JULIA SARDUY Furniture + Object Design Portfolio
CONTENTS 01-02
Furniture Design Introduction
03-04
Concrete + Wood
05-06 15-16
Sustainability
Printed Extensions
17-18
Object Design Introduction
19-20
Frames
ABOUT
My passion for design lies within spatial experiences, intimate proportions, and unlikely material relationships. Design is most successful when the body is highly regarded and impacted experientially. My concepts generate spaces, forms, and systems that form deep connections with site, material, and body.
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Numerically Controlled
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Alternative Layers
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Hand-Held
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Fashion + Product
Plastic Skin
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FURNITURE DESIGN
Material Relationships
Plastic melts over steel, concrete forms around wood, wood interlocks with plastic, and grain generates pattern. Furniture accepts the body in positions of rest and repose. Highly calculated geometries stem from the forms of the human body to create a variety of furniture pieces. The relationship among contrasting materials induces an important connection between the body and the project.
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Irma Material: Concrete, Maple, Walnut | Type: Coffee Table A reinforced concrete table-top sinks into a walnut and maple frame through custom mortise and tenon joinery.
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CONCRETE + WOOD
Nowhere Material: Concrete, Ipe, Teak, Steel | Type: Outdoor Bench | Fabricated in collaboration with Dominic Mack Wooden slats adhere to a polished concrete form for an outdoor seating module. Components are secured by a welded- steel frame.
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Runners + Rebar Material: Reclaimed Shipping Pallets, Rebar | Type: Coffee Table | Fabricated in collaboration with Eric Peterson Shipping pallet runners adhere together and reveal imperfections from nails and heavy loads. Fork lift slots accept a welded-rebar framework.
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SUSTAINABILITY
Low 269 Material: reclaimed Shipping Pallets, Threaded Rod, Walnut, PLA plastic | Type: Chair 3D-printed legs attach to a CNC-milled, conforming seat. A walnut back connects to numerically controlled geometries via hand-processed joinery.
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Lapse 21 Material: Birch Plywood, Steel, Rebar, Acrylic | Type: Coffee Table 1/4� acrylic settles over a CNC-flip-milled surface. The plywood reacts to a welded-rebar framework, suggesting the structure below.
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NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED
Round Table Material: Birch Plywood, Steel Rod, Glass | Type: Table Glass rests over a CNC-flip-milled surface. The plywood reacts to the welded-steel framework to reveal the structural system.
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Bending Table Material: Bamboo Plywood, Ash | Type: Conference Table | Designed + fabricated in collaboration with Gelpi Projects A CNC-milled plyboo pattern rests over a series of ribs. Tapered ash legs slide into appropriate openings.
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NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED
Peggy’s Shelf Material: Birch Plywood | Type: Shelf | Fabricated in collaboration with Alejandro Gutierrez, Christian Garcia, Dominic Mack, and Alexa Molko CNC-milled birch plywood shelves interlock with corresponding anchored supports.
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Runners Material: Reclaimed Shipping Pallets | Type: Stool + Bench A series of stools made of discarded shipping pallets unite to form one bench.
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ALTERNATIVE LAYERS
Nerve Endings Material: Cherry, Red Oak | Type: Coffee Table Cherry and oak boards are laminated over tapered oak legs that pierce through the table top.
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Invisible Chair Material: Acrylic, Steel Rod | Type: Chair A steel frame presses into a vacuum-formed acrylic seat via hex nuts, machine screws, and washers.
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PLASTIC SKIN
Melting Chair Material: ABS Plastic, Steel Rod | Type: Chair A vacuum-formed plastic seat melts over a steel frame and reveals the structure below.
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Frankenstool Material: Reclaimed Shipping Pallets, PLA Plastic, Douglass Fir, Rebar | Type: Stool A CNC-flip-milled seat made of discarded shipping pallets rests over turned douglass fir. Tapered legs burrow into 3D-printed extensions.
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PRINTED EXTENSIONS
Frankenstool’s Bride Material: Birch Plywood, PLA Plastic, Dowel | Type: Stool CNC-milled plywood interlocks with 3D-printed legs via lap joints. The seat is punctured by the legs and dowels unite both systems.
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OBJECT DESIGN
3D- Printed, CNC- Milled, and Wooden Objects 3D- printed items break the standards of hand-held products, traditionally joined wood forms contemporary objects, and CNC- milled components exhibit efficient manufacturing. Objects are designed for the scale of a hand or body and generate new concepts of standardized items.
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Devious Frames Material: Acrylic, Ipe, Maple Vacuum-formed acrylic distorts a framed image.
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FRAMES
Floating Frames Material: Walnut, Oak, Pine, Acrylic, Black Ebony A frame appears to float within the boundaries of another.
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Topo Frames Material: Birch Plywood | Artwork: It’s Winter CNC-milled plywood frames generate arbitrary patterns.
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FRAMES
Simple Series Material: Sapele, Spalted Maple, Acrylic | Artwork: Blind Date Maple inlays define linear patterns around a sapele frame.
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Knobs Material: PLA Plastic A series of plastic knobs strategically accepts the pressures of the hand.
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HAND-HELD
Imprints Material: PLA Plastic A series of plastic containers comfortably fits the contours of a hand.
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Dog Bowl Stand Material: Birch Plywood CNC-milled plywood panels interlock to accept feeding bowls for the best friend.
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FASHION + PRODUCT
Eco Warrior Material: Reclaimed Shipping Pallets, Fishing Line | Designed + Fabricated in collaboration with Kelly Privat and Dominic Mack A dress made of discarded shipping pallets and fishing line cut-offs is modeled by Kelly Privat at the 2016 Eco Couture Fashion Show.
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