the end of a long and frustrating journey

Lesson learnt

You can definately never have too much time.
I would have liked to have done a fourth 1:1 and hopefully get closer or up to the standard that i had wished to present ( because none of my models are anywhere near this).......oh well, thats life.

Atleast i can see the improvement within my models and learn from the mistakes i repeatedly made.

*from a chair that didnt hold itself together to a sturdy tabbing system.

Branding

From looking at one of the short sides on one of the chairs, i developed the interest to brand it. Because of being able to see the supporting sections within the chair, i thought it would be interesting to flow the design inwards to guide peoples eye to the interior of the design.

A NEVER ENDING STORY...FAIL!!

MY FINAL 1:1.....................FAILURE!!

After many tears...(seriously) ....i created an even worse model than the last!!!! Unfortunately i experiemented on the last to help myself with the next, thus leaving them both in less than perfect shape.

On the positive side, things that i didnt perfect on the first, i did on the second.

its a pitty they ARENT ALL IN THE SAME MODEL :(


FAILS:
- side panels did not meet the other side
- cut through material MANY times, thus relying on contact to hold them together...MESSY!!!

SUCCESS:
- tab system within the interior of model

- not throwing chair out the window....although very close

Second 1:1

What was supposed to be my final model....
This model worked well overall but still wasnt executed as well is i hoped. I accidently cut off some tabs within the interior of the model causing it to fall apart as soon as i opened it and left plains inside to flop around. I also found myself cutting through alot of the cardboard on the sharp corners as i was cutting out so much material.

try again....

Branding

Keeping in reference to the location of the design exhibition, I looked back at japanese art I had already explored earlier in the semester and started to sketch down some ideas. I didnt want to necessarily represens the art in a literal sense or recreate something japenese but apply their use of pattern and organic flow in my branding.

Details

Here are some sketches relating to small changes in my design. these were to ensure my chair differs from simply a box. I wanted to incorperate a few more angles to tie in with the taper of the overall design.

I trial a few on my previous 1:1 model and other quick models. I really liked the detail on the top locking system but was still unsure about what to do in term of the side panel of the chair.