Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
INSTITUTION: University of New South Wales
YEAR: 2023–Ongoing
DISCIPLINE: Design Research
Barriers are keeping qualified Asian Australians from attaining leadership positions. The first part of my capstone project focuses on researching this problem space and crafting a design brief.
This is a problem that is experienced by many Asian Australians in a phenomenon called the bamboo ceiling.
Who are they?
Why do we have this problem?
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Creating the design brief
I have taken a multidisciplinary approach to determine what I wanted to make focusing on my in Visual Communications background as well as Jewellery and Fashion.
Design precedents
Politiko
A graphic based, political card game based on the Malaysian election. The game's main goal is to garner as many voters as possible through scheming.
(POLITIKO – The Card Game of Malaysian Politics, n.d.)
Jade Bangles
Jade bangles have symbolised Chinese culture for centuries, representing good luck, fortune, and prosperity.
Once worn, with the help of some lubricant, they are never to be taken off. Instead, they break. This symbolises the protection of the wearer from bad luck as it has absorbed all its energy.
(Blogger, 2018)
Boody
Boody is an Australian fashion label that creates everyday basics in organically grown bamboo fabrics. It caters to men, women and babies of all shapes and sizes.
(Bamboo Clothing | Sustainable and Ethical Clothes | Boody, n.d.)
Design experiments
Through the design experiments, I have crafted the following statement of objectives.
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