Four Fifths Design
Inspiration for the Creative Mind
Month: May, 2008
May 20, 2008
Splash Lounge
Designer: Michael Wendel
The chair was sculpted at 1/8th scale using Sculpey clay. From there, the model was cut into ¼ inch slices. These slices were scanned, blown up to full scale, and plotted to be used as a template for the full scale model. From there, the templates were adhered to 2 inch pink insulation foam, cut out, and assembled to the full scale form. Countless hours of sanding later, the form was coated in 4 coats of Elmer’s glue to protect the foam from resin. After the glue was dried, the form was sprayed with chopped fiberglass using a chopper gun. Once dried, the fiberglass was sanded down, then coated with Bondo. After sanding the Bondo as smooth as possible, it was painted with high epoxy glossy white paint.
May 17, 2008
DepthCORE
Established by Justin Maller and Kevin Stacey in 2002, depthCORE is an international art collective focused on modern and abstract art, incorporating design, photography, animation and audio. DepthCORE artists range in location, age and style bringing variation to the area of design, especially in graphic design. It’s been a long time inspiration for myself and I’m sure many of you are familiar. For those not, it will, without doubt, inspire the aspiring designer.
May 16, 2008
Mimique
Designer: RKS Design
There is soon to be a flood of new mobile phones to hit the street using Google’s new open source Android OS platform. RKS design consultants of southern California have just introduced their entry into this soon-to-be-ubiquitous mobile platform with this “Mimique” design. Touting its ability to be easily customizable, and looking very much like a Treo with an iPhone touch surface, this phone concept deserves some attention.
