Designing and Prototyping Your First Chair
Materials
A course by Muka Design Lab , Industrial design studio
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson we will talk about the materials needed to carry out the final project and we will show you basic tools necessary. With all this you can make both the model and the prototype.”
In this video lesson Muka Design Lab addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing and Prototyping Your First Chair . Learn slow design techniques to build a wooden chair for artisanal production.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials In this lesson, we will look at the necessary materials for you to carry out your final project. We will focus on the necessary materials to make both the model and the final prototype of your design. The materials with which you will produce your design will not be defined now. You will define these materials during the design process and finally, with the artisan you will finish specifying the final materials. In Additional Resources we will leave you information about these materials, like woods and metals. Now I will explain the materials that we will use in the scale model. F...”
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Course summary for: Designing and Prototyping Your First Chair
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Product Design

Muka Design Lab
A course by Muka Design Lab
Founded by Lucas and Laxmi, Muka Design Lab is an award-winning industrial design studio specializing in furniture and consumer product design. Under the premise of slow design, the studio creates furniture and spaces with unique identity and character, working with local workshops and artisans to design everyday objects that reach people.
Their work has been featured in AD Architectural Design, Fast Company, Archi Expo, Dezeen, and El País. The studio’s projects have won international awards at exhibitions in Milan and Los Angeles, as well as a German Design Award and a RedDot Award for Design Concept.
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