Felix's Documentation of Teaching at NYUAD

Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas

NYUAD Art Gallery | Reading Room
Thursday, March 07, 2019, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Yesterdays kick-off for FILE project
More projects: Activating NYUAD's front facade…
Reminder: Tuesday 8:00am laser cutter training with Esteban (Advanced Manufacturing Workshop)

11	Marcel Breuer, Wassily Club Chair, 1925	THU, 03-07-19	Makda
12	Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona Chair, 1929	THU, 03-07-19	Teona
13	George Nelson, Mashmallow Sofa, 1952	THU, 03-07-19	Mikolaj
14	Arne Jacobsen, 3107 Chair, 1955	THU, 03-07-19	Susi

The use of tubular steel is often described as the single most important innovation in furniture design in the twentieth century. What could be todays equivalent?
Draw a Barcelona Chair from your memory. What are the geometrics based on?
Looking at the Mashmallow Sofa as a piece of Pop Art furniture; How would you design walls, ceiling and floors to underline the artistic character? Which colours and materials to use? What are related themes and iconic images? Which artists come to your mind?
Arne Jacobsen's chair model 3107 is based on Charles and Ray Eames developments on bending plywood in three dimensions. What are todays developments, you could apply to your chair/stool developments?