BODY INTERACTIONS
Professors:
Caroline Perret
Camilo Ayala Garcia
Gerhard Gluher
Allegra D’Achille
In the style of...
A warm up exercice to understand the body through another person’s eyes, in this case Vanessa Beecroft’s.
Module 1 - Product design
Interactions
These image series exercice aimed to deepen the understanding of the concept of “Interaction” in a practical way.
Me interacting with something
Me interacting with someone through something
Me interacting with a space through something
Module 1 - Product design
60x60 is a sixty minute long creativity based exercice to make sixty drawings of things or characteristics all linked to one theme, in this case: objects which interact with the body.
For the second part of this exercice the class was asked to choose 3 objects which were previously drawn to draw them in relation to the body.
60x60 Module 2 - model making
Object interaction Object iteration
Object interaction
Allegra D’Achille Module 2 - model making
Real scale drawing
An exercice to understand the body’s proportions and its spacial configuration. The assignment included making a real scale portrait in a static position and one in a more unusual one.
Module 2 - model making
Body modifications
This exercice aimed to help understand the body’s shapes and how to create a pattern by applying simple clear plastic wrap and tape.
Module 2 - model making
Daily touch
This exercice was about listing all the things that were touched in a one day span to gain awareness on how much we use our haptic senses.
Bedsheets
Phone
Slippers
Door
Glass
Water
bowl
banana
Flour
Sugar
Baking powder
Fork
Pan
Cabinet Plate
Pancakes
pigiama
Skirt
Bra
Tshirt
Jumper
Door
door
Toilet
toothbrush
toothpaste
faucet
Water
Mouthwash
Wc
Toilet paper
Door
Pressure pan
Chickpeas
Strainer
Salt
Blender
Oil bottle
Soy sauce
Ceramic bowl
Spoon
Hummus
Water Soap
Hair
Doorknob
Mascara
Concealer
Perfume bottle
Door knob
Sofa
Book
Doorknob
Yoga mat
Door knob
Computer
Yoga mat
Floor
Doorknob
Soap
Water
Pot
Water
Stove
Scale
Pasta packet
Big Salt
Zucchini
Drawer handle
Cutting board
Kitchen Counter
Drawer
Knife
Cabinet
Pan
Oil
Fridge door
Garlic knife
Pan
Zucchini
Salt
Cabinet
Strainer
Pot
Stirring spoon
Pan
Salt
Cabinet Plate glass
Drawer
Fork Chair
Trivet
Pan Chair spoon Plate
Fork
Glass
Water
Chair
Dishwasher
Glass Plate
Cutlery
dish soap
Sponge
water
Doorknob
phone
Phone charger
Sofa
Shoes Bag
Coat Keys
entry doorknob
Stair light switch
Handrail
Door
Soy sauce
Sriracha
phone
Door
Bus
Phone abo+
Bus seat
hair tie
Hair phone keys
Door Rail
Keys
door
Coat
Shoes slides
Door handle
Socks
Pants jumper
T-shirt
Underwear
Bra Towel
Showerknob
Water Shampoo
Hair body wash
Body
Conditioner
Hair
Shower door
Towel
Slides
Hairdryer
Door
Cabinet
Underwear
Pigiama
Door
Fork
Food Knife
Sriracha
Cabinet
Chocolate
Phone
Door handle
Faucet valve
Water
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Water
Towel
Door handle
Door handle
light
Book
Phone to set an alarm
Bedsheets
Module 2 - model making
Texture exploring
This exercice’s aim was to explore the qualities of the materials, especially descrubing the texture and sensations which belong to them.
Module 2 - model making
Product development
This project was created in collaboration with Forst, a beer company based in South Tyrol, which provided the construction material. The project aims to explore alternative housing scanarios which we will eventually face in the future as a consequence of the current housing crisis and its probable development.
The project deals with currently relevant topics such as:
-Increasingly high costs for living accomodations
-Living spaces which are getting smaller and smaller, above all in biger cities.
The project was created by going through specific steps:
1.Reaserch
2.Ideation
3.Prototyping
4.Production
Research
The initial research was focused on how the body could become a transportation tool or how it could become one. This first research was visualized as a mind map. The mind map was mainly made out of reference projects.
Research
The initial research was focused on how the body could be a “moving machne through space and time” . This research was visualized as a mind map. The mind map was mainly made out of reference projects whic were more specific to some areas.
This next step of the research focused on a theme which I thought was relevant to my generation: the housing crisis and the consequences that limited living spaces have on us. I deepened my knowledge and understanding of which are the essential elements to live a comfortable life.
Research
For this part of the research I used the following books to inform myself:
-Muji by Rizzoli-Archigram by Centres Georges Pompidou
- Italy, the new domestic landscape
This research started from my inability to find a house when I arrived in Bolzano and having to change 4 housings before having to a final housing solution. I arrived to the conclusion that the most essential things a person could live with are: A place to sleep, Aplace to eat, a place to study/ be social and a place to store things they own.
Research
Ideation-Mid presentation
The theme of the mid-term presentation was Nomadism “A past and present need of change”.
Nomad meens:
“ a memberof a group that travels from place to place to find fresh pasture for its animals and has no permanent home”
“a person who does not stay long in the same place; a wonderer”
I explored the concept of nomadism through history and discovered how it changed its meaning in our modern times.
