Tag Archives: Sniglet

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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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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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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Five to Thirty Minute Chairs

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

We designed the Five to Thirty Minute Chair not as the most perfect chair, but rather as the perfect chair for most. We developed it to test parametric definitions derived to accommodate many postures, body types and uses. When combined … Continue reading →

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Beside Table

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

The Beside table is meant to go next to your chair, your bed or anywhere. In designing it, we were curious about exploring a simple volume, rather than unwittingly or intentionally expressing the piece’s sheet material origins, like so much … Continue reading →

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One to Several Table

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

Driving across the Bighorn Range in Central Wyoming last summer – on our way to our new academic jobs – Anne and I started talking about designing and building our own office furniture. This led us to making our first tables, … Continue reading →

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