male/female bent ply press mold

female section, 4 parts + angle braces

there is a .5" offset between the male and female sections

first bend with 3 pieces of 1/8" poplar bending ply, results were promising.  for this go i just did the seat and back, didn't do the arms because i felt that this kind of bending ply couldn't handle the curvature 

here's the male section, 5 parts, getting ready vacuum bag and carbon fiber layup

vimeo process vids

I'm in the process of getting my videos up on vimeo, heres the link to my page -
http://vimeo.com/user6212202/videos

Chair 3 - CNC Routing MDF Mold from Carlo Lorenzetti on Vimeo.

chair 3

a great way to make giant clay vessels quickly

This project started my sophomore year when I did an internship with visting artist William Dennisuk.  William came to U of M from Finland with a background in public art, and plans to build up  to five large steel wire frame sculptures that would be installed in bodies of water around Ann Arbor.  Proposed locations were at different spots along the Huron river, and in the reflecting pond up at the engineering school on North Campus.  Three pieces were eventually installed.  Below is my presentation board for that project that was presented to the staff of the Nicholas Arboretum.  The proposal was for a series of seating pods that would go alongside the river in proximity to William's sculpture.  A initial failure in the material choice for the project ensured that the project failed to come to fruition and was never installed in the Arb.  However, that choice also left me with a sweet fucking mold that I have learned is IDEAL for making large scale coil vesals.

rocker router template / lamp slip casting / wood gloves

wood / clay bowls / studio space

making furniture / wood: sketch models

here are some sketch models for projects i will be working on in Making Furniture (with John Baird) and Wood (with Katie Ruben)

^^ sketch model for rocking chair.  this chair will be an exercise in trying to nail down a simple danish design

chair modeled to size, the green represents where the leather will go for the seat and backrest

^^ sketch model for meditation gloves... pink foam with shurform