Rachel Brien Student No: 591230 Semester 2/2013
Group 6
I emulated the drawing of the ‘Tokyo scissors’ from “300 years of industrial Design”/Jensen by drawing my object from each face in a plan view. As my object is comprised of a few elements I also deconstructed it. I then scanned and resized it at a scale of 2:3 for the body parts, and 1:1 for the paper part. I then traced the scanned documents. I also traced a photograph after reading “How to layout a crossaint”/Miralles to give the viewer a sense of how all the deconstructed components come together. I also focused on drawing particula parts of the fan that drive its function, form and movement (such as the pinpoint that holds the arms in order, and the paper which folds). Scale 2:3 1 = 1mm
Scale 1:1 1 = 1mm
Paper folds out when opened
Paper
The paper aspect folds to close
Wood panneling is stuck to paper The very first and last arm rotate in opposite directions
The arms stuck to paper prevent 360 degrees spin around pin
Pin stays same as arms rotate
Each arm tucks behind the one before
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The arms rotate around pin When fan is closed from side this is its shape Cross section
The fan encapsulates the model like a clam shell. It limits arm movement but provides support for the neck and the head. If a person were waiting in line at a supermarket, the personal space provided by the fan is the personal space they may expect and require to feel comfortable. Holes in paper or folding aspect could represent the transparancy of privacy in a public area.
This fan structure is like the peacock with its tail feathers - a feature used to gain attention and assert confidence and sociability. It centers the head and face in its open and encapsuring span where the voice and face bounces out from. Full use of hands and lower body is possible. Such personal space would be ideal in a social environment like a party where you are with people you want to draw closer to you. By the span of the fan curving inwards, it not only gains attention in its upwardness, but focuses the audience on the person.
This is two of my reconfigured fan attached together at the back of my model, spreading out and inversed like butterfly wings. As the fans bend over the front, they provide a large amount of personal space to the sides and front of the person. It mimics wings, symbolising freedom. When personal space is encroached it can also feel like an attack on ones freedom. This design presents others from doing that.