NATURE AND FORM Guided by: Nandita Mehrotra
Presented by,
Nayan Shrimali Furniture & Interior Design
Inspiration
(Boston Ivy Creeper)
Characteristics »» Tendrils come out from the either sides of the liana.
Tendril
»» It has finger like tendrils. »» The tendril has five fingers filled with sticky material at the tips.
Sticky material
»» The fluid on the tips of tendril helps the plant in climbing.
Leaves color pattern Liana
»» Leaves change color according to different seasons. (Green-Yellow-Deep red-Brown) »» Used for ornamental purpose.
Anatomy study
Boston Ivy climbing
Tendril after drying
Tendril’s single directional movement
Liana’s single directional movement
Tendril
(Form abstraction)
Attributes According to the characteristics of these creeper below are the attributes given to it.
2D Illustration Abstract illustrations based on the attributes selected in the study before. #1
»» Sticky »» Growing »» Organic »» Overlapping »» Contrast
#2
»» Growing »» Fluid »» Overlapping »» Dense »» Repetative »» Organic
#3
»» Growing »» Flow »» Single point origin »» Organic
#4
»» Growing »» Sticky »» Volume »» Repetative »» Organic
#5
»» Single point origin »» Flowing »» Colorful »» Curvilinear »» Floral
#6
»» Dense »» Overlapping »» Sticky »» Confusion »» Repetative »» Growth
Selected Illustration
Selected Illustration
(colored variation)
Form exploration on cube
Fall leaves color pattern
Boston ivy leaves color pattern
Product color palette
Concepts #1 Display unit
»» Wall mounted display unit for homes. »» Growing towards one direction. »» Different shape & size storage areas. »» Sleek design
#2 Rock climbing training wall
#3 Modular storage system
»» Wall mount storage unit »» Tessellation »» Modular »» Various forms »» Irregular storage spaces »» Minimum space utilisation »» Organic »» User freindly
Form exploration #1
#4
#2
#5
#3
#6
Final concept »» Single unit which slide opens in one direction. »» Wall mounting. »» Color transition according to the colors of leaves of the creeper. »» Can be stacked one upon the other for creating a big shelf.
Exploded view
Detail
Side view
Dimensions
Title: Final dimensions Designed by: Nayan Shrimali Drawn by: Nayan Shrimali Guided by: Nandita Mehrotra Course: Nature & form Discipline: 8th Sem. FID Scale: 1:1 *All Dimensions are in CM
Title: Cross - section Designed by: Nayan Shrimali Drawn by: Nayan Shrimali Guided by: Nandita Mehrotra Course: Nature & form Discipline: 8th Sem. FID Scale: 1:1 *All Dimensions are in CM
Exploration
Final model (scale 1:6)
Various combinations
3D Visualisations
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