Grasshopper

algorithmic modeling for Rhino

The design of the Vessel chair is driven by the Voronoi tessellation pattern. The Grasshopper™ plugin for Rhinoceros is utilized in order to model the parametrically designed frame; The chair frame is constructed with one inch plywood, milled with 3axis CNC machine. The seat surface is created by extruding the edges of the structure cut-outs of the frame. The material is flexible polyester resin fiberglass.

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Comment by Vittorio Menna on July 19, 2009 at 7:15am
thanx mani
Comment by Mani Mani on July 16, 2009 at 7:53am
Thanks guys,
Vittorio, at this stage the vessel is a concept chair, but based on the information i have gathered for this project there are options for keeping the red parts semi-flexible. Depending on the kind of resin and the proportions of your mix you could control the flexibility of the material. Basically you would need an inner hard shell [similar to fiberglass/carbon fiber methods] with a layer of soft rubber[in the modular array project we used the flexible resin, you can check the pictures in my albums.]
getting the right color/finish with rubber would be the tricky part!
Comment by Vittorio Menna on July 16, 2009 at 7:28am
hi, i really like your vessel chair, can i ask u a technical question? is the material of the seat surface intended to be flexible? or does it harden after the cure with resin? thanx
Comment by Torolf Sauermann on July 16, 2009 at 12:48am
WOW ... incredibly beautiful.

ciao
torolf

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