photographic imagery

process imagery

fragami stool

technical drawings:

refinement of design

structural experimentation

Inspiration - (form, site context, use of polycarbonate in architecture)

3 x concept options

Experimentation with materials and development of structural systems suitable for liteweight furniture

A paralell between an adaptive architecture and a compact lite weight stool construction. Nature as inspiration

One shot stool by Materialise, Belgium



The twist action allows enabled the elegant transformable nature. Opening and closing as a sea coral or flowering plant in the garden adapts to the night and day natural phenomenon.



LAVA laboratory for visionary architecture
Headed by Chris Bosse
Current project - the construction of a sustainable city in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Masdar city
Nature inspired flowers open during the day to collect sunlight on the solar petals and shade inhabitants below. Rain water runs off the leave like forms, down the steam to an under ground water storage. At nite the petal buds close up, to allow a view of the open star lite sky above.

Technical drawings illustrating the flower Inspired device in detail.

Analysing material lite weightlessness, strengths and weaknesses,

Jean Prouve construction drawing for the CITE chair, 1944

Visit to SPACE furniture to observe furniture details

Project 1: 'revisit' Furniture Design History

 List 1 - (late 19th century - mid 20th century)

List 2 - (mid 20th century - late 20th century)

List 3 - (late 20th century - current)