laRoja-book - The New School Portfolio

Renata Souza Luque
Parsons The New School for Design
Spring, 2015
Andrea Ruggiero
table of contents
1. Project Statement ..............................................................................4
2. Market Research and Opportunities ..................................................5-7
3. Inspiration board..................................................................................8, 9
4. Initial Sketches ...................................................................................10, 11
5. 3D Models...........................................................................................12
6. Full Scale mockups..............................................................................13, 14
7. Quarter Scale final design...................................................................15
8. Technical Drawings .............................................................................16
9. Final Product Rendering.......................................................................17
10.
Process of Final Model...................................................................18, 19
11.
Final Appearance Model................................................................20, 21
3
is a dinning chair for
casual eating. Its seat
to back angle allows
for the user to lean
back and feel relaxed.
Its color is meant
to enhace its three
dimesnionality as well
as adding character.
4
market research and opporunities
Clutch Smoke dinning chair
DESIGNER: John Christakos, Charles Lazor, and Maurice Blanks
MATERIALS & FINISHES:
• Smoke, White Oak: Solid stained ash/white oak
wood legs
• Plywood seat with red-painted ash wood legs
• Plywood seat with ash or oak wood veneer
• Upholstered and padded bent plywood seat back
• 100% polyester fabric
DIMENSIONS: 29.5h /21w / 20d
SEAT/BACK ANGLE: 9 5 °
Eames molded plywood chair/
lcw
DESIGNER: Charles and Ray Eames
MATERIALS & FINISHES:
• Molded 5-ply seat and back
• 8-ply legs and back brace
• Rubber shock mounts;
• Wood Veneer Finish: natural ash, cherry, walnut or
santos palisander faceveneer, or ash veneer painted
red or ebony.
DIMENSIONS: 26.5h /22w / 24.25d
SEAT/BACK ANGLE: 1 1 0 °
5
Prouve Standard SP Chair
DESIGNER: Jean Prouve
STORE: Design Within Reach
MATERIALS & FINISHES:
• Molded sheet steel and tubular steel frame with
powder-coated finish
• ASA plastic seat and back
• Plastic floor glides.
DIMENSIONS: 32 h / 16.5 w / 20 d
SEAT/BACK ANGLE: 1 0 0 °
Bac
DESIGNER: Jasper Morrison
STORE: Capellini
MATERIALS & FINISHES:
• Ash structure, white-stained, wenge-stained or
cherry red color aniline
• Seat in ash or white, brown/bordeaux, grey/light
blue, black linoleum (back surface always in ash) or
upholstered in fabric or leather
DIMENSIONS: 28.75 h / 20.18 w / 20.75 d
SEAT/BACK ANGLE: 1 0 5 °
6
Cherner armchair
DESIGNER: Norman Cherner
STORE: Design Within Reach
MATERIALS & FINISHES:
• European beech wood core
• Laminated plywood
• Walnut veneer
• Solid beech wood arms with walnut stain.
DIMENSIONS: 31.5 h / 26.5 w / 21.5 d
SEAT/BACK ANGLE: 9 5 °
Cherner side chair
DESIGNER: Norman Cherner
STORE: Design Within Reach
MATERIALS & FINISHES:
• European beech wood core
• Laminated plywood
• Walnut veneer
DIMENSIONS: 31.5 h / 18.5 w / 21.5 d
SEAT/BACK ANGLE: 9 5 °
7
inspiration board
8
9
initial sketches
10
11
3 dimensional sketches
12
full scale mockups
1.
2.
Shorter and
wider legs.
13
3.
Shorter legs and
curved (seat back) edges.
Addition of a
lower back curve
to increase
comfort in the
lower back.
4.
Ajusted curve in
both the seat and
back to increase
comfort.
Modification
of the legs to
strengthen the
overall structure
of the chair.
14
final design 1/4 scale
Joint added for strength and
stability.
15
technical drawings
TO P VI EW
13”
30”
16”
B A C K V IE W
SI DE VI EW
FR O NT VI EW
20”
10”
16”
B O TTO M VI EW
R EN ATA SO U Z A L U Q U E
PLYW O O D C H A IR
16
SC A L E : 1: 4
U N IT S : IN C H ES
final rendering
17
process of final model
18
19
final appearance model
20
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