The Cubbies : Part 2 Iteration

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 So while I started working in Rhino last week I still wanted to continue pushing my iteration and really employ my design process. playing with many kinds of shape language I really just messed around with shapes and considering how they can transform into an aesthetically pleasing utilitarian object.


considering shapes that lock into each other like puzzle pieces. Looking back at my favorite cubbies design I tried playing with the shapes so that they could make a pattern but it was getting too complicated  
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A consideration for the print is if the walls of the cubbies will be textured or not. I think a ribbed pattern would be attractive. A printer with a large extrusion would also be very attractive
During this exploration I realized I want the shape language to be rounded and soft for the most part. I want the object to add a calmness to its environment. 

I'm really into the cloud-like designs in these last two images. The arches and rounded edges are welcoming. I would use these cloud like shelves as a shelf for coffee cups and kitchen utility. On the bottom row mugs would lay on their sides, like extra stock on the shelves in the grocery store, while the top row the cups would stand up, ready for use. This could also create a rotation system that encourages the use of all coffee mugs rather then using the same one over and over.  

Additionally, I think that this cloud like shelf could appear to go with my leading shelf design as though they were part of the same catalog series. I would love to complete both as such and photograph the two staged together, perhaps in the coffee nook of my house.  




   

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