Hard(Where)

Speculative Furniture Assembly

Professor Matt Hutchinson

Elective | Spring 2023


HARD(WHERE) uses iteration to develop a speculative prototype of a cabinet, leveraging new methods of fabrication. 3D printing, CNC milling, and metal casting were utilized to create this assembly. Using the idea of sensory overload in specific moments, objects within the assembly are meant to interact with the hand on various scales: pulls - fingers, doorknobs - palms, faces of materials - fingertips. Pulls and doorknobs were designed through an iterative series of Boolean studies; the result is a geometry which conflicts with itself, causing the user to rethink the ways in which the hand is meant to operate with a pull or doorknob. The doorknobs are screwed into wood, with casted metal inlays hiding the hardware. Textures are milled into the wood which pulls or door knobs sit on into in order to further translate the idea of sensory overload as the user interfaces with each object. These textures are derived from manipulating CNC tool pathing and end mill bit types. A locking mechanism for the cabinet is custom manufactured through 3D printing and chiseling, making a functional section of a cabinet. Utilizing movement of the hand to showcase each object, this assembly serves as both a display case of sorts as well as a functional cabinet, providing an overwhelming textural experience through each individual fabrication method working cohesively.

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