Sketches/planning
My first attempt to designing pieces a furniture was to first find some inspiration of people who have worked who designing furniture. Which I overcame to 2 designers named Isamu Noguchi and Frank genry who happen to design modern furniture. Then after finding out some inspirations I started to think about some ideas of what type of furniture I wanted to draw as well as how I wanted to design the pieces. After brainstorming I came to a conclusion of designing chairs and a dresser and how to design them. So then I started sketching the images I had in my head of how to design the pieces. when I was done skecthing I chose certain colors for the pieces of furniture as well and starting filling in the drawings by coloring them with colored pencils but then having to sharpie a boundary to emphaisis the color.
Meaning for making this piece:
The reason I wanted to make this piece is because I wanted to do a type of art that I have never made before which is designing furniture. I have always wanted to design furniture so I thought that this could be a good chance to do so. The style I chose to design these pieces of furniture was modernism, becaus eit seems to be that most people are very into modern furniture because it is so well known. Therefore I chose to go through the modern path to designing furniture. The type of furniture that I chose to make were chairs and a dresser because I know from my knowledge that people are very interested in having cool chairs in their homes so I went to making a design for a chair, well actually two designs. Then I designed a dresser which I thought would be a good extra piece especially since they are a wellknown useful piece of furniture that many people use as well.
Artist inspiration
Kashiwado Modern Japanese Chair by Isamu Kenmochi
Isamu Kenmochi founded the Japan Industrial Designers Association and collaborated also with Isamu Noguchi on several projects. In 1961, he designed the Kashiwado Modern Japanese Chair, created for a famous sumo wrestler of the same name. It was created by carving out block of Japanese cedar, which has been specifically selected for having the most rings. Each chair takes several weeks to make.
Kashiwado Modern Japanese Chair by Isamu Kenmochi | Retro to Go. (2008, July 21). Retrieved December 15, 2016, from http://www.retrotogo.com/2008/07/kashiwado-moder.html
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A bench, table, sofa, chair, and twisted cubes add an unusual slant to commercial, institutional, and residential spaces - both indoors and out. Manufactured from one piece of roto molded polymer, these hail and child-proof statues withstand extreme conditions as if by second nature. Not to mention their ability to refresh the dinner party conversation lull.
Three hyperextended versions of the boxy cube include: “Left Twist Cube”, “Right Twist Cube”, and “Three Sided Cube”. Gehry replaces the idea of right angles with playful diagonals drawing on the contours of boulders and rock formations, taking you right out of your concrete jungle and into the Alps. Pages, D. (2008, March 3). Frank Gehry Furniture Collection. Retrieved December 15, 2016, from http://media.designerpages.com/3rings/2008/03/frank-gehry-furniture-collection/
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Reflection:
I have never designed furniture ever in my life but I always thought that it would be really cool and creative to do so . So I did enjoy designing furniture as much as I though how enjoyable it would be. Overall I feel good about my piece because I think it was a good outcome for being my first time to ever being in a designers shoes. The only thing I feel that could have changed would be adding more detail to the drawings so that there can be more showing of how the texture would be if I ever physically made the piece of furniture. Honestly the inspirations that I had chosen to use was such a big help when thinking of cool designs that no one has really seen in furniture design. My designs are well in my viewpoint but can use some improvement.
ACT questions:
1.) These designer inspirations helped me gain ideas and designs of how to design furniture. Especially because I didn't really know how or where to start. So the inspirations helped me get going on my studio.
2.) The authors of my research just techinically explained what the furniture that the designers made were made for. Also they explained how the pieces were made and as well as what material the piece of furniture was made out of.
3.) During my research I have noticed how culture impacts the designs that the artist makes such as what types of designs. As well as how people overall affect the design as well becuase the designers goal is to design furniture that will catch the peoples attention to wanting to get the furniture for themselves.
4.) My theme was modernsim. So I wanted to design my furniture to having a more modern style because this type of design is well known to the people. As well as the style being a very interseting design as well that most people like.
5.) Some inferences that I can make from my research is that one can design a furniture in their own type of way on how they see the way the furniture can be functionable and eye catching. The research I have gotten are from websites that talk about furniture so that the people who are buying the furniture can see and know a little about the furniture so that it can make the people want to buy the furniture. Knowing some background information about furniture is very helpful when people are decisive of what exactly they are looking for.
2.) The authors of my research just techinically explained what the furniture that the designers made were made for. Also they explained how the pieces were made and as well as what material the piece of furniture was made out of.
3.) During my research I have noticed how culture impacts the designs that the artist makes such as what types of designs. As well as how people overall affect the design as well becuase the designers goal is to design furniture that will catch the peoples attention to wanting to get the furniture for themselves.
4.) My theme was modernsim. So I wanted to design my furniture to having a more modern style because this type of design is well known to the people. As well as the style being a very interseting design as well that most people like.
5.) Some inferences that I can make from my research is that one can design a furniture in their own type of way on how they see the way the furniture can be functionable and eye catching. The research I have gotten are from websites that talk about furniture so that the people who are buying the furniture can see and know a little about the furniture so that it can make the people want to buy the furniture. Knowing some background information about furniture is very helpful when people are decisive of what exactly they are looking for.