Ideation-Mid presentation
These are the questions I asked myself to further deepen my reaserch:
HOW TO LIVE IN A SMALL SPACE?
WHICH THINGS DO WE NEED TO LIVE?
HOW CAN WE BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT OUR DAILY OBJECTS WITH US?
HOW WILL WE LIVE IN THE FUTURE? WHERE?
WHICH IS THE MINIMUM AMOUT OF THINGS WE CAN LIVE WITH?
The conclusion:
This adaptation to the environment and the personalization of it is a highly extensive and intensive body interaction.
We interact with the environment we live in everyday.
Prototyping
The founding elements of my projects are :
-3D printed joints
-Lasercut tops
-Hollowed out crates
The tools used for the prototyping process are a 3D printer, laser cut, and a multipurpose Bosch
The Prusa 3D printer was used to develop the joints. At the beginning I focused on the way a joint could connect the created on each long side. To print them I used a Prusa 3d Printer. I decided to use PLA to print the joints because it is a rigid and sturdy material. I used a 50% infill for the printing process.
Prototyping-joints
In this first phase I fucused on developing joints to 3d print. At the beginning I focused on the way a joint could connect the created on each side.
This first attempt was 4.5 cm long and 4 cm high. I noticed that the 70% infill was too dense and the piece was too wide internally.
This first attempt was 2 cm long and 2 cm high. The piece was too narrow internally in this case.
Prototyping-joints
I then focused on the grip of the joints so they could be more comfortable to insert and extract.
In this attempt I opted for a slight dent that was in fact too little to have a real impact on the grip.
This semi-circle shape offered a better grip and was also stilistically more coherent with the beer crates’ shapes.
Prototyping-joints
This joint was an attempt to create a supporting tool to support the back of a chair , by inserting it in slights in the crate tops, and also act as a functional side joint.
This attempt was not successful given the too little support it provided to the back of the chair.
Prototyping-joints
I then focused on the grip of the joints so they could be more comfortable to insert and extract.
In this attempt I opted for a slight dent that was in fact too little to have a real impact on the grip.
The joint was hooked in a more strategic position: at the intersection of the crates.
Prototyping-joints
I then developed another version of the joints which had a more organic shape, which resembled the curves of the crates.
The width of the inserts was although too thin so after some tries they broke.
For the final version of the joint I made the inserts thicker and the vertexes more far apart between eachother.
Prototyping-tops
The tops prototyping was strictly connected to the developing joint prototypes and it was made to adapt to the crate. The crate has a 1 cm tall engraving which allows the top to sit within the internal perimeter.
The mockups for the joints were first developed in 450g paper, then with carton, then with plywood and finlly in black paste MDF.
Prototyping-tops
Following the development of the joints this top was iintended to have ingravings to accomodate them.
The first prototype was made by tracing the internal perimeter of the crate and a hypotetical hole on the top for easy lifting.
This is a further improvement for the joints incorporation technique. The top would only be cut at the perimeter without internal cuts.
Prototyping-tops
This particular alteration was made to allow the tops when fit together to become a functional chair with a backrest.
The backrest made in this way was not able to hold up the weight of a person because it recieved not enough support from the upper part
Prototyping-tops
This top was made with a slit on the surface to accomodate the ending part of the other top.
The backrest made in this way was not able to hold up the weight of a person because the part that fit into the top was too thin to witstand the weight.
Prototyping-tops
This top was made with a slit on one side in which the other top slides in.
The backrest designed in this way was too fragile.
Prototyping-tops
This top would have been used also as a chair with a backrest thanks to a 3D printed joints.
The backrest was not supported enough by the 3D printed joint.
Prototyping-tops
This prototype, made in black paste MDF, and cut with the lasercut, was in fact the final one. The backrest stability issue was resolved by using a system of crates, joints and an elastic band.
This is upcycled material from an infografic. The theme of the upcycling is a fil rouge throughout this whole project.
Prototyping-crates
The crate has bottle dividers on the inside that need to be removed.
1. Cut the top part of the dividers.
Prototyping-crates
2. Cut all the intersections.
3. Use the Bosch cutter to cut all the dividers at the base, without damaging the bottom.
Prototyping-crates
The final result after a light sanding
The final result after a light sanding
Prototyping-table
This prototype of the table works by joining 4 table tops together. This first version was not estetically in line with the aestetic of the project.
This second and final version has riunded edges.
Prototyping-chairs
The elements for the chair are: a hollowed out crate, a bottom piece, a top, an elastic band and and the 3D printed joints.
The elastic band is 1 mt long and can stretch up to 1.5 mt. When not in use to make a chiar it can simply be used to hold things together in the car.
Prototyping-module
The elements fot the bed: a hollowed out crate, a bottom piece, a top and the joints.
KISTE-The final product
The sleeping set-up.
KISTE-The final product
The chair, built with simple elements, easy to build an disassemble.
KISTE-The final product
The bench is made by joining two chairs together. In this case only one elastic band is used.
KISTE-The final product
The table is made by joining 4 tops with a 3D printed joints.
KISTE-in use
BODY INTERACTIONS
Professors:
Caroline Perret
Camilo Ayala Garcia
Gerhard Gluher
Allegra D’Achille
