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Furniture Design

Designed and Built Furniture Pieces

Furniture Design: Welcome

Furniture Design

The suite of all three projects reveals how the pieces work together, with each piece tying back to the other. The materiality helps in this progression and the slight differences in materials start a dialogue with one another. This makes the series as a whole more dynamic and compelling. The chair and the trestles both touch the ground delicately. The chairs accomplish this by using steel rods as the chair legs, which create a visual lightness. The trestles touch the ground with three legs on each support structure instead of four legs. This adds stability and strength to the shape, but also allows the trestles to elegantly interact with the ground plane. The diamonds in the screen have their own elegance to them. The slight, graceful curvature of the diamonds allows for more movement in the piece.

Furniture Design: Text

A Pair of Chairs

This project was designed with the idea of using a delicate frame to create a unique set of chairs. The frame was built out of bent steel, which created a strong base that didn't hold as much visual weight.

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Trestles

These two trestles create a stable base for a table. They are built from yellow poplar and use an X pattern to create a strong shape.

Diamond Divider

The Diamond Divider is a screening device that creates a unique experience for the occupant. It can be used as a enclosure device when placed on the floor, or as a divider between two people across a table.

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Furniture Design: Projects
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