//project four brief

I have decided to focus on the slow food movement for my fourth project. Slow food is an international movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. It was the first established part of the broader slow movement. The movement has since expanded globally to over 100,000 members in 132 countries. Its goals of sustainable foods and promotion of local small businesses are paralleled by a political agenda directed against globalization of agricultural products. [from wiki]

For me, the act of baking bread represents the ideals of the slow food movement perfectly. A baker combines simple ingredients, kneads the dough, and waits patiently it to rise before placing it in the oven. Baking calls for time, patience, and an appreciation for food, but provides a time for meditation, reflection, and visceral experience.

I will create a series of 3d printed ceramic rings which will house dough made from scratch. I will document the progression as the yest rises through photograph, as well as bake the rings once they've risen.

HYPE other peoples' projects

tenants' rights flash cards

fruit wash stickers

slow food in copenhagen

information is beautiful - culture & color

evan roth - graffiti analysis

MIT labs - coconut noise pollution detector

smslingshot

HYPE visual research

two ideas

 

ok, i went a little wack with this one (and i dont even like busy furniture) but maybe if this was acrylic i wouldn't hate it. i need to find out what an appropriate thickness would be.

this is me trying to figure out how to make a chair with minimal waste. i dont know what to make it out of...metal? or rig some ghetto steam bender in my parents garage.  this will end up child size if the laser bed is only 3' tall. maybe i could run with that and cut a little cute felt liner too.

//project two brief

 For my archetype project, I chose to make a chair. After being so indecisive, I finally settled on designing a swing. Using simple slot and tab joinery, I created a slatted back seat, and further secured both pieces by stringing rope between them. Finally, I intend to anchor the swing to the ceiling using heavy yellow rope, which references the classic yellow swing set chain. In retrospect, I would have AVOIDED using ponoko's CNC, which requires an entirely different format than their standard laser cutter. My inexperience with the process led to a less than satisfactory chair, with a dumbed-down design and an off-kilter center of gravity. Live and learn






General Design Brief:  
Re‐envisioning an archetype object. 
 Utilize rapid prototyping technologies (Illustrator/Service Bureau) to offer a new 
interpretation of a universal form that reflects contemporary thinking/aesthetics 
through an exploration of material, form, function and construction.  
 Research: Blog entries documenting research and development of your idea to 
include websites, magazines and books (cite sources). What have artist/designers, 
using your archetype object, done before you? How have they used material, form, 
function and construction to offer a new interpretation? What is their design point 
of view? 
 Archetype Objects (we will choose 1): Lamp, Wall Clock, Vase, Chair  
 Scale: Laser cutting beds available thru service bureau up to 31.1”x15.1” 
 Formats (choose 1): 
  1. Using flat pack (tab/slot) choose the material (can be just 1 but no more than 
2 with the exception of any hardware required) that best supports a new 
interpretation of this universal form. Don’t just recreate the object. Provide 
additional element(s) of interest/expression. Do your research and 
remember the presentation in class and some approaches used; for instance: 
illusion, play, etc. 
  2. Using the flat pack (tab/slot) as at east 50% of your final object, incorporate 
an existing object to offer a new interpretation of your archetype object 
keeping in mind, material, form, function and construction. Again, do your 
research and also recall the presentation for ideas on approaching this 
project.  

TIMELINE:  
Design review : Sketches and maquettes ‐ September 13/T 
Blogging associated with project : beginning of class September 13/T  
Critique Project 2 : beginning of class October 11/T  

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material study: wood

supplii - bentwood handbags

kulla - compressed plastic and sawdust composite

material study: fiber

suzanne lee - biocouture

amy congdon - bespoke biological textiles

chiengora - knitting with dog hair

cupro - from cotton waste

sivan royz - laser cut silk

 milkofil - organic milk yarns

nepal's nettle fiber

titanium dioxide paper