Et Dukkehjem
June 5, 2008
I have been working on a new rootoftwo piece ‘Et Dukkehjem’ (after Henrik Ibsen). Pictured here are designs for a rocking stool (Nora) and an armchair (Torvald). We have re-read Ibsen’s play from the point of view of the user-object relations between the main characters and domestic objects. The image(s) above are my first (and second) test renders using the beta of Brazil r/s for Rhino.
[Update] – Cutting out Nora and Torvald. The material is half inch thick European Birch plywood (9 ply). The profiles were made in Rhino, nested with the Mosaix plug-in, and sent to Mastercam as IGES files. The parts were CNC routed (thanks Josh Bard) almost the entire way through the material and then manually separated from the sheet using a trim router and a laminate cutting bit – this was to prevent the smaller parts flying off and screwing anything up. The last image above is a dry fit after a light sanding.
Really cool stuff John. Have you been doing this in Ann Arbor or back in Scotland?
Really cool stuff John. Have you been doing this in Ann Arbor or back in Scotland?