 
relatively deficient in hardness, as metal or wood. 
3. 
smooth and agreeable to the touch; not rough or coarse: a soft fabric; soft skin. 
4. 
producing agreeable sensations; pleasant or comfortable: soft slumber. 
5. 
low or subdued in sound; gentle and melodious: soft music; a soft voice. 
6. 
not harsh or unpleasant to the eye; not glaring: soft light; a soft color. 
7. 
not hard or sharp: soft outlines. 
8. 
gentle or mild: soft breezes. 
9. 
genial or balmy, as climate or air. 
10. 
gentle, mild, warm-hearted, or compassionate: a soft, grandmotherly woman. 
11. 
smooth, soothing, or ingratiating: soft words. 
12. 
not harsh or severe, as a penalty or demand. 
13. 
responsive or sympathetic to the feelings, emotions, needs, etc., of others; tender-hearted. 
14. 
sentimental or flowery, as language: soft, meaningless talk. 
15. 
not strong or robust; delicate; incapable of great endurance or exertion: He was too soft for the Marines. 
16. 
Informal . easy; involving little effort; not difficult, laborious, trying, or severe: a soft job. 
17. 
Informal . easily influenced or swayed; easily imposed upon; impressionable. 
18. 
lenient, permissive, or conciliatory, especially regarding something that is conceived of as dangerous or threatening: to be soft on communism. 
19. 
(of water) relatively free from mineral salts that interfere with the action of soap. 
20. 
(of paper money or a monetary system) not supported by sufficient gold reserves or not easily convertible into a foreign currency. 
21. 
(of a market, market condition, or prices) declining in value, volume, profitability, etc.; weak: a soft tourist season. Compare firm1 ( def. 7 ) . 
22. 
(of money) plentiful or available at low interest rates or on easy terms: a soft loan. 
23. 
soft-core. 
24. 
Metallurgy . 
a. 
(of a metal) easily magnetized and demagnetized. 
b. 
(of solder) fusing readily. 
c. 
(of a metal or alloy) fully annealed, so as to provide minimum mechanical hardness. 
25. 
Photography . 
a. 
(of a photographic image) having delicate gradations of tone. 
b. 
(of a focus) lacking in sharpness. 
c. 
(of a lens) unable to be focused sharply. 
26. 
Phonetics . 
a. 
(of consonants) lenis, especially lenis and voiced. 
b. 
(of c and g ) pronounced as in cent and gem. 
c. 
(of consonants in Slavic languages) palatalized. Compare hard ( def. 38 ) . 
27. 
Military . (of a missile-launching base) aboveground and relatively unprotected from enemy attack. 
28. 
Aerospace . (of a landing of a space vehicle) gentle; not harmful to the vehicle or its contents: a soft landing on the moon. 
29. 
Physics . (of a beam of particles or electromagnetic radiation) having relatively low energy: soft x-rays. Compare hard ( def. 40 ) . 
30. 
(of a delegate, voter, etc.) not committed to any one candidate. 
31. 
foolish or stupid: soft in the head. 
32. 
(of a detergent) readily biodegradable. 
–noun 
33. 
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part. 
34. 
softness. 
–adverb 
35. 
in a soft manner. 
–interjection Archaic . 
36. 
be quiet! hush! 
37. 
not so fast! stop! —Idiom 
38. 
be soft on someone, Informal . to be amorously inclined toward a person; have an affection for: He's been soft on her for years. 
Use soft in a Sentence 
See images of soft 
Search soft on the Web 


Origin: 
before 1000; Middle English softe yielding, gentle, mild, Old English sōfte agreeable; cognate with German sanft 
—Related forms 
soft·ly, adverb 
soft·ness, noun 
o·ver·soft, adjective 
o·ver·soft·ly, adverb 
o·ver·soft·ness, noun 
su·per·soft, adjective 
ul·tra·soft, adjective 
ul·tra·soft·ly, adverb 
ul·tra·soft·ness, noun 
un·soft, adjective 
un·soft·ly, adverb 
un·soft·ness, noun 
—Synonyms 
1. pliable, plastic, malleable. 5. mellifluous, dulcet, sweet. 10. tender, sympathetic. 11. mollifying. 15. weak, feeble. 17. compliant, irresolute, submissive.

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making the giant pillow bag thing:

lining: fleece

outer part: cotton

seriously, stick your head in that and you're lost .. its really soft.

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I went fabric shopping in soho and shepherd's bush today:

fluffy stuff and candy colours and polka dots and stripes ...

 There were some really lovely soft furs and things but nothing soft enough in white ... so i think im gonna stick with this fleecey stuff i found in primarni for the lining ..

There was also the idea of possibly using some ugly fugly faux fur in disgustingly bright colours ..

In the end i settled for some polycotton in four lovely pastel shades:

I chose these ones in particular because they are very 'ice-cream parlour, candy coated, sweet, soft' colours and because they feel like bed sheets!
The plan is to have the lining be soft fleece and then the outer layer will be these fabrics .. so each letter of 'soft' will be a different colour ..
Also, the zip arrived today:

I really like the fact that it's chunky and white, sort of toy-like and goes well with the colour pallette ..

Also spotted these in urban outfitters:

Quite good for construction ideas ..



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a giant pillow that you can step in to! curl up inside and hideaway .. be completely enveloped in softness .. escape .. a soft and fluffy inside to shield you from the cold, harsh realities of the outside .. 

i started to think about having the pillows/cushions/sleeping bag type things be in the shape of letters, and have people squish and smoosh their way inside forming the word 'soft' .. so it's like a personal discovery for those immersed head to toe in blankety soft stuff and also for onlookers who can laugh as they watch you try and squeeze inside .. creating a bold graphic statement.

the subtle body movements (like little twitches or shuffling) and sounds that the person will make (eg: coughing, snoring, muttering, those soft sounding noises i mentioned in an earlier post ) whilst inside will 'animate' the letters, and the meaning of 'soft' defining it through interaction and in a tangible and sensory way whilst also adding an element of playfulness.

Looking online there are letter shaped cushions available, i just need to decide on fabrics and colours/patterns etc and then think about how i'm gonna go about making these giant, big enough to fit a person inside versions. tbc