/oa/ - Objects/Art
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and was spending most of it sitting down.
i was thinking of new "fun" ways to sit
>first drawing of the idea 2020
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(who owns an autobody shop) he offered to help me (who's never built anything)
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or funny
(which i guess it wasnt in the end)
was a good idea
we started mapping the thing out
considering that i am a noob in furniture making + i love brutalism
the design seemed perfect for both my skill level and taste level.
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he mainly had metal cutting tools
such as this CNC laser cutter
and a bunch of scrap diamond cut metal that had been rusting in the back of his shop
we got straight to work.
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only three pieces deep and i moving this thing was already a nightmare.
but, as things started to materialize infront of my eyes.
i was getting excited!
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we got a custom piece of foam cut for the chair.
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most of the chair was built
but moving this thing was a real pain in the ass, and working with metal isnt necessarily the easiest thing in the world.
the welding process was taking forever
the shit was heavy
etc...
boohoo, whatever
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my first piece of furniture made from scratch, almost
(not counting the mustang chair because we repurposed old car seats for that, but we'll get into that later.)
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this thing was sick
and without thinking about it
the chair fair more medieval than anything.
it truly felt like you were sitting on a throne.
walking up steps to sit, and then being at a higher level than the people standing,
both figuratively and literally elevate you.
which wasnt the original intent of the design.
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but fast forward some time
after spending some time away from it
spending some time in japan and finding out about the japanese wood burning technique called "Shou sugi ban"
i wanted to revisit the throne.
and this time find an easier way to assemble it using wood.
(2022)
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from plain wood - to burn to a crisp
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they became a real fucking thing
and the great part about it is
the chairs when all put together in the right configuration
form kind of a reverse conversation pit
what would usually be INTO the ground and relaxed
is now lifted up and feels idk...
grand ?
i cant find the right words describe it yet.
but having everyone seated up and be at eye level is a sick experience.
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the speed at what you do something
doesnt always matter
taking breaks from shit and revisiting them is alright too
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what i have to do next is find a way to show these IRL not URL
i want people to experience them and sit in them in real life.
ill let you know when i figure that out
because i have a few more things to show you guys ;)
anyways
if you've made it this far,
thanks 4 reading
-admin
stemmed from boredom into a physical...
now physical objects