1
PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN (FURNITURE) THOUGHTS PROCESS EVOLUTION
AR. KAILASNATH MURALEEDHARAN
2
PORTFOLIO
3
4
PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HAMMOCK Hammock doesn’t have any solid member crossing the user’s body. The ergonomic design evolved through user participatory experiments and feedback
HAMMOCK
5
Hammock, started with identifying a need in a familiar space. The apartment that I shared with friends was unfurnished except for a couple of plastic chairs. We slept on mattresses spread on the floor. Sitting up on the bed for long, or even leaning on to the wall for support was quite difficult and tiring. Sitting on the plastic chair made it uncomfortable to interact with others sitting/lying on bed.
6
PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HAMMOCK
7
8
PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
A simple mock up model was made to validate the ergonomics assumptions.
HAMMOCK
25 users tried and gave feedback. Based on the data collected, an ergonomic frame work was defined.
9
10 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Several Materials and forms were explored within the ergonomic framework. New concerns such as rigidity, pressure points, how material feels on skin etc emerged.
HAMMOCK
11
12 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HAMMOCK
13
14 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HAMMOCK
15
During fabrication, the design was further modified to accommodate material behavior. With valuable inputs from faculties as well as the experienced technicians at NID workshop, Hammock turned into a material and construction detail exploration and a sharp learning curve.
16 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HAMMOCK
17
18 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
KAHVEH ‘Kahveh’ is a coffee table with provision to keep sugar and coffee sachets.
KAHVEH
19
The word “coffee” entered the English language through a circuitous phonetic route by way of the Dutch word koffie, derived from the Italian word caffè, which probably came from the Turkish word kahveh, that has its roots in the Arabic word qahwah—a shortening of the expression qahwat al-bun, roughly translated as “wine of the bean.” This is where any agreement between lexicographers ends.
20 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Austerity, a willful choice to be content with bare essential still has the potential to be artistically expressive without ornamentation. Austere objects don’t carry the stigma of cheapness or compromise. Austere design brings together best of high end and low end products by maximizing production efficiency, minimizing materials, focusing on durability and
construction aesthetics, and imparting a humane touch through handicraft.
KAHVEH
21
22 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
KAHVEH
23
The form is the resultant of a thought that coffee table requires a surface. To keep the surface horizontal at suitable height, it need at least three points of contacts to the surface and four points of contacts on ground for optimal stability.
24 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
KAHVEH
25
26 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HEXALINK Hexalink is designed for Garima Park, the TCS Gandhinagar Campus.
HEXALINK
27
The company approached NID with a design requirement: encourage informal interaction in small groups during leisure. The space allotted was a huge central atrium. It double times as an area for gathering as well an informal open area. The required furniture has to be inviting and informal in nature but shouldn’t be a hindrance during public gathering or functions.
28 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HEXALINK
29
30 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) A tessellation visually appealing from overhanging balconies was the starting point of Hexalink. The design evolved as anthropometry, ergonomics, socio-focal patterns etc were explored. Minimalance (www.minimalance.com) - a metal fabrication
company based in Ahmadabad expressed interest in the classroom project. The company wanted to explore possibility of manufacturing furniture with recently acquired Italian CNC pipe bending machine, metal sheet laser cutting machine and metal sheet bending machine. Students visited the factory and studied the manufacturing capabilities and limitations.
HEXALINK
31
Hexalink is a set of five. One three-legged stool and four twolegged stools. A locking mechanism links them together. The set has to stay together to be functional (hence avoids the menace of scattered furniture on atrium floor). Multiple sets can be joined together to create varying ‘X’, ‘S’, ‘3’ etc patterns. When put together the furniture will be big enough to be visible and interesting even to the users on fifth floor balcony.
32 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HEXALINK When the atrium has to be used for functions or gathering, Hexalink can be stacked in a visually appealing way.
33
34 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Hexalink was among five designs selected for prototyping. The design further developed during prototyping to suit the CNC machines and efficient use of material
HEXALINK
35
36 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
HEXALINK
37
38 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
TROOL Versatile, light weight, and austere; Trool is a triangular stool for residential spaces.
TROOL
39
Trool is less than 60 millimeters thick when folded, and retains the same triangular form language. The total weight of Trool is limited below 5 kilograms.
40 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
TROOL Trool started as a study of folding mechanism in compass. The first miniature gave the idea of ‘folded aesthetics’. The design can be differently interesting in folded form. Further explorations were done to optimize the folding action.
