Archive for the ‘Experiments’ Category
Lounge Chairs and info
This chair is awesome in itself for being eco-friendly, but the best part is the website also mentioned a resource for finding the geometry that Kennedy library actually has! So I’ll back to you guys on that one. This is an idea for economy of means. Needs to be played with though. Here is a […]
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Tags: furniture, lounge chairs, movable seating, seating
2-piece bent ply chair
This first attempt (failure) did not bend at all. Even after cutting away almost all material, the joints were knive-kerfed to bend at all. The 1/8″ plywood is at a 1:4 scale, which would assume using only 1/2″ plywood, not 3/4″ There must be a cutting pattern that either eliminates more material, or extends the […]
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Tags: bending, pattern, plywood
S_aS.
I have a translation for the title, but that’s for you to figure out. Anyway. This blog post is more like a wreck at a train station across multiple tracks. The first is in SF by FLW, the Xanadu gallery. Stark exterior. S_aS interior. Ceiling is light then covered with spherical shapes that diffuse […]
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Tags: ceiling, digital, interactive, lighting, lighting effects, undulating
Arduino Boards
Sensor de luz Originally uploaded by hugotso Arduino boards can be used to create all kinds of effects. They are intended for artists and hobbyists. On the basic level, it can take input from some type of sensor (light, motion, etc.) and be programed for a desired output. It can control lights, motors, etc. This […]
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Tags: lighting, lighting effects
Fossi’s Mirror Experiment
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Tags: lighting, mirrors, natural light
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