FURNITURE
Experimentation Furniture can explore the structural and material components of architecture, but at a scale that affords empirical understanding. This insight can serve as the hypothesis into a design idea. Scale The scale of furniture allows for sculptural possibilities that do not exist at the scale of architecture. Architecture is an envelope, whereas furniture is perceived as an object. This affords a sculptural interpretation, where a material joint can play a much bigger compositional role. One detail can be the focal point of the whole composition. Redefining Craft Craft applies as much to digital fabrication as it does to the celebration of the handmade. Craft is knowing which tool is appropriate for the job, and understanding through practice the limitations of each. Understanding how data is translated from a NURB model to a cut file for a CNC mill is as much craft as knowing that a negative rake on a cross-cut blade will keep a composite from chipping. |
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