Mark Gentile
Select Works 2015/2018
2015 Industrial Design Architectural Design
Toronto, Canada 647-262-1528 markgentiledesign@gmail.com
2015/ 2018
Mark Gentile Select Works
2011-2016 OCAD University Bachelors of Design Industrial Design
2017-2018 STACKLAB Industrial Designer & Project Manager
2016-2017 George Brown College Solidworks Certification
Mark Gentile is a multidisciplinary designer based out of Toronto, Canada.His works range from graphic design to small scale architectural design.
Mark uses a wide array of manufacturing processes to produce unique materiality in his projects, Mark’s experience at Stacklab provided him with industry experience, as he was responsible for project design from initial conceptual stages through to execution. His work is a balance of sculptural objects, and environment driven experiences.
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Mezzanine Strand-01 Strand-02 Dazzle Macia Sand + Draft stacklab.ca
2017 2015 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018
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2016
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MEZZANINE This project called for an innovative approach to using otherwise wasted space, all while adhering to a limited budget. Using netting allowed for natural light to filter into the space, making it a comfortable area for leisure above and a workspace below. Using aluminum trussing allowed for easy assembly in a small loft space.
Isometric
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Year: 2017
Location: Residential Loft, Toronto, ON
Materials: Aluminum Trussing, Hard Maple Upper Deck, Nautical Netting Desk by West Elm
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Status: Complete
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Construction Models & Drawings
MEZZANINE
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Year: 2017
Location: Residential Loft, Toronto, ON
Materials: Aluminum Trussing, Hard Maple Upper Deck, Nautical Netting Desk by West Elm
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Status: Complete
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Construction Models & Drawings
STRAND-01 A dining chair based on the materiality of Oriented Strand Board. Many small strands of wooden wafers are held together by bio resin creating a strong composite material that can have a multitude of other design applications.
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Year: 2015
Materials: Wood Strands with Bio Resin, Steel Frame
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Responsible For: • Entire Project from Concept to Realization (Thesis Project)
STRAND-02
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Year: 2015
Materials: Wood Strands with Bio Resin, LED Strip Lighting
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Responsible For: • Entire Project from Concept to Realization (Thesis Project)
STRAND-02 A ceiling suspended light fixture that utilizes the transparency and malleability of thin wood stands. The strand light features a unique infusion process that replaces harmful formaldehyde glues with eco friendly bio resins. LEDs provide natural white light, illuminating the wood composite to reveal a beautiful grain texture adding an ambience to any space.
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Year: 2016
Materials: Wood Strands with Bio Resin, LED Strip Lighting
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Responsible For: • Entire Project from Concept to Realization (Thesis Project)
DAZZLE
Dazzle is a collaboration between STACKLAB and AAMP Studio for the OAA MOVE installation party. This installation seeks to create a sense of movement and illusion in an otherwise static office within the OAA headquarters. We’ve taken cues from dazzle ships used by the British during WWI, which were camouflaged to make it difficult to determine size, speed and direction of travel. In a nod to the OAA’s temporary move & renovation, we arranged foam tubes on the floor and walls in various directions to create a three-dimensional and immersive space that plays with perception and movement
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Year: 2017
Location: OAA Headquarters, Toronto, ON
Status: Complete
Materials: Halved Pool Noodles Bonded to Corrugated Plastic
Collaborators: • AAMP Studio
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Managment • Construction Models & Drawings • Fabrication & On-Site Construction
CONSTRUCTION METHODS POOL NOODLE 2.5” DIA 52” LENGTH 100 WHITE
100 BLACK
POOL NOODLE SAWN IN 1/2
1. SINGLE PLY CARD STOCK 2.ALTERNATING BLACK CUT TO SECTION DIMENSION
3.POOL NOODLES
& WHITE NOODLES LAYED ACROSS BOARD
4.EXCESS NOODLES
ADHERED TO BOARD
TRIMED TO SIZE
MAP OF PANEL ASSEMBLY
1L
BLACK
FLOOR COMPOSITION
2L WHITE WHITE
6D
BLACK
3D
WHITE
5D
4D
WHITE
BLACK
2F
BLACK
5F
WHITE
6F
10F
2D
BLACK WHITE
5L BLACK
BLACK
8L
BLACK
6L 4F
3F
WHITE
