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[04.) BLOG POST(S): PARAMETRIC FURNITURE/STRUCTURE SCALE MODEL] Part 1

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 Rocking Chair The title for this object is Fusion Rocking Chair. Based on the name you can assume that this rocking chair is a fusion of two different styles. My main inspiration for this piece is Filipino-style rocking chairs, specifically one that my grandfather owned. Then I chose to combine the technique of weaving into a Glasgow style chair similar to the ones designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Here are some sample images to show the basic concept I chose to work with: My intention for this project was just to make the most obscure piece of furniture I could think of and add my own spin to it through my knowledge of art movements and personal experiences. I felt like overall the concept is pretty unique as it is meant to be a furniture piece that can also pass off as an art piece. The long back mixed with the weaving style from the Filipino rocking chairs makes a somehow harmonious concept. This piece is meant for really anyone who has an interest in avant-garde pieces but I

[03.) BLOG POST: PARAMETRIC FURNITURE/STRUCTURE SCALE MODEL: CONCEPTS AND PRELIMINARY DEFINITION]

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 What Have I Done? Hi! To get started on my brainstorming I did a lot of research and while doing that research I realized I had absolutely no idea on what to make. So I thought to myself, what is the most obscure furniture piece that I can think of right now. And the answer is... A rocking chair. I started looking into them more and how I can make it somewhat parametric but everything I searched online was just not the style I wanted to create, I started on a piece that looked more modern but I felt like it was far too simple for my liking. All I could think about was my grandfather's rocking chair back in the Philippines. So I began looking into Filipino-style rocking chairs and found really nice examples that I could work off of. I really liked the weaving on these rocking chairs and decided I wanted to implement them into the design I was going to create. But I felt as if this entire project was missing another element, so I remembered Glasgow-style furniture and the extremely