Structural Storage Wall

Our walls have been lazy far too long. This approach serves the double duty of providing storage and support/division. The lattice structure could be doubled to allow for a gap for vision and sound blockage or a panel on the back face. A whole range could be developed with alternate shapes to cater towards an individuals geometric preference. Shigeru Ban had a similar idea with full height cabinets making up the structural support.

Concept Development, Branding, Initial Thoughts

Day one:

What is furniture? Who is furniture? When is furniture? Where is furniture? Why is Furniture? I've tried to address some of these important issues in my submission.

What is furniture? It is everything around us. It is your bicycle, it is your bus ride to work, it is car, it is your plane ride.

Who is furniture? It is you and me.

When is furniture? It is NOW!

Where is furniture? Mostly at IKEA as far as I can tell.

Why is furniture? Because... Humans can't stand up for their entire lives.

Your friend-

double J

Let's Get Small!

Los Sillones

The ARMCHAIR: A simple solution with multiple alternatives

By: Iñigo Ortiz Monasterio - iomonasterio@yahoo.com.mx

Tree Hugger

I'm going with the delightfully playful for the start of this designathon. I have been thinking about treehouses lately and this is a precursor to the furniture gang modern tree house competition to follow. The bands would be adjustable clamps that latch onto the tree without any permanent fasteners. with this system there could be any number of crazy combinations. I went with the simple tree couch form, access to the tree couch is via a rope ladder.

Furnathon 2008: Furniture & design Marathon

Why:
Exchange of ideas and for the fun of exercising creative expression.

Specifics:
7 days of design on June 23-29. One idea a day submitted via the blog. Submissions can be sketches, models, renderings, video, whatever. Don't feel like running the full race? It doesn't matter, send us any ideas and take part in the event anyway you want.

Submit:

Send us your stuff at furnituregang@gmail.com. We will post it here on the blog.

Prizes:
Custom Puma track suit with furnathon 08 logo to people's choice winner. Runners up get furnituregang t's. Maybe.

Legal Stuff:
This is about creative expression and sharing ideas about design, you retain any rights of ownership. We're not posting this stuff to make money off you.

Want to join furniture gang?:
We believe in strength in numbers, shared knowledge and skills. We would be glad to talk to you about your ideas and provide you with a venue for feedback and exposure. We are currently transitioning from garage manufacturing to online sales and distribution.

Joining Requirements:
Come up with your own version of the furniture gang logo. Do a self styled gang tat (just kididng) and send info to furnituregang@gmail.com

Furnathon 07 Highlights

From the responsible to the realistic to the outlandish and playful. This is the mix from last year's furnathon. We look forward to this kind of inventiveness and creativity in the weeks ahead.



Greg's Post - Exploration of what we might do with all the useless car parts in the not-so-distant future. How can the wasteful excesses of our past be put to good use in the future?

Shane's post - Has any one else become tired of having to walk all the way to the kitchen to pour yourself a draft beer. I know I have. Thats where the beer chair comes into play. All you have to do is reach over to the arm rest to get a refill. It has two taps and you can store a couple mini kegs as well as a CO2 tank right there in the chair. And of course it does recline, complete with a leg rest.


Ben's post - Forget a plaid couch and standard table sizes, this is the fantastical to be enjoyed as a part of everyday life. The animals would be rendered in any number of materials suited to the function-foam, wood, metal, plastic. The idea is meant to challenge our understanding of standard furniture design and to incorporate a symbolic note of the natural. Why can't we climb up to sit on 20' giraffe couch?

Chris's post - I needed a computer chair and I needed somewhere to put my records. My space and budget are limited so I devised this. It will be made from cardboard salvaged from Costco. These could potentially be stackable units made from other materials, I suppose.

Backyard bunker, for those seeking the kind of solitude only 10' of dirt can provide. Bonuses include a space for reading and natural light.
The Mary Rasure chair series

Logo Number 3, WEST SIDE!

I went with the West Side Story knife fight for this series. If you don't know what that is, then you're not a Jet all the way. The images are the progression of the graphic. Comments on which is best?

Australian Inspiration

Here's a link to some of the design work I have done in Australia, aka Oz. Riding the train across country gave me plenty of time to model some of the drawings that plague my sketchbook.

The Pixel Cowboy

Fence Project

I hope these images help to clarify what I was talking about. I figured I'd post on the blog to avoid getting rejected by your email for image size.