Prop design - Silver key

          The Silver key is actually part of Lucy’s imagination so I decided to use a collaboration of styles to illustrate it. Its nozzle (similar to a USB device) is a sign of the technological world in which the characters are living because Lucy may be imagining beyond the reality but at the same time she’s part of it. The screws are inspired by steam punk stylistics – the forms and curves are elaborated. Besides they often are reminding of a surreal and fantastic but at the same time of something old and already experienced. The two added holders on the left and on the right also refer to the old classical vintage key shapes. In brief the key model is a mix of futuristic, oldschool futuristic and vintage. Here I’ve posted some of the models I was using during the creation process of my silver key. 

Rose, L., 2009. Futuristic key - maybe makes you able to fly?
[digital image]. n.d. Available at:
http://www.fashion-illustration.eu/2009/11/key-o

f-space-and-time.html
[Accessed 30 November 2009 ]

Luxury, N., n.d. Futuristic key [digital image]. Getty Images. Available at:
 http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/photo/futuristic-key-royalty-free-image/96251971
[Accessed n.d.]

n.d., n.d. Power Key - DrPanda Survivor ORG Wiki [digital image]. n.d.
Available at: http://dict.space.4goo.net/dict?q=key
[Accessed n.d.]

And this is my imaginary silver key, drawn following the rules of product design with real dimension - upper, down and sided view: