Intro to Sustainable Product Design with Wood
Wood in Craft and Industrial Design 1
A course by Thomas Schnur , Industrial and Product Designer
About the video: Wood in Craft and Industrial Design 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I explain the background of craft and industrial design. First of all, I would like to give you an introduction to wood. Then I will go into the furniture and use a few examples to explain how wood behaves in use. ”
In this video lesson Thomas Schnur addresses the topic: Wood in Craft and Industrial Design 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intro to Sustainable Product Design with Wood. Discover a holistic approach to product design and learn to make furniture that meets your design, sustainability, and functional needs.
Partial transcription of the video
“Wood in craft and industrial design In this lesson I will show you how a tree becomes wood. A quote from Humberto Ak'abal comes to mind: "I just want to be like a tree even simpler than a board.” To you the whole to show as clearly as possible, I will now use an A4 sheet and a pencil to show you how the logic of a tree works. First, a tree develops roots. This allows him to grow tall, it gives him stability but above all it gives the tree the opportunity collect nutrients and water from the soil and to transport them to the top, towards the branches. The branches in turn form blossoms and l...”
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Thomas Schnur
A course by Thomas Schnur
Thomas Schnur is a product designer and has been living and working in Cologne, Germany, for more than ten years. He trained as a carpenter and later studied product design at the FH Aachen. His educational background allowed him to develop the awareness that people design their environment on a daily basis and to realize that he was also part of this group of designers. His projects, which often surprise people with their simplicity and originality, open up new perspectives on the concept of everyday objects.
In 2014 he started to mass-produce his first designs and in 2016 they were part of an exhibition entitled Funktionsraum at the PASSAGEN design festival. Over the next few years, he started teaching at ECOSIGN in Cologne, as well as at HBK Saar, UdK Berlin, and Kunsthochschule Kassel. Thomas designs products for the craft and industrial sectors as well as for exhibitions, books, and spaces. This wide range of activities gives him a comprehensive overview of product design at each moment. In his book Common Things he shares his experiences, reflections, and thoughts on some objects from everyday culture. In Chairman, published in 2021, he offers insight into his collaboration with craft professionals and clients for whom he has created designs.
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