Furniture Design: Make a Wooden Lamp

DIY

A course by Fabien Cappello , Product and Furniture Designer

Product and Furniture Designer. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Joined May 2020
100% positive reviews (19)
684 students
Audio: English
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About the video: DIY

Overview

“At the core of my practice as an artist are the concepts of resourcefulness and DIY. Both go in hand. Let me show you what "do-it-yourself" means to me.”

In this video lesson Fabien Cappello addresses the topic: DIY, which is part of the Domestika online course: Furniture Design: Make a Wooden Lamp. Light up your home by creating a versatile lighting accessory through resourceful woodworking techniques..

Partial transcription of the video

“DIY In this unit, we will talk about alternative methodologies of making, because I believe, as designers, we need to rethink how we make and bring production way closer to where we live and work. Let's start by analyzing the concept of DIY. DIY are three letters that are the shorter version of do-it-yourself. DIY is an invitation that refers to individual for them to be able to repair, make, and modify. But the most important of DIY is that it's motivated by a passion, a desire to make. I'm talking about assembling raw materials or semi-raw parts to produce, modify, or adapt material posit...”

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Course summary for: Furniture Design: Make a Wooden Lamp

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (19)
  • 684 students
  • 5 units
  • 15 lessons (1h 38m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Craft, Design
  • Areas

    Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Design, Woodworking

Fabien Cappello

Fabien Cappello
A course by Fabien Cappello

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Product and Furniture Designer

Fabien Cappello is a French designer based in Guadalajara, Mexico. After studying industrial design at the University of Art and Design in Switzerland, he was awarded the IKEA Scholarship and pursued a master’s degree at the Royal College of Art in London.

After his studies, he did various design residencies around the world–in Korea, Japan, Portugal, and Italy. Throughout his career, he has developed an eclectic style inspired by the places he has lived in. His work has been exhibited in museums like Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, and Archivo Gallery in Mexico City.


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  • Level: Beginner
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Furniture Design: Make a Wooden Lamp. Craft, and Design course by Fabien Cappello

Furniture Design: Make a Wooden Lamp

A course by Fabien Cappello
Product and Furniture Designer. Guadalajara, Mexico.
Joined May 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (19)
  • 684 students