The final production of my Senior Project is a stacking thermo-vacuum formed polyethelene terephthalate seat. Developed from an adjustable/deconstructable pine wood mold for the Formec. The stiff-strong structure is generated from the facetes of the 2x4s, and drafted to densely stack. This product is 100% recyclable, and I hope to be able to produce it with a bio-resin rather than a petroleaum resin in the future.
I was so pleased with the result of this investigation. Initially I sought to skin wood molds with PETE resin to make them water proof, and to allow the paper mache parts to release better, however, I found that I could produce a successful PETE product during that process development. We have to see design production as a giant web of interconnected related parts, not as a simple bean staulk of start to finish. Seated is my older brother and I, taking in the ocean breeze, and the talented wind surfers. No need for a beach blanket, and no sand on our shorts.
The secondary application for this product is seating for early childhood education spaces. A sturdy durable little chair that wont clutter the learning space.
