The Boot Kidz

The cement boots are a modern design consideration as cement is a contemporary material used in the manufacture of many design orientated art pieces. Each Wellington Boot is made by using real Wellington Boots. Dyed cement is poured into the boots. A rod slightly larger than the stands metal rods is inserted into the wet cement - this will allow the metal rods of the stands to be inserted. Two weeks later the boots are ready.    

Designing a coat stand is a great metalwork or woodwork project. Coat stands are often used to teach design students in their first or second year of engineering or design school about the nuances of engineering design. A coat stand may appear simple, but great care needs to be taken in its design.  See this great idea for a simple and effective concrete stand and wooden sticks coat rack (dornob.com). Design Considerations What type of coat stand are you designing? A traditional Victorian style coat stand, garment rail, coat tree, coat hook, clothes pegs on a pole, or a valet. What materials will...

Cement Boots Many prototypes of the cement wellington boots were made. This photo shows the cement boots in the rain in the garden. Different cement dyes were used to colour the cement.  Cement dye was mixed into real Wellington boots and then the boots were removed. Real Wellington boots were used as molds to hold the cement whilst drying. Metal cylinders were placed in the cement to hold the legs of the Bootkidz coat stands. Since the cement is quite heavy - it gives the clothes stand good stability.  

What is merchandising? Merchandising is finding or creating supporting or related products to sell alongside your main product range. Merchandising helps sustain commercial activity related to the main product or products of mainly retail businesses. Cash flow is important for all businesses. Without merchandising, most businesses would quickly run out of capital. Who uses merchandising? Retailers most commonly use merchandise to support their brand.  Their brand is the main product and merchandise is all the products that support the brand. Most successful businesses use merchandising - even if they know don't know they do! Merchandising can be "service based" or...

Stop Motion Animation Stop motion animation uses time-lapse photography techniques. Time-lapse photography predated the first cartoon animations. The first stop-motion films were "Un Bon Bock" (Emile Reynaud, France, 1884), "Matches an Appeal" (England, 1899), and "The Enchanted Drawing" (USA, 1900, 1 min 26 seconds at 18 fps) filmed by Thomas Edison. History of Stop Motion Animation Willis O'Brien was one of the pioneers of stop-motion animation, using a small model and the superposition of people on film technique to create King Kong (1933). O'Brien studied the movements of gorillas in zoos and other large animals to develop his characterization of Kong....