Ruan Basson: Week 8 Lamp - OVO

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sliced form

The inspiration for my lamp lies with modern design.  I love sleek, flowing design, so I tried to incorporate that into my lamp.  It is also an iteration of my ring that I had printed.  

I used a very simple method to create the form of the lamp.  I first made a torus, tapered it, and trimmed the bottom of it so it could sit on a table.  I then put a point in the center of the form and radiated the cross sections from that and used the pipe method to get the cutouts.

I rendered it in black plastic because I wanted to see what the finished product would look like.  I love a black and white palette, so other iterations could be white and a transparent acrylic.

Nick Tourville- Week 8 Chair

   The Deox chair design is based on DNA. It is a simplistic design meant to be used as a coffee table chair. The center cushion is removable and straps to the bottom of the chair.
   My modeling process began with drawing the curves of the frame and legs and manipulating the control points. I then used Grasshopper to pipe the curves. This process was then repeated for the cross bars. The cushion is a manipulated surface the was extruded and filleted.
   For materials, I knew I wanted a metallic body for the chair. After trying an entirely chrome body, I decided that black chrome for the frame and legs had a more accented look. The cushion has a custom red velvet texture.

Sarah Zambrana: Week 8 Chair

      I tried to think of a design that I would want to use while I'm in school.  In several of the studio classes that I take, they require some sketching for a few hours a day. So I thought it would be a good idea to make a chair that kept me comfortable while at the same time staying focused. The angle of the chair lets you lean back in a comfortable position and also the base of the chair is wide enough to where you could cross your legs and work.

     Aesthetically I wanted to keep things thin and simple with a geometric design. The legs of the chair are made out of black steel while the seat itself is made from a soft, cloudy plastic. I would say the tools that used the most for this project were blend surface, fillet edge, and boolean union. It was often difficult to blend the so many pipes together in a few spots, but I think I was able to blend them together pretty smoothly.

Isaac Toonkel: Week 8 Chair

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Key Shot Prep

Instead of taking inspiration from form, I took inspiration from the mechanical components of a car for this chair. My goal for this design was to create a rocking chair without rockers. The way this works is that there is a large hinge in the front of the chair that lets the seat move up and down. The spring in the back, meant to look like coil over suspension, keeps the seat upright and lets you rock back and forth. Since this type of suspension is usually found on race cars, I designed the seat similar to a racing bucket seat.

This tubular chair was created using a variety of command such as the pipe command, trim command, wire cut command, helix curve command, and most importantly, the fillet edge command. To create good welds between pipes, i filleted the edge. When this did not work I used the pipe-trim-blend technique. 

Because this chair is styled after car components, the frame of it is made of aluminum which is a common material found in cars. The support of the seat is made from a nylon material similar to that found in the window nets used in nascar. The head rest is made of a black leather. For lighting I used the HDR settings I have used in prior projects due to its ability to create good shadows and adds more depth.

Karla Ronaszegi: week 8 tubular chair

This is my Tubular chair. To make it I first mapped it out and extruded the lines. I drew in the metal base and mirrored that and used pipe command. For the outline of the couch I just kept the filleted edges separate. My design although in a box, is based off of streamlined design. 

Vitaliy Pankov: Week 8 Tubular Chair

For this assignment I created several different chair models. In all three of them I tried to capture minimalistic style which is common for a modern interior decor. I used images of kitchen and living room interiors as a background for some of my renderings. I believe that the biggest challenge of this assignment was to keep the design simple, yet fresh and elegant.

 

Andrea Garrido:Week 8 Chair

Rhino model with edge analysis 

Dimensions 

Keyshot with orthographic drawings

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Keyshot with isometric drawing

Keyshot with all drawings 

another design

I wanted this chair to be one continuous curve. I made one curve in rhino that I mirrored. I then joined the two together to make one closed curve. I pulled the control points until I found a shape that would work.  Later, I made a rounded rectangle i used sweep 1 to go around the curve. i created the cushions with sweep two.

I played around in keyshot. I was not content with the way many of the materials I chose looked. Therefore, i decided to make my own material by altering the ones that were already there. My favorite is the clear blue with a metal frame (the first picture).