41
42 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) A ‘push-to-collapse’ folding action seemed to be far fetched involving too many moving parts. However the exploration helped to realize the importance of keeping number of parts to the bare minimum.
TROOL
43
44 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
TROOL
45
The mock up succeeded in simplifying folding action but failed in stability as well as quantity of material. The concept was too bulky and heavy.
46 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Rather than the going a step back to conventional two rectangles pivoted at center, two intersecting triangles proved to be much more stable and sturdy
TROOL
47
48 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Pivots and stoppers were reduced to small bullets, thereby keeping the basic triangles pure and highlighted. The form and detailing were kept apt for easy fabrication. A simple jig made out of MDF made assembly extremely easy. 4� metal inserts at the pivot area prevents the slender pipe from bending when the user sits. The visually fragile furniture is not meant for climbing upon.
TROOL
49
50 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
TROOL
51
52 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
MORPHINA Morphina is an interpretation of Gajanan Upadhyay’s concrete furniture in NID’s canteen.
The story behind GU’s design as I heard it: Long back, Sabarmati (NID is located on the river’s bank) used to flood every year. GU designed the outdoor furniture to be heavy; an anti-flood design. The story explains the form, material, assembly...Everything! Now that there is a dam to control Sabarmati, the reason behind the design is gone. The need for a table exists but it can be something else too.
MORPHINA
53
However, the table cannot be just anything, it has to be an extension of NID. The new design should be a continuation better said, a morphism. Morphina started taking shape first by removal of ‘heaviness’. The triangular leg transformed into the minimal ‘V’.
54 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
MORPHINA
55
The new form needed a new method of construction if not a new material. Ferro-cement seemed to be just perfect . The tensile ferro-cement replaced GU’s kadappa stone table top. The table became, one material, continuous surface, monolith.
56 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Conventionally, concrete furnitures are made using molds. Morphina have a big complex form. Mr Arthur Duff (Professor & Area Chair, Furniture Design, CEPT) and Mr. Kireet Patel (Associate Professor, Furniture Design, CEPT) shared a solution to this problem.
MORPHINA
57
The form is defined using a skeletal frame made with 6mm mild steel bars. The frame takes the wet load of cement without deforming. It doesn’t have any structural purpose. The chicken mesh wrapped around the frame is the secret behind sleek ferro-cement slabs. The mesh helps to distribute the load uniformly. It also provides grip for wet concrete.
58 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Quickset micro concrete was applied layer by layer, 100mm high and 12 mm thick at a time. The finished slab was 50 mm thick. With more experience and improved skill, this can be brought down to as much as just 30mm.
MORPHINA
59
60 PORTFOLIO
MORPHINA
61
62 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
JAVA JAVA is a seating which can adapt into socio-fugal and sociopetal layouts. The seating promotes interactions and socializing when the backrest is turned down. With the backrest put up, it
gives seclusion and suits mindful relaxation. The seating creates an environment for leisure but it is not the leisure by itself. The users have to decide what leisure do they themself enjoy.
JAVA
63
64 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
JAVA
65
Emotional stability of individuals is a crucial factor in the overall performance. The work environment should provide means necessary to balance out various emotions that are produced as part of work. Leisure, an antonym of work, ironically increases productivity. Spending less than 15% of total work hours has a beneficial impact on productivity. This is largely due to the fact that emotions are phases which changes with space and time. A short break refreshes the mood and emotions. The sense of belongingness and the sense of ownership have rejuvenating effects. They assure positivity and strengthens individuals at emotional level.
66 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE)
JAVA
67
The design focused on modularity while creating a micro space. It is not possible for a square seating to have a flat backrest with inclination without compromising modularity. Backrest angle was achieved by circumscribing a circle around the square base. (Diagonal length of square and radius of the circle remains the same. Hence the corner joint is straight up on Z axis)
68 PORTFOLIO | INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ( FURNITURE) Concept design started with adding some privacy to a stool. With a flip mechanism the backrest can be switched between elbow height and head height. The flipping also help to alternate the facing direction. Thus, a swap between Socio-petal configuration and Socio-fugal configuration is enabled. The form was then simplified to ease fabrication.
JAVA
69
70 PORTFOLIO
AR.KAILASNATH MURALEEDHARAN M. Des. (Furniture & Interior Design) HTTP://www.behance.net/Ar_KailasnathMS