Terrazzo Techniques for Resin Furniture Making
Preparing Your Mould
A course by Olivia Aspinall , Surface and Product Designer
About the video: Preparing Your Mould
Overview
“With the samples complete, it's time to progress to the next step! In this lesson, I will show you how to create the mould using accessible materials and the original sketch as a plan. ”
In this video lesson Olivia Aspinall addresses the topic: Preparing Your Mould, which is part of the Domestika online course: Terrazzo Techniques for Resin Furniture Making. Learn to cast and create bespoke items of furniture infused with bold colors and patterns using eco-resin, from the initial mold to the finished piece.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Preparing Your Mould In this lesson, we'll make our mould using accessible materials and we'll use our sketch as a reference points. To remind ourselves of the dimensions of our final piece, we've got a 250 mm diameter base and a 500 mm height for our side table. This means that for our base, we need to stick to those dimensions and we need at least 500 mm height on our mould. I'll take my paper slightly over this and draw a line that we'll pour to, so it gives us a bit of leeway. We've got these dimensions. I'll move this aside and introduce the materials we'll use. I've pre-cut my base ...”
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Course summary for: Terrazzo Techniques for Resin Furniture Making
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Category
Architecture & Spaces, Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Decoration, Interior Design
Olivia Aspinall
A course by Olivia Aspinall
Olivia Aspinall is a surface and product designer based in Nottingham, England. She grew up learning to fix things around the house with her dad and went on to study a degree in textile design that allowed her to put her hands-on experience into practice. While preparing for her final project, she started experimenting with hard surfaces, which kickstarted her career as a product designer.
After graduating, Olivia began casting and creating from her dad’s garage alongside other design jobs before building up enough commissions to start her own studio. Since then, she has created work for Google, Pinterest, Cancer Research, and more, making bespoke pieces characterized by their color, pattern, and craftsmanship.
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