Esquisse Two - Locking Systems

Esquisse Two - Locking Systems



Step 1: Female template.

The male and female templates were acheived by methods of trial and error and reverse engineering.

Step 2: Single female unit.


Step 3: Male template.

The width of the slots were critical to the success of this model.
They had to fit perfectly in order for the weight transfer to work well.

Step 4: Single male unit.


Step 5: Interlocking pair of male and female units.

The nature of a single unit transfers vertical weight to horizontal weight by opening up at the base (which would cause it to fail). This was solved by interlocking the units such that they gain structural strength from each other.

Step 6: Completed model.

This final model was created using 41 interlocking units that give it strength by locking its' 'limbs' into each other.
Excess material at the end of the 'limbs' further strengthen the model by pushing outwards, making the model structurally sound.
This is an original model.

Esquisse One - Origami Sphere

Esquisse One - Origami Sphere



Step 1:

Stacks of individual origami units.

Step 2:

Putting them together piece by piece.
This step in fact, is the most challenging step of the model.
The individual units don't hold together well at this stage because there is very little tension, unlike the next step.

Step 3:

At this step, adding more units are fairly easy because they hold each other well because of tension.

Step 4: Completed model.

The final model holds itself together primarily because of tension.
The structural strength however, is not as sturdy because of the thin material of the paper.

Esquisse One - Pyramid

Esquisse One - Pyramid (100mm x 100mm x 100mm)



Step 1: Cutting out a 2D shape.

This shape was acheived on the third attempt through trial and error.

Step 2: Folding

The inner flaps fold in on itself.

Step 3: Locking the sides.

The sides have a locking system which is cut from the inner panels.
A cleaner, more crisp edge might have been acheived by having 2 locks instead of 1.

Step 4: Completed model.

You can see that there are gaps between the edges.
One way of improving this would be to fold it sharply (but the difficulty of this increases with the thickness of the paper).

Esquisse One - Cube

Esquisse One - Cube (100mm x 100mm x 100mm)

Step 1: Folding a origami unit from a square paper.

Step 2: A single origami unit.

Six of these origami units are required to form a cube.

Step 3: Interlocking the pieces with each other.


Step 4: Completed Cube.

Esquisse One - Sphere

Esquisse One - Sphere (100mm Diameter)


This completed model consists of a 60mm diameter sphere in a 100mm diameter sphere

Step 1: Pasting the circle templates on card.


Step 2: Cutting the circles out.

It would have been ideal to use a circle cutter but I didn't have one.
The slots however, had to be cut individually.
Special attention had to be taken to cut the slots to precisely the right width.
too wide and the sphere would be wobbly, too narrow and the sphere would warp.

Step 3: Fixing the circles together.

This was by far the most challenging part of the sphere.
The trick was to fix all the male circles (inner circles) first and then 'wear' the female circles over them one by one.

Step 4: Completed model.

You can see here that the sphere is slightly warped.
This is because I had cut the slots too narrow.
I managed to get it right on the second attempt (picture at top).

How (we tried) To Make A Pyramid

Arne Jacobsen, Ant Chair, 1952

Hans J. Wegner, Ox Chair, 1960

Excerpt from: http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/2007/09/leather-ox-chai.html

"This modern classic has a cache of uniqueness the Eames lounge can't touch, and a price tag I can't touch. But it's here for me to admire, and maybe for you to purchase: black leather on chrome steel bases, designed by Hans Wegner for AP Stolen. Seat Depth: 21" Ottoman Height: 13" Width: 30" Depth: 18"

Price
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Week 2 Research Exercise: List C

Bibliography here.

Week 2 Research Exercise: List B

Bibliography here.

Week 2 Research Exercise: List A

Bibliography here.

Bibliography for Research Assignment

List A

1. http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/hans-wegner/#hans-wegner-chinese-chair
2. http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/hans-wegner/#hans-wegner-peacock-chair
3. Http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/hans-wegner/#hans-wegner-bear-chair
4. Habegger, Jerryll and Joseph H. Osman. Sourcebook Of Modern Furniture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989.
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8. Habegger, Jerryll and Joseph H. Osman. Sourcebook Of Modern Furniture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989.
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12. http://www.pressfiles.net/nordlysfestivalen/2007/images/odd-arne_jacobsen.jpg
A. Phaidon Design Classics: Vol II. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2006.



List B

1. http://www.japon.net/yanagi/historye.shtml
2. Pina, Leslie A. Fifties Furniture. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2000.
3. http://www.japon.net/yanagi/historye.shtml
4. http://www.japon.net/yanagi/historye.shtml
5. http://www.japon.net/yanagi/historye.shtml
6. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGkBxfPNPTPhWVQDZeLe5XbatRR1X5YqHk5cBAEKdlF9i9rJpaW5BR1eLOteHTozPxL72qoO4kLuUP0KGw5GGI6dnNLnxd7wBnzpQiDQNa7idDTXyhA8y0l2BjUyzWnRWybN0A8QL5jl4/s400/yanagi-sori.jpg
7. http://bestchairsdesign.blogspot.com/2007/12/verner-pantons-side-and-dining-chair.html
8. http://www.bonluxat.com/a/Verner_Panton_Wire_Cone_Chair.html
9. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kOABequat5OmFl32DlRKcXAtNMIc6pDP346k4rxutmxzvcCYhzvluxeg6ial-51N45Ar6Lrku0pxP2RoPVEWeD6l7dTE30glKD8WPQFU4YsanT_coNKXWds5MBsKj-iDrQWbwcHpW7cu/s1600-h/Verner_Panton_Tivoli_Chair_djj.jpg
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12. http://www.sixdifferentways.com/wp-upload/2006/06/verner-panton.jpg
B. Pina, Leslie A. Fifties Furniture. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2000.



List C

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3. http://www.postmydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/frank_gehry11.jpg
4. Phaidon Design Classics: Vol II. London: Phaidon Press Limited, 2006.
5. http://www.bonluxat.com/a/The_Frank_Gehry_Furniture_Collection.html
6. http://www.bdonline.co.uk/Pictures/468xAny/m/m/h/Gehry_72_ready.jpg
7. Fayet, Roger. 70s versus 80s. Verlagsanstalt GmbH: ARNOLDSCHE, 2001.
8. Fayet, Roger. 70s versus 80s. Verlagsanstalt GmbH: ARNOLDSCHE, 2001.
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