Trefoil: Competition entered.
Wish us luck.
Trefoil: Rendering: Behind the scenes.
Gjenfodt (Boneless) Chair: Sample photos.
We got sent these photos from the factory, showing the chair after being bent. It still hasnt been welded or tidied up at all, and still has to be powder coated, but its pretty exciting to see it take shape - even if we arent there in front of it for once.
Trefoil: Assembled and lit.
Trefoil:
So we did get Kierans Light 3D printed - because making this by hand would have taken waaay too long.
For something that took forever to model, assembly was easy.
Feed LED wire through the center of the hanger, fit LED strip, press fit the pieces together. Easy.
Another view, showing Kierans light in better detail. This view is still a work in progress though, its lacking some impact, and the materials aren’t right.
As for manufacturing this thing, the loop is actually made from six pieces, but all six are the same part - just patterned. Snap details allow for quick and easy assembly of the main loop and the hanging feature.
Flexible LED strips provide the lighting, and since the parts are thin-walled injection moulded plastics, you get a nice soft internal glow as well as the light exploding through the seams.
Well, the rapid prototype looked like that anyway.
Boneless Chair: All views covered.
Yes. This IS a tribute to a product shot that I love. Any guesses which one?
Also, keen eyes might notice that the pendant light is Kierans TreFoil, which came runner up in another competition last year. There hasnt been much posted on it on our blog actually, so i’ll dig out some info on it.
Competition time! And yes, this is the sheet metal version of the boneless chair. Unfortunately it will still be quite a few weeks until we actually get to lay our hands on these bad boys..
(One day i’ll get over comic fonts.
One day. But not this day. -Shane)
Boneless Chair:
And this is the chair. Atleast, for the moment it is.
and we’ve ordered prototypes! 1.5mm cold rolled mild steel, powder coated in matte white. We’re also getting one in matte black.
The 2 parts have a fair amount of work in folding them, and then they are spot welded together, creating a pretty rigid structure. For added strength, we’ve got welds happening in the large bends of the main piece as well.
Our stress simulations look pretty solid, so we’ve taken the plunge! Wish us luck!
Boneless Chair: Sheet metal variants
So we’ve been doing some research into manufacturing some sheet metal furniture offshore, which will give us an opportunity to have cheaper products to offer people who don’t necessarily want a hand crafted piece such as we normally do.
To help avoid any costly mistakes though, we’ve been running simulations and force assessments on the chair, and tweaking the design once we have identified trouble areas.
Science!
With a random number chosen by the lovely Alex, http://modern-eclecticism.tumblr.com/ has won the yellow skol cup. Congrats!
Miss out? Don’t stress!
Nic is back from his trip, but while we’re still low on content and getting slowly back into the workshop, i’ll be sure to keep things interesting around here with another giveaway very shortly… we’ve got a black thats looking for a new home too!
its almost time! kieran and I will pick a winner on saturday!
It’s time to finally give a cup away.
Sometimes we don’t make stuff perfectly (hey, we’re only human!), and while they’re acceptable enough to own, they’re probably not good enough to sell. So we’re giving one away.
This lemon coloured baby has some crazing in the glazing, and the concrete had some, err.. shall we say ‘consistency issues’. It’s all good, it’s rustic! And it’s free!
Want this cup? Like this post! Reblog this post! And make sure you’re following us. Yep, just like your favourite teen-fashion blogs, we’re doing a giveaway that is purely designed to make us feel popular.
The more notes you leave us the more likely you are to win - we’ll randomly pick a number in 2 weeks, and the winner will be whoever left the note that corresponds to the randomly chosen number. Hmm… Thats confusing to explain.
Note: we can post this anywhere in Australia for free, but if you happen to win and live internationally, we’ll have to sort something out. It’ll cost ~$20 to ship it to most places, but maybe we can make it worth your while.
A while ago, Kieran and I did a talk at the pop-up shop of our good friends Evie. (If you are unfamiliar with them, get famliar. They’re winning awards left right and centre!)
Our talk focused on the Skol cups, how we worked, and why we don’t mind failing (learning from your mistakes FTW!). We were joined by TDD favourites Savage Design & Totem Decks - as well as many others, with backgrounds in not exclusively industrial design. Unfortunately you can’t hear us talking, but you can definately pick us out (and our cups, candles, chair and maybe even table) a few times in the video above.
If you’re interested in seeing some new works from the Sydney design community, then be sure to have a look above.
