Within

Within

A furniture design experiment, revealing hidden support systems.

A furniture design experiment, revealing hidden support systems.

Timeline:

12 weeks

Role:

Designer, Fabricator

Industry:

Furniture Design, Fabrication

Tools:

Rhino, CNC mill

Background

Background

The lifeforce supporting ecology and our existence is not readily visible. We see nature as an ever present entity, but not as a evidently observable element of life essential to our existence. While not initially apparent, there is a form within the form of the object. The inner core, only observable at certain angles, provides the structure necessary for the object to exist. The playful nature of the object invites the user to engage with it while providing flexibility for the user to define how it may be used. Nature operates the same way - it is a personal experience to engage with nature and it is a personal experience for how the object may be occupied.

The Process

The Process

Starting with sketches,. translating to a digital model, 3D printing, and then fabricating.

Final Images

Models: Alexa Jacobson & Chad Miller