EDGES
Summer 2023 Term 14 Weeks Class Project
Student project has no affiliation with any brand
Design in Topic Studio: Furniture Class
Redesign from the traditional Chinese furniture
And make it more in line with the aesthetic of today's young people.
INTENTION
Size: Ancient Chinese side table
Shape: Combine with Ancient style &
Geometric style
Feeling: Chinese Value, like balence
Technology: Ancient ways, like complex joints.
I think modernize an conventional furniture is not only to make it as simple as possible. In this situation, something can be abandoned, but some values should be keeped up.
RESEARCH
How to make tranditional Chinese furniture
Ancient & Morden Chinese Furniture Comparison
In ancient time, craftsman tried to use their technique to make furniture better and batter to show their craftmanship. Now, some designers try to simplify traditional furniture to convey the trend of futuristic Chinese furniture.
DESIGN PROCESS
Inspiration
EAGES is inspired by an ancient Chinese font called Shou Jin. This is a font from Song Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.
Tableleg is a very important part of a table, so tableleg form is also very important. The font is the inspiration of tableleg form.
Ideation Sketches
Ideation Modeling
3D Model Iteration
DESIGN REFINEMENT
FINAL DESIGN
Material
Surface:
Walnut,
or Beech
or Maple
Corn:
Brass
Legs:
Walnut,
or Beech
or Maple
3D Print Part
Technical Drewing
FABRICATION PROCESS
PROTOTYPE
