Design of a Furniture Collection from Start to Finish
Form: visualization, exploration and definition
A course by Luis Arredondo , Industrial Designer and Woodworker
About the video: Form: visualization, exploration and definition
Overview
“From the details and ideas defined in the previous lesson, you will begin the general sketch of your pieces, you will work on their general appearance and define their function without forgetting ergonomics. ”
In this video lesson Luis Arredondo addresses the topic: Form: visualization, exploration and definition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of a Furniture Collection from Start to Finish. Learn to transform a concept into multiple pieces of furniture that share the same aesthetic.
Partial transcription of the video
“Form: visualization, exploration and definition In National Workshop, when we are going to design a furniture collection, we always select a piece that will work as a starting point. For us, invariably this will always be a chair, as it is one of the most difficult pieces to design and conceptualize. As Mies van der Rohe mentions: "The chair is a very difficult object. Anyone who has ever tried to make one knows it. There are infinite possibilities and many problems: the chair has to be light, it has to be strong, it has to be comfortable. It's almost easier to build a skyscraper than a cha...”
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Course summary for: Design of a Furniture Collection from Start to Finish
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Areas
Furniture Design & Making, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Woodworking
Luis Arredondo
A course by Luis Arredondo
Luis Arredondo is a Mexican industrial designer as well as founder and creative director of Taller Nacional and the experimental design studio BESTIA. Taller Nacional is a design firm with its own production workshop where a team of designers, architects, carpenters, and woodworkers conceptualize, design, develop, and manufacture furniture and objects that bring style into the spaces they occupy while creating a positive social impact.
Luis and the team at Taller Nacional have participated in exhibitions at the London Design Museum, the Galería Mexicana de Diseño, MUAC, MACO, MUNAL, and the Franz Mayer Museum, among others. They have also collaborated on a variety of interior design, home furniture, retail, and corporate projects like Mercado Roma Coyoacán, Cuccina, Bar Xaman, Limantour Bar, Hotel Casa Pancha, and Emporio Cancún.
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