Seat and Shelter

This was a presentation done showing 2d to 3d development and a final 3D model of a seat and shelter design. Throughout this process, I worked from the Art Deco inspiration and chose to stick within the geometric design of the time period. With the multiple chevron designs throughout most Art Deco pieces that I saw, I chose a Pinecone as an inspiratinoal object. This pinecones shape and repetitive design represent Art Deco in my eyes. I worked from an inanimate object to 2D abstractions (in an earlier post) to 3D models (also another previous post) and then came to the design of this seat and shelter. I learned a lot in this process about abstraction and time management. Along with what I tend to lean towards design aesthetically. I feel that I successfully built a seat and shelter from my inspiration without pulling directly and obviously from it. Hope you like it as well.

From 2D to 3D Abstraction Models

These are models I've made representing various elements and principles of design. The elements and principles that I was emphasizing throughout my models stemmed from abstractions of a nature object, a pine cone. I pulled out Unity through Repetition, Symmetrical and Visual Balance, Radial Symmetry, Texture (tactile and visual), Curved Line, Diagonal Line, Illusionistic Space, and Geometric Shape/Pattern. There are many more elements within this one nature object, however, I tried to keep within the main ones that I saw. The first photo is a 3 Dimensional representation of texture and unity through repetitions, the second is showing balance and geometric shape, along with diagonal line, while the third photo is showing all of my 3-dimensional models. I feel that I had a good grasp on the elements within my models and that I was able to abstractly pull those concepts into 3D objects. I plan to revise and add on to the textured geometric pattern (Shown in photo) and to the chevron pattern object, along with a few of the others.