Events and Environment Research

There are three special events in furniture design industry:
-Design Made Trade
-Salone Satellite Milan
-100% Design Tokyo

After doing some research, i have decided to choose Salone Satellite Milan, which is opened publicly to design students, so it will be a good opportunity for those who are still studying and wanted to exhibit their works.

Esquisse 4

This is the last esquisse that requires us form a group of 2 or 3, and make a chair that is able to sit on, even with back support. Me, Victoria, and Yunita came up with the idea of having the slotting system only to form the chair, with the chair itself to have a back support in an angle so that it will be comfortable to sit on. In class, we resolved the 1:4 prototype, then finally made it in 1:1 scale. And this is our first time having experience in the lasercut machine, which was not successful at the beginning ( some parts were burnt) but eventually it worked well.

1:4 Prototype

1:1 Final Outcome

NGV Visit and In-Depth Investigation - Verner Panton

'Be4U' Furniture Design History

Esquisse 3

Doing this esquisse needs some thought and planning to make it possible to hold 100kg with such a minimal materials allowed to use. Plus, an innovative locking system has to be used. To do this, i was using the slot and tabbing system. I combined two long cardboard which are bent to a 90 degree angle. Then, intersecting two other shorter cardboards in the middle to hold them firmly and strong.

First Step

Final Step

Esquisse 2

This is quite a tricky one. To achieve the final product, i had to do some experiments three times. The first one was done in class (workshop) and it was only a tryout to know the correct measurements to do the five sided pyramid. Then on the second attempt, i tried to find the best locking method. i failed, because it could not hold the pyramid strong enough if it is just one slot used. Finally on the final attempt, i succeeded by having the slots on each triangles, to hold it firmly and strongly. Below are some photos showing the progress.

First Attempt

Second Attempt

Final Attempt

Esquisse 1

This week 2 project is all about knowing the ma terials that we are going to use for the final project of Furniture Design, which is the 10mm X anita Board. In this excercise we have to construct and document an open ended cube sized 100x100x100mm, each corner to use different folding technique, and also a locking method to hold the cube closed. The most interesting part of this furniture design subject is we will be creating things without the use of glue, so it's all about the locking technique that is crucial. Here are some photos of my attempt :)

Different Views of the Cube

Documentation