chair project: chair modelling
This was the second project I worked on in my sixth form. The class was told to pick an iconic chair to recreate as a scale model. This image shows Ron Arad's 'Well Tempered Chair' from 1987, which I attempted to recreate, however did not complete due to absence.
drawings
These are the diagrams I had drawn when I had planned to make my chair. I had drawn each picture in a different view to show what the chair would look like from all perspectives. I had also used different drawing materials for each picture to add variation to my drawings. For example, this first image is drawn with a blue colouring pencil.
This second drawing is from a side view of the chair, which I initially drew with blue colouring pencil again, yet realised I should use a regular lead pencil to represent the colour and reflection of the chair in a better way as the original is made from steel.
For this drawing, I had tried out alcohol markers for the first time so I was attempting to blend the colours in order to create a reflective look with shadows. However they were more difficult to blend than I had initially thought, hence why this isn't my favourite design out of all the ones I had done.
For this drawing, I had drawn the behind view of the chair on black paper using pastels. I think this was a unique way of drawing the chair as instead of adding the shadows, I was drawing on the lightened parts where the light would reflect off of, which was really fun to do. It was also easy to blend the pastel as the consistency is smooth so I could use my finger to create a smooth blend on the paper.
This is where I had decided what scale I was going to be making the chair. I had researched what size the real product was online which allowed me to find out what scale was best suited to create a model for it. I had come to a decision of making it a scale of 1:5.
creating the model
To make the model, I had created the shapes on the software '2D Design' on our school computers for it to be cut out on the laser cutter. I had these cut out on a large sheet of flexible plastic which allowed it to be easily curved as the whole chair is a unique, curvy shape.
After the plastic was cut out, I had purchased a sticky-back, reflective pvc sheet which I was able to stick on to the plastic. This made the material look very realistic compared to the real product.
I had also purchased extremely small screws which I used to connect the pieces together, as the original chair appears to use some sort of pop-rivet to be attached together. I liked how intricate this model had to be to represent the original in a realistic way, it was interesting to make and a shame that it is unfinished.