Overview

In Fall 2021, I took Design Computation: Art, Objects and Space. As a semester-long project, students were asked to learn the fundamentals of design, modeling, and fabrication by designing and building a CNC chair with an experiential undertone. The course was structured into phases listed below:

1. “Draw a Chair” - 2D drawings of an existing chair of choice

2. “Model a Chair” - 3D model of the chair from step 1

3. “Printing a Chair” - 3D print chair from step 2

4. “Daylight Rendering” - Render chair from step 3

5. “Design Experience” - Develop a shape for a new chair (2D)

6. “Design Forming” - Model the new chair in 3D and render

7. “Planar Modeling” - Turn 3D chair into planar parts and laser cut

8. “Assembly Design” - Practice connection details on 3/4” plywood

9. “Design Proposal” - A second and final iteration of step 7

10. “Final” - Present a full scale 1/2” plywood version of the chair

Project Members

• Nebyu Haile

Programs + Tools used

• Rhinoceros 3D

• Grasshopper

• Mastercam

• CNC Machine