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RIPPLE
PLANTER
Making use of a discarded resource.
Re-forming wasted sawdust layer-by-layer.
A study of organic forms and patterns.
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SHOT OF CURVED RIPPLE POT DESIGN ITERATION
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PHOTOSHOOT OF PRELIMINARY RIPPLE POT
REASSEMBLED
SAWDUST
Unused sawdust is either burned, contributing to air pollution, or left to decompose, contaminating water supplies.
With additive techniques we can now reassemble wasted sawdust into a fully functional product, reducing the amount that’s left to corrode the environment
and combating deforestation.
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CREATION PROCESS OF PRINTING, DEPOWDERING, SANDING, AND FINISHING
FOOTAGE OF FINAL RIPPLE POT MODELS
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CLOSE-UP IMAGE OF BOTH RIPPLE POT DESIGNS BEING DEPOWDERED
Giving new life to scraps.
Rematerializing two wood industry byproducts - sawdust and lignin -
to produce isotropic, high-strength, sustainable wood parts.
A significant step towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions
and sustainable product creation.
[Material Composition]
Recycled sawdust and bio-epoxy resin composite
[Flexural Strength]
90MPa
[Flexural Modulus]
2.3 GPa
[Density]
0.6 - 1.2 g/cm
3
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GRASSHOPPER SCRIPT FOR RIPPLE PATTERN CREATION
WIREFRAME TURNTABLE ANIMATION OF FIRST MODEL
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GALLERY OF ORTHOGRAPHIC AND PERSPECTIVE WIREFRAME VIEWS OF FIRST MODEL
WIREFRAME TURNTABLE ANIMATION OF SECOND MODEL
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GALLERY OF ORTHOGRAPHIC AND PERSPECTIVE WIREFRAME VIEWS OF SECOND MODEL
RIPPLING
WAVES
A primitive material now given newfound creative flexibility.
These methods aren't intended to replace traditional woodworking but rather enrich the possibilities of presentation and function.
With organic material comes natural forms.
Founded on the oscillations of a trigonometric sine wave,
this design experiments with the flow of interfering waves,
pushing against each other the way stones create ripples in water.
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INSIPIRED BY ARTIST CHO GI SEOK, LAYERING HUMAN EMOTION WITH NATURAL FORM
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PORTRAITS OF RIPPLE POTS OVERLAID WITH HUMAN EXPRESSION
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PERSPECTIVE VIEWS OF THE FIRST RIPPLE POT MODEL
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ROTATIONAL VIEW OF RIPPLE PLANTER
CREDITS
HARDWARE
Shop System - Desktop Metal
SOFTWARE
Rhino & Grasshopper
nTopology
Adobe Suite
MATERIAL
Sawdust & Resin Composite - Forust
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