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Slit / Slot / Flap

Branding 02

Branding 01

Assemble Process VIDEO

Stool Assemble Process

'Xanita' Board 3rd Try

Third time's the charm...

'Xanita' Board 2nd Try

Design Refinement 04

'Xanita' Board Mockup

Design Refinement 03

Design Refinement 02

Design Refinement 01

1:1 Scale Model

Design Development 06

Design Development 05

Design Development 04

Design Development 03

Design Development 02

Design Development 01

Finalizing Concept

3 concepts

Little Discovery

Anthropometric Data 02

Anthropometric Data 01

Stool Research

100% design TOKYO - research

'Be4U'

furniture design history

esquisse no. 4

testing out the 1:4 scale

"understanding form"

‘Take a seat’ aims to teach how to use minimal material effectively to create a structure that will support the weight of one person. In groups of two people, design a chair using sketch, scale mock-up and then work to produce a 1:1 outcome.

Using only cardboard, create a:
• 'structural' system that is strengthened under load
• provide a seat and possibly a back support
• works within standard seating proportions

Sissy and I started off brainstorming possible ideas through making small paper 1:5 scale models. We decided to keep the outcome of the chair simple and clean for our aim was to use minimal amount of material as possible. After numerous ideas, we decided to go ahead with simple slit and slot mechanism. Fortunately Sissy had a tv cardboard box available from her garage. Before proceeding onto the final chair, we tested out the design with a 1:4 scale model. With couple of paper cuts here and there on our fingers, it turned out great.

esquisse no. 3

Daniel testing out...

"locking systems"

A locking system is an important part of intellectual property or design.

Using only cardboard (B flute 3.2mm) create a :

· 'locking' system that is strengthened under load (100kg)
· has a minimum height of 200mm
· relies on geometry rather than brute force
· relies on minimal material ie. weight to strength ratio

Through the time in workshop I have realized that triangulation is the key to load bearing. It took a long time to come up with a design which will only utilize 1 600mm x 600mm cardboard.

In the end I decided to keep the height to minimum of 200mm and to construct a stool like object which is a result of many triangles.

The prototype went well, but once I started to make the 1:1 scale things got a little bit dodgy. As a result I kept adding extra locking system, and the stool ended up looking very Gundam/Transformer. Far from simple elegance...

Even though as a result it had a very high tech look, it did its job holding Daniel's weight in class. There are lots to fix on but for now... it's a success?!

esquisse no. 2

A piece of internal criss cross locking system.

Additional supporting system that could be
placed on top of the internal locking system.

"understanding form"

As furniture designers it is important to develop basic understanding of contemporary form. Many architects today use triangulation to achieve the complex geometry that is driven by computer aided design.

Using only the 10mm x-board craft (no glue or fixings) construct:


· A five sided pyramid 100mm x 100mm x 100m
· Calculate the correct geometry to ensure it remains within these dimensions.
· Consider the flat pattern of the pyramid and angles to cut.

It took a little longer than I wanted to in order to start off this project. Due to memory loss in mathematics. It really has been a while since I have utilized geometry... since middle school?!

So to start off we only had dimensions for the height and the width of the pyramid, 100mm x 100mm. Pythagorean theorem, a² + b² = c², was used to unreveal the mystery of the length of a triangle.

Process:

a² + b² = c²
a²= 5² + 10²
= 25 + 100
= 125

a = 11.18...

so now 11.8 is used in the second formula as a hypotenuse:

a²= 5² + 11.18²
= 25 + 124.9924
= 149.99924

a= 12.25

so the length of the legs of the triangle are 125mm x 125mm x 100mm.

There were many angle cuts to be done in order to close the pyramid successfully; which were extremely time consuming. It is always hard to get a clean angle cut.

I kept angle cutting in order to get the right angle at the base of the pyramid with my first trial x-anita board, that I have created a hole! I will really need to stock up on sharp Stanley knives for my final furniture project.

Second try, I think I cut the edges of the triangles of the pyramid a little too much that it created a gap when I closed it. Nevertheless the cross locking system that I've applied seems to be working quite nicely so I'm quite content with it.

Importance of maths were reinforced during this project, and I am sure there are more to come throughout the semester...