SH4K3_Pd2_Emanuele Signorini

SH4K3

Self Portrait

The style

This self-portrait shold be inspirated by the style of a given photographer. In my case i had to work with the style of . I decided for an image that doesn’t remind proprely his style but it takes in consideretion aspects that charaterize his works. My image wants to create an intense geometry of lights on the celing. big parts of the image also doesn’t exist in real life and it has been generated with an ia. And in the end the viewer should not found me imediatly, but he

Interacting whit bodies

Interaction between our body and an object

This picture shows me interacting with a gym ball. This interaction made me feeling and face with the experience of the balance

Interaction between our body and a space

In this picture I’m interacting with the space and the objects that sorround me. With my body i can create a referement to understande the sizes of the sorrounnding.

Interaction

space

with

someone

in the

This picture wants to explore the interaction between two bodies in the space. I decided to suspend myself in under the Talvera bridge. My body is doing an interaction with Marco’s one creating a balance. Each body is dependent from the other: if I move he also moves. Whit this experiment we experienced the suspension.

Body sketches

During our module 2 lessons, we learned to understand, observe and measure our body. We used techniques like sketching or on body modeling.

The suspension

Following the previous experience, I decided to focus my research on the theme of suspension.

Words

I started the recenrce by ingesting words related to the theme of suspension, so as to have as many cues as possible.

Contrasts

My analysis of the words led me to identify certain contrasts in the area of suspension, such as ‘peace and lightness’ as opposed to ‘instability’, or ‘relaxation’ as opposed to ‘tension’.

Sensations

I decided to select a few words on which to focus the research and design: Tranquillity, Lightness, Instability, Suspension

LEARNING ABILITY

CAPACITY

SEVERITY

TO ROLL RIDE

RUBBER BANDS

TWISTING

HE TOOK

FETAL POSITION

INTERACTION CLIMB SLEEP

WRAPPED

CIRCULATION TO CLING

UNDER SKIN HOLES

VOLUMES

SAIL

REFRESH YOUR MIND

CARBINES

CONCENTRATION

SPIN

KNOTS

SLIP

WIND

REST

BALANCING EQUILIBRIUM

ARIAS

HOOKS

COUNTERWEIGHT

TWIST

STRENGTH

HEAT

HAMMOCK VOLTAGE

DISTRACTION

WEIGHT

LIGHTNESS

Suspension tests

To go on with my research on suspension, I started to think about the parts of the body or the ways that a body can be suspended throught.

Suspension test while climbing

Suspension test trhought neck and foots

On body modeling for hearness

Zero gravity position

I followed the research trying to find a way to makes people experiment a sensetion of floating and more relaxment as possible, so I found the zero gravity position, tested by NASA and already usede in some famous furnituredesigns.

The position

The zero gravity position refers to a specific reclining position designed to simulate the feeling of weightlessness experienced by astronauts in space. In the zero gravity position, the body is typically reclined with the legs elevated above the heart level, while the backrest is adjusted to a specific angle. This alignment helps distribute body weight evenly across the entire body, reducing strain on the spine and improving blood circulation. The legs’ elevation can reduce pressure on the lower back and alleviate swelling in the legs, making it a comfortable and beneficial position for relaxation and pain relief.

From NASA -STD-3000, Volume I, section 3, Figure 3.3.4.3-1, Neutral Body Posture

First sketches and prototipes

The seat’s parts

After the first attempts, I reasoned about which support elements I needed and which I could remove, so that I could still support the body optimally.

I chose to divide the seat into three parts, which were separate from each other, so as to support the pelvis, legs and torso separately.

Shape evolution

One piece

Two pieces

Three pieces

Angles

Structure shape

Different structure shape that I analyzed to find the best one

The choosen one

Cables set-ups

I tryed different types of set ups for the cables. At the and I choose the one with six anchor. This set ups permits a better regulation and avoid the seats to bends.

Searching the best set up

This sets-up alows me to have better regulation on the cables.

First prototype

Restoring materials

The final model has been realized re-using materials that I restored. The metal structure cames from old University desks and the rolls are the inner part of the plotter’s rolls paper. I had to restore this materials in order to gave it better aspects and new life.

Final prototype

Project: Product design 2, Body interaction

Student: Emanuele Signorini

Professors: Caroline Perret, Camilo Garcia Ayala, Gerarld Glüher

SS_2023

Faculty of design and arts

UNIBZ