Chair Design
2010 - 2nd year Group Project. Team : Manori Sumanasinghe, Johnathan Hrasar, Anthony Morey, Jose Marichal, Michael De Cardenas
DESIGN STUDIO 3_PROJECT 3 : THEORY & APPLICATION OF DE STIJL
INSTRUCTOR: MARIO F. ORTEGA
INSTRUCTOR: MARIO F. ORTEGA
PROGRAM _ >
THEORETICAL RESEARCH OF DE STIJL WHICH LEAD TO THEO VAN DOESBURG'S CHAIR. SUCCESSFULLY AND ACCURATELY REPLICATING THE RED BLUE CHAIR, THE BERLING CHAIR, AND THE ZIG-ZAG CHAIR. UTILIZE THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED TO DESIGN A CHAIR.
OBJECTIVES_ >
MATERIALITY: UTILIZE, APPLY AND WORK WITH ACTUAL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM AT A HUMAN SCALE. FABRICATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES: USE OF SHOP TOOLS, UNDERSTANDING FORCES, PREPARATION, CONSTRUCTION, FINISHING, AND GAIN CARPENTRY / CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE. TEAM WORK: LEARNING TO EXECUTE A PROJECT IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT
PROCESS_ >
RESEARCH DE STIJL, THEO VAN DOESBURG, GERRIT REITVELD, THE BAUHAUS, ARCHITECTURE ONTWERP 4, THE RED BLUE CHAIR, THE BERLIN CHAIR, AND THE ZIG-ZAG CHAIR. REPLICATING THE THREE CHAIRS FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND DIMENSIONS USED BY THE DESIGNER. DESIGN A CHAIR USING THE PRINCIPLES EXPLORED IN THE ORIGINAL THREE CHAIRS. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHAIR. EXHIBIT THE FOUR CHAIRS AT THE CORAL GABLES CIVIC MUSEUM AT THE EXHIBIT
REPLICA OF THE BERLIN CHAIR
SCALE: 1' - 0" = 1' - 0"
REPLICA OF THE RED BLUE CHAIR
SCALE: 1' - 0" = 1' - 0"
SCALE: 1' - 0" = 1' - 0"
REPLICA OF THE ZIG-ZAG CHAIR
SCALE: 1' - 0" = 1' - 0"
SCALE: 1' - 0" = 1' - 0"
DESIGN PROCESS - SKETCHES
LOUNGE CHAIR
WOOD
SCALE: 1' - 0" = 1' - 0"
Team : Manori Sumanasinghe, Johnathan Hrasar, Anthony Morey, Jose Marichal, Michael De Cardenas