Product Design with Polyurethane Foam
Tests with the Material
A course by Matteo Pellegrino , Artist and Designer
Joined September 2021
About the video: Tests with the Material
Overview
“Put on the gloves that in this lesson you will see how versatile and creative is the material you will work with! You will also learn how to handle the two-component foam and its increase in volume by doing a test to familiarize yourself with the proportion by weight of the two components. ”
In this video lesson Matteo Pellegrino addresses the topic: Tests with the Material, which is part of the Domestika online course: Product Design with Polyurethane Foam. Learn to build objects and furniture using two-part polyurethane foam, from the initial design to demolding.
Partial transcription of the video
“The tests with the material In this lesson, we will become familiar with two-component foam. I wore gloves and I poured the two components A and B into these two glasses. As you can see, in this case the two components are very easy to recognize, because they have different colors and textures. Other polyurethane foams can have the same color, so it's very, very important that you immediately define component A and component B, naming them and always keeping them separate. Given the peculiarity of the material, let's do a little test to see how it behaves, since it is a known material, but ...”
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Course summary for: Product Design with Polyurethane Foam
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Interior Decoration, Interior Design

Matteo Pellegrino
A course by Matteo Pellegrino
Matteo Pellegrino is a product designer and artist. After studying design at the Politecnico di Milano, he had the opportunity to work alongside renowned industry professionals like Gaetano Pesce and Alessandro Mendini.
Through his career, he's collaborated with Gufram, Cappellini, and Corsi Design Factory. He currently designs and produces one-of-a-kind objects and functional sculptures for galleries, businesses, and professional studios.
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