Month: November 2014

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TedX Delft Awards 2014

Aimée Francis

Went to the TEDx Delft awards yesterday and it was an inspiring event to say the least. I took the initiative to go on my own, everyone seemed to busy to care, as it seemed like a silly 7 euro opportunity to go to waste (free drinks after all). Sit down with a notebook and listen to people talk with a glass of pop Champagne in your hand, not a bad way to spend your Friday night. Managed to have a chat with a professor or two, one specializing in weather and clouds or something, it was a good way … Continue reading TedX Delft Awards 2014

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Cardboard Modelling Workshop

Aimée Francis

I recently took the initiative in a group discussion while discussing modelling & exploring our concepts for the solar cookers. The group was saying ”oh lets make scale models then of it to get an idea of size” and I piped up with “why not full size models ?” – a lesson learnt from first year with Alan Birch from making full size sketch models of a drum kit, guitars, stage lights, amps etc. in a team of 3 in less than a week. I tried to explain cardboard modelling to everyone and suggested to run a little workshop to … Continue reading Cardboard Modelling Workshop

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Update for Mid October to November 11th

Aimée Francis

Oké, so we’ve had lots going on these past couple of weeks (hence the gap in time). We’ve had exams, which as I previously stated, I am terrible at. But, we also had several of our modules conclude, presentations, as well as feedback on out progress. Solar Cooker With this project, we’ve had our first ever contact with our company Nigor. This involved travelling to Utrecht by train and visiting the ‘experience center’ Once we managed to actually get to Utrecht, leaving the house to cycle to the station in Delft for a 7:50 train, followed by meeting one of our … Continue reading Update for Mid October to November 11th