Project finished!
Here are some photos.
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Sustenance (3)
Ideas
The newspaper/magazine stall allows people to access knowledge and information at ease. I am creating a place where knowledge is easily accessible. In our new day and age, information is so plentiful, especially with the world-wide-web. I would like to focus on this multi-faceted notion of information. Perhaps create a multi-layered wall where information can be displayed to the public, allowing for simple access and quick renewal/recycling of information.
This will be one of the walls of the stall. The information will be constantly changing on 3 different screens, creating depth and variety to the appearance of the stall.
Sustenance (2)
Surfing the internet for some ideas and inspiration.
Here are some pictures that i found of "newspaper stands/stalls" around the world.
Sustenance (1)
Sustenance
Sustenance can refer to any means of subsistence or livelihood within a region or acountry;
- food
- any subsistence economy: see list of subsistence techniques
- Any agricultural and natural resources
[Definition from Wikipedia]
My own interpretation of Sustenance : Something thatsustains you, whether material or immaterial. Something that is deemed absolutely necessary in our lives (depending on one's personal views of course).
Examples : food, clothing etc.
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These two weeks' project requires us to produce a laser cut model, based on the theme of "Sustenance".
The laser cut model will be a stall which we can sell what we consider as our own sustenance, the location has already been allocated to us.
For my own stall, i have chosen to sell newspapers and magazine. They represent my sustenance which is Knowledge.
Lasercut Project
New project!
For the next two weeks we will be focusing on lasercutting and learning to use Illustrator to make lasercutting files.
The theme for the next two weeks is "Sustenance".
Waking Up (4)
Final Model
For my final 1:5 model i was looking to replicate the effect that i obtained from the draft model that i made inthe weekends. Dermott and Padma (my tutors) seemed to really like the idea of semi-translucency/opacity in the material of the walls. Therefore i was set upon a task to find an appropriate material that i could use to make the proper realistic 1:5 model.
I decided that i would use fibreglass for my final model. It fulfilled what i was looking for in the optimum material. Fibreglass is robust and does not break easily. It is also a relatively light-weight material, allowing for easy transportation. Also, i was under the impression that fibreglass is also slightly translucent; similar to the draft "wall" that i made.
Making the Model
As it is very difficult to manufacture fibreglass in such a short time, in a home environment, i went and summoned the help of a fibreglass making company to assist me with the making of my model. (AC Fibreglass)
After some scavenging and looking around, i was able to find a suitable mould for making the fibreglass out of.
My piece of fibreglass looked like this:
This piece of fibreglass is the base of my sleeping pod. As i stated earlier, for my augmented reality model the detail which i wanted to show was the wall (and the material of it) and its relationship to the "concealed door".
Therefore i decided to cut this model in half, and between the two halves, have the "door".
I took the model down to the workshop to cut in half, using the bandsaw.
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