CORIAN SWING Process
MATERIAL
DESIGNING WITH CORIAN ELISAVA WORKSHOP ‘12
PRODUCT
Corian is the brand name for a solid surface material created by DuPont. It is composed of acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate (ATH). Corian can be thermoformed by heating it to 300 °F (150 °C), allowing unique shapes to be created.
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CONCEPT
Building the mold
The CorianSwing is a rocking chair made of Corian aimed at children up to 3 years old.
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It is composed of three parts which share the same radius to reduce time and costs of production. To improve its image, the product has been merged with red and it has added texture and typography using the CNC machine. Cutting the peaces with the CNC Machine
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SIZING
4 400
Assembly
400
900
900
290
290
Shaping the peaces with heat
Adrià García / Gerard Martínez / Eduard Niubó / Lluís Puig
The advantages of having used Corian in our product are: excellent hygiene and easy production by termocomformat process.