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Designed for batch production this chair was planned around creating distinctive seating for easy transport and assembly. By removing the three supporting cross bars the chair can shrink to a third of its assembled size. Allowing for easy transport and storage. Calculating the material deflection for this thermoset plastic, each section was cut flat using a water jet cutter and later assembled to create the finished product.
The design of the digital fabrication installation began with two lines that manipulated the gallery space. The contours were lofted to form a surface that would interact with the space. The final surface was run through a grasshopper script to generate horizontal and vertical ribs. The two sets of ribs were half-lapped together. Each rib was broken down into sections that could be laser cut using an 18x32 bed. Once the ribs were laser cut, they were glued together to create the whole rib. Finally, the ribs were assembled together to allow for an installation to manipulate the built environment. The objective of the installation was to maximize the space that it would occupy with the least amount of material and investigate the scale that could be cut using a 18x32 laser cutter.
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Who said my kitchen has to be boring!
Exploring the potential in nontraditional modular units this "spice rack" became a means to add a little fun to the kitchen. It also takes into consideration of a individuals possible preference and space constraints
Sculpture instalation in Savannah, GA
Educational chair . Sustainability and product life cycle
Objective :: Bring education about sustainability and product life cycle to children at an early age through an engaging activity.
Execution :: Classroom project involving students creating their own chair from scrap paper, fibers, Wax coated seeds, and a starch based glue. Gaining ownership of the chair through creation gives a feeling of pride and responsibility for the object. Ideally it would be used as any other piece of furniture. When the chair does break the wax coated seeds allows the pieces of the chair to be planted. Retuning the material where it came from as well and replenishing the resources used to make it.
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To keep in the spirit of the organization the stands design and manufacturing was sourced in Savannah and used local services. Created from lazercut luan the stand is designed for easy assembly, low scrap rates, and minimal environmental impact at the end of the products life-cycle.
Torsion.
From planar sculpture series
36"x32" print
Using digital file formats as art mediums these complexities of lines are the result of strategic file conversion.
Single surface polygonal mesh - multisurface nurbs model - section lines in space - 2D, three degree curves - .Ai vector lines with stroke and fill.
The past approach to the "smart home" has required heavy overhead cost which has limited the market and availability. looking at the potential to integrate multiple levels information, control. and housing integration into a platform Maitre was born. This platform acts a universal controller and home unit that can be build upon and upgraded with peripheral devices as need by the users. Bringing security, energy management, environmental controls, and media under one accessible system.
For the ultimate jet setting experience none look further than a Gulfstream. Made to match needs of the worlds wealthiest and famous these "seats" boast features that rivals the creature comforts of any home. Luxury, business entertainment, sleep? No need to get out of your seat you will find all that is need on the tips of your fingers.
Designed with universal ergonomics in mind, give these lopping shears a twist or a bend to find the perfect fit for you and your job. From awkward low cuts to high branches the adjusts allow for more reach with better leverage. Find a small hand saw tucked inside for larger branches or anything too close to cut. From the home gardener to the professional landscaper these adjustable looping shears are made to get the job. (Cutting blades used for prototype shown not developed.)
Built in the spirit of Sankofa an Akan word meaning "Go back and fetch it". It embodies the need to understand your past so that you are prepared to step into the future. Using Rhino 3D and Grasshopper, a script was written to parametrically divide and ellipsoid surface into a hexagonal pattern. The sections of the 748 wooden hexagons we all cut using a 18x32 laser cutter then wrapped using traditional basket weaving.
How can the hand of the artist be represented within a digital framework?
As with any medium, the means of expression lay dormant until moved into motion by creative intent. As an objective medium, the means of digital production provide new paradigms for such intent. The unification of design process and finished product is a characteristic unique to digital production as the form emerges from the process, rather than a process designed around a final form.
