NEUTRA
[minimal design | quality materials]
- Fabrication (Hand + CNC) | Digital Design | Architectural Interior Visualization -
The Neutra Table was designed originally to add storage to a small New York apartment. The piece disassembles and packs flat with ease; each fastener a highlighted detail, exposing everything to the owner about it’s assembly. One sheet of Baltic Birch Plywood, Brass Bolts and Stainless Steel Threads with Sapele Mahogany details.
EXCAVATION
[DESIGNING WITH BLURRED INTENT]
- CNC Routing | 3D Printing | Casting
[Spring 2017 UNCC]
With fabrication, there is an opportunity lying with the understanding of how each step in a process can inform the other. Here a concept of a digital-through-physical process was experimented with. Geometric abstractions were staged in a floating, historically fictional site to be excavated via CNC. Once uncovered, they transformed into an articulated piece combining multiple methods and materials chosen for their ability to effectively express what was uncovered and projected. There were intentional patterns, but also intentional gaps in the process in order to make room for accidents. Many of the resulting textures and discrepancies were a result.
KALEIDOS
[Fabrication in PRogress]
- Fabrication (Laser + 3D Print) | Digital-Computational Design | 3D Visualization -
In collaboration with Dustin White & Design Morphine
This contemporary Chandelier [5’ x 3.8’ x 5’] was designed for Jump Into The Light, a company in NYC that is home to an array of VR/AR based experiences. This interactive installation implements an digital process developed in-house to create clean, 3D printable joints for complex structures. These Nodes are printed in Onyx, a proprietary reinforced plastic from Markforged, with additional fiberglass reinforcement where necessary. Our friends at Design Morphine are creating custom interactive LED lights that will push color off the reflective, chromatic panels on the interior. Dustin White’s personal process for creating intricate plastic netting via laser-cutting and hand forming will act as a diffuser around the main body of the chandelier.
