Summary for Scott, Ade, Kerry & Bryce

Here's what we have so far...feel free to continue to post in this section and continue the conversation. I'm reaching out to the other judges today to see if they have any input.

I'm listing the designs in order of most agreed, with comments. _________________________________________________________

4 Votes

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/68
Pippi by Ragnheidur

SCOTT: Bold styling. Limited to water-jet cutting because of hard corners.

ADE: I wonder if with some
coaching, they could apply their construction to some other forms...can
all four legs be different shapes? or borrow a narrative from something
other than the classic windsor chair? Bryce & Kerry explored this
aesthetic area several years ago in the original Context collection and
I would like to see a new narrative direction... But it does meet the
mass-custom criteria. Also, if the tech is going to be appied to get
the detailed forms in the legs, maybe they can apply some detail or
more shape to the top?

KERRY: I'd really like the design to explore alternative material options, custom variations.

BRYCE: The Pippi stool has great potential to expand into addition objects yet needs a bit of refinement, manufacturing process are extremely straightforward and easily adaptable to different machining processes. This would be a great candidate for plastic material that has been donated by AIN Plastics, it could be used outdoors. Perhaps a table version or two could be done.

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3 votes

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/201
Domestic Workstation by Mikedevereaux

SCOTT: This still needs work, but addresses some problems elegantly

ADE: The integration of the shelf/storage is a nice detail. Overall it looks pretty good and has some interesting functional ideas.

BRYCE: The Domestic Workstation has some good concepts working for it. I do think it needs a bit of work concerning the drawer function and utility. The formwork is fairly complete and the bent and powder coated steel at the back of the desk seems fairly complete and functional.

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3 VOTES

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/186
Drape Chair by ericmackey

ADE: Again, I think this is a design that has the
"bones" to be really successful but needs to be pushed a bit further.
Why limit the form of the front legs to plain old rectangles? How about
a "reveal" of the wood structure laser cut into the metal front? Can't
the "perf" be more of a pattern or a slightly more decorative pattern?
Give it layers, break it out of the rectangular simplicity of the
current metal fronts. I like the structure (from what I can see in
these pics) and the mix of materials gives it a leg up in my opinion
over other designs. You can be mass custom without being limited to
only one material....

KERRY: The cohesive presentation and exectution of "Draping" is something that I think we could explore with great success. This conecpt of skining or draping a skeleton structure has been done in various forms, but I found this approach to be very "now"

BRYCE: The Drape chair and bench appeal to me in the sense that there is a lot of potential to really move towards an interesting design. The perfs and the bent forms definitely need to be more decorative and ergonomic, the combination on wood and powder coated steel deserves some exploration as this is something that has been seriously kicked around at context furniture. I think some cut out heavy fabric could also work so the piece would actually be considered in a residence otherwise these would pretty much need to be geared towards the outdoor café market?

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3 VOTES

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/205
hook up. hangers by jj

SCOTT: fun form, storage as display, super-simple

KERRY: inventive, functional...for the one bra, scarf, belt, hose that goes with that particular dress or outfit. Where have these been all my life?

BRYCE: simple, fun, ready to go with some refining.

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2 VOTES

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/143
Crease shelf by jtruex

SCOTT: Nice structural idea and super simple. Easily scaleable thru digi-fab.

ADE: This reminds me a LOT of the Blu-dot folding
office storage...too much so "as is". However, in the "mass custom"
category....Ideally we could see how clients can have their company
name cut into the front flap of the shelf or the base of teh shelf
itself. WHY so many plain surfaces and edges with no attractive
detail? Or you can customize shelves for what they are eventually to
hold... "Things I plan to read" ... "Things I have already read".....
I warm up to the design more and feel it becomes stronger as a
mass-custom design if the designer tries to push how the objects can be
customized for aesthetics and also customized for their
function....what they hold etc etc etc

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2 VOTES

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/161
lossless 'saki' table by cragelmeyer

KERRY: simply one of the best execution of nested based material use I've ever seen. Rotating the table top which shifts grain, and the curvilinear aesthetic as opposed the sharp details we associate with machined goods ...does a great job illustrating a foundation principle of mass C

BRYCE:parametric is ready to go, refined.

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1 VOTE & 1 NOTE OF INTEREST

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/179
http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/180
vanity and mirror by lapinski_15

KERRY: (this post spanned a great discussion about mass customization..I think case work is some of the ultimate mass custom work that currently takes place. With out making the vanity or mirror, I think we could dedicate space for a presentation about these concepts with excepts from comment discussion)

SCOTT: Beautiful composition, but not sure of the digi-fab merit

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1 VOTE EACH

SCOTT'S

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/184
Terrain Dining tables - Truex
Great renderings, but will it stand up?

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/142
Perf Bench - Truex
Great renderings, but will it stand up? Also, not sure of the digi-fab
merit.

ADE'S

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/141
Exo lamp by Arnaud Lapierre

It seems to me that this execution fails to
capitalize on the flexibility of form possible from the tech. Why just
plain rectangular fins? With some encouragement/coaching, can they get
a more unique form or better illustrate the possible values of
customizing the fins or the base?

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/188
Folded Chair by ericmackey

I thought this was a real winner with one
qualification...structure. Those perfs worry me about supporting
weight. That said, if we can abandon the "shipped flat and user
assembled" which I think is a tall order for your average customer
anyway... some supporting wood/material could be set into the legs from
within to make it structurally stronger..? No? I think the look of the
piece and the mix of materials gives this one enough "oomph" to
encourage further investigation.

KERRY'S

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/211
LEAN by Egg
simple simple simple.

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/189
Flat-fold Desk by Mister T
this struck the business person in me, since I've had quite a few people ask for surfaces that can store away easily that are not card tables...dorm rooms, etc.

BRYCE'S

http://www.designdemocracy08.com/node/192
glascade coffe table by jsgarvey

The Glasscade coffee table has a tremendous amount of potential to communicate not only process but could possible also explore material as well. The design as it is now is almost too simplistic but with a little further development could explore other function beyond coffee table. (I still cannot figure out how to sell a coffee table) I know if it is called something else it at least stands a fighting chance, I can easily see this design morphing into council-hall tables, benches, end tables, and even a desk. No glass and the addition of different materials and you may just have an object that has a pretty universal appeal. Customization could come from the choice of materials and specific sizing.