11F
9F
WHITE
WHITE
12F
20F
BLACK
BLACK
BLACK
14F
13F
15F
BLACK
1DBLACK
BLACK
WHITE
1R
2R
BLACK
17F 3R
BLACK
WHITE
5W
18F
19F
6W BLACK
BLACK
5R
3W
4W BLACK
WHITE
4R
WHITE
BLACK
16F WHITE
2W BLACK
8F BLACK
BLACK
1W
WHITE
WHITE
7F WHITE
WHITE
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WHITE
1F
7D BLACK
BLACK
7L
4L
3L
BLACK
7R
WHITE
WHITE
6R
WHITE
D = DOOR F = FLOOR L = LEFT R = RIGHT
DAZZLE
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Year: 2017
Location: OAA Headquarters, Toronto, ON
Materials: Halved Pool Noodles Bonded to Corrugated Plastic
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Status: Complete
Collaborators: • AAMP Studio
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Construction Models & Drawings • Fabrication & On-Site Construction
MACIA
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Year: 2017
Materials: Elm, Smoked Resin, Blackened Steel
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Responsible For: • Design Development • Project Management
MACIA
Year: 2017
71”
)
30” ( 76cm)
m 250 c 98” (
Axonometric
(1) Blackened Steel Leg W: 8” L: 12” H: 27” (2) Laminated Elm Leg W: 18” L: 20” H: 27” (3) Laminated Elm Leg W: 8” L: 20” H:27”
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(180
cm)
Materials: Elm, Smoked Resin, Blackened Steel
The Macia table is a 8’ x 6’ custom dining table, composed of square cut American Elm slabs and cast resin. The table top is paired with two, solid elm pedestals and a blackened steel band ribbon.
Top
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Responsible For: • Design Development • Project Management
MACIA
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Year: 2017
Materials: Elm, Smoked Resin, Blackened Steel
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Responsible For: • Design Development • Project Management
SAND + DRAFT
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Year: 2018
Location: Interior Design Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
Materials: Compacted Refinery Sand on Plywood Plinths
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Status: Complete
Collaborators: • AZURE • Canadian Specialty Castings • Grand River Pattern
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Construction Models & Drawings
SAND + DRAFT
To create cast metal parts, foundries use molds that are generally ‘pulled’ off an original positive called a pattern. Despite their importance in the manufacturing process, these patterns are often only used a handful of times before they are decommissioned and stored indefinitely. As part of their larger mission to reimagine salvaged materials for contemporary purposes, Stacklab has been investigating the use of historic, decommissioned patterns as formwork elements in the creation of functional, cast furnishings and art objects.
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Year: 2018
Location: Interior Design Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
Materials: Compacted Refinery Sand on Plywood Plynths
Status: Complete
Collaborators: • AZURE • Canadian Specialty Castings • Grand River Pattern
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Construction Models & Drawings
The Sand + Draft sculptures are made from compacted refractory sand, and the surface relief on each piece is drawn from re-purposed, historic, wooden impeller and pump casing patterns from Stacklab’s collection. The result is a contemporary expression of the sand casting process, in homage to our industrial heritage and the people behind it. Refractory foundry sand can be composed temporarily as sculpture and then easily broken down and reused for regular manufacturing. Each Sculpture is a truncated pyramid with maximum dimensions on 42” and minimum dimensions of 35”. This geometry is a function of draft angle required to de-mold these large objects. A continuation of the Cube Series (2013) - developed for New York Gallery Maison Gerard- Sand + Draft was made possible through the support of AZURE and industry partners at Canadian Specialty Castings and Grand River Pattern.
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SAND + DRAFT
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Year: 2018
Location: Interior Design Show, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
Materials: Compacted Refinery Sand on Plywood Plinths
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Status: Complete
Collaborators: • AZURE • Canadian Specialty Castings • Grand River Pattern
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Construction Models & Drawings
STACKLAB.CA
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Year: 2018
UX & Graphic Design
Status: Complete
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Collaborators: • Reflektor Media Group
Responsible For: • Conceptual Development • Project Management • Graphic Design & Layout
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