Brian Bollens Looking Out Week 4

http://dornob.com/diy-work-of-cnc-art-3d-topographic-wood-table-project/#axzz2vs7II900

This table which relies on a heavy dose of CNC 3-Axis use makes an interlocking topography that secures the tabletop to the base. This ingenious connection would be next to impossible without digital fabrication. That said this is a great example of the beauty that the CNC router can enable.

Brian Bollens Looking Out Week 3

This project was interesting to me because of its use of bent lamination at a small scale. Typically you see this type of fabrication in furniture projects and other larger scales but this one utilizes the process just as successfully to create a small and beautiful countertop phone stand.

Brian Bollens Looking Out Week 2

David Stine and Carrie Lebber have designed a piece that shows the advantages of allowing the rugged and rustic nature of wood to stay in this dining table. There is something about it, especially when you look at the stump-like seating that relates to a camp-like atmosphere with an elegant touch.

Looking Out Week 1

http://9gag.com/gag/aKz9p6O?ref=fb.s

Wood Sculpter Randal Rosenthal is all about creating illusions with wood. In this piece, he makes what looks like a cardboard box filled with cash out of a solid block of wood. It is projects like these that show the true malleability of wood and what can be created from a hand carving process.

Carter Nelson: Looking Out Week 09

Architecture is not only for the elite, but can be used to better underprivileged people and people in need after disaster relief. These temporary dormitories are constructed out of locally sourced and reconstituted/re-purposed materials using traditional building methods and a vernacular aesthetic. They can be quickly erected and last for up to two years. Despite its humble material pallet and function, its creates an aesthetically intriguing project that honestly presents its materiality and has unique moments while helping an important cause.





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