Monthly Archives: July 2011

Cellular Screen Prototype

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

The first full size screen prototype is complete. On the first go, the individual pieces went together exactly as anticipated, and Carolyn’s etched tattoos simplified the assembly process. Combined with light bouncing through its cells, the screen’s connections transform $49 … Continue reading →

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Flojet Aluminum Prototypes

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

The furniture objects have now been prototyped in different materials, scales, locations and tools. After CNC routing plywood at full-scale and laser cutting acrylic at 1:6 scale, we got to Flojet aluminum sheet at 1:6 scale. We made numerous tests, … Continue reading →

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Screen Tests

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Full scale screen prototyping began this week. To find the perfect fit, we bracketed tooling settings by testing differentials between the actual bit diameter and those specified in our CAM settings. Carolyn and Joe milled 7 tests, with each removing … Continue reading →

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Exhibition Bases

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

For our upcoming exhibition, we’ve adapted a Five to Thirty Minute Chair and the Rotational, Cat in Bag iii and Torsion Table to serve as bases to display scale prototypes. Each object was adapted parametrically to share common proportions, and … Continue reading →

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Industrial Laser Cutting

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Whole Shop in Akron cut AtFAB acrylic prototypes with their industrial grade laser cutter.  We were intrigued with achieving detail and differentiation from a heavy manufacturing operation equipped for mass production jobs in titanium and steel. We are producing 1:6 … Continue reading →

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