esquisse no. 2 – strength through curvature

Strength through curvature was achieved by scoring curved shapes into the cardboard, bending and taping them down. The top portion was also bent inwards and strengthened the structure substantially 

Stage 1: Research Part A

Esquisse no. 1 – spaghetti challenge

Strength was achieved through triangulation. Form was made of 5 large triangles. Smaller pieces was used to create smaller triangles within the triangles.

"ReVisit" - FURNITURE DESIGN HISTORY

The Bad Tempered Chair was designed by Ron Arad. It is a remake of the Well Tampered chair which was made from sheet metal. The Bad Tempered chair has been manufactured from a newly formulated plastic which consists of glass, carbon, kevlar fibre steeped in a special resin. This plastic is manufactured in sheets which are then lazer cut and folded into desired shape. They are assembled by screwing each part together with nuts and bolts.