I looked at a broad variety of artists, exhibitions, brands and other contextual research continuously throughout this project.​​​​​​​ Research has always been a huge part of my projects and I have found vital to gather as much relevant information as possible and present my findings in my sketchbook. All the artists I look at within this project have had some influence within my work wether it being initial ideas, media experimentation or final outcomes. I have discovered lots of new artists in this FMP and it has allowed me to explore a range of techniques and reflect on my own work. I started by using the college learning resource centre to get books from the library that I felt had links to my ideas of Environment and sustainability as well as my subject area of interior design.

Below are the research pages I did in the initial couple of weeks in the project. I didn't really have any idea where to start following deciding on the theme of Environment, however looking at the Tate website I found an exhibition with the word 'environment' within its title therefore thought it would be a starting point, this had a heavy influence on my direction in looking at projection art and digital work. Pam Smith was a print maker that I had never seen before but felt her work captured the natural environment not only with imagery but with the materials she used aswell. I used some Lino Printing later in my work when doing some initial experiments with media.

Until this course I had never been interested in any of the area of fashion however after moving into the specialist area of interior design within the fashion sector I have been more open to the styles and techniques some artists use. I began looking at these artists that work with textiles some sewing and some combining and collaging textiles to create large green natural inspired art work.

Once I began to think about my final outcomes, I began looking at design firms particularly those who were dedicated in incorporating and considering the Environment within their designs. I had done some research on Biophilia and the meanings behind it, I found it was a re-occurring theme within my work and research. I was interested in designers that incorporated green 'living walls' within their work and wanted to continue this idea within my own research and outcomes.

Architects and interior designers that have the Environment heavily influenced in their work. GT3 Architects were a more specifically focused on creating sustainable leisure facilities and this was a perfect link to my Tadcaster Swimming Pool case study and redesign idea for an interior design outcome. I looked at their portfolio of work and projects they had created and found inspiration for styles and colours within their work. It was clear to me through this area of research a consistent theme of green plants along side urban settings was something I was re-visiting.

I did some research on projection work including artist Jennifer Steinkamp and a loctaion called The Temple House that specialised in projection animation within the interior space. I felt this research linked strongly to my ideas following my initial research on 'the liquid environment' exhibition. I knew I wanted to incorporate this type of media into my work and felt it would work within an interior space as well as utilising my existing skills. However I planned to do some practice work using a projector during my media experiment week.

Mural research came later on in my work once I had began developing ideas for my outcomes. I had planned to create a green wall Projection outcome inspired by my primary research looking at living walls. I did some research on what a mural wall was and elements that went into creating one and the impact it could have within a space regardless of location. I was keen to develop my initial idea of outcome into something in this direction.

Contextual study Lectures on: The body, Frida Kahlo and the Art of the Book.