This week’s task was a lot of fun! Having formed groups in class we endeavoured to find a solution to the task at hand, which was to create a structure that would support the weight of a person. Having created a locking system in the previous weeks task I had an idea in my head as to what I wanted to achieve. Though this time it was not as simple, as the scale was a lot larger and ideally we wanted to create a back to our chair. We started off doing some sketches where we experimented with the idea of a grid system, but I soon moved on the paper as I found it an easier tool to work with.
The paper ended up being simply easier to configure in comparison to the cardboard, as I found the thin material was more flexible at a small scale. About half way into the class I began to construct a square pattern that solely relied on the concept of folding. I found the fold to be very sturdy and as I played around with the squares it turned out to be quite effective. Back at home after class I came up with a pattern that was derived from squares and triangle that folded together to create a chair with a back and arms, which took a similar form to the standard ‘sofa’. The pattern was then transformed into a 1:1 scale where the squares were 400mm x 400mm.
Materials which helped me along the way was the masking tape which proved to be a saviour in disguise, as it allowed me whilst I was designing with paper to stick squares together where a fold was needed instead of having to cut out the entire pattern again. The metal ruler was fantastic for scoring the cardboard to create a fold and the measuring tape proved to be handy when ruling lines at a large scale. Though when trying to shove bicycle boxes into my sisters Nissan, I could have done with a larger car!
All in all, I thought it was a successful project and a comfortable chair!
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