

Semester 2: Competition
To kick off my research, I looked at what the competition offered. There are several furniture brands prevalent in both NZ and Australia,...


Semester 2: Research questions
Action Manufacturing (client) - Company situation: They have a huge amount of Omnipanel off cuts, which is an expense to dispose of, as...


Semester 2: Back into it....
A new semester, but the same project! The same....but better (hopefully). I've chosen to have a second go at my school furniture +...


AM: Final pics + reflection
Developing this finished product and seeing how its evolved from my initial concepts has been a hugely enjoyable task. I'm incredibly...


AM: Finished product!
Finally finished! After more than a few manufacturing mishaps, and an incredibly stressful and rushed week, I have a pretty damn awesome...


AM: Component nesting + CNC cutting
Both nesting the components on CAD and watching it getting CNC'd were among the two most nerve wracking things I've ever...


AM: Omnipanel relamination
Laminating the Omnipanel with wooden inserts gifted me a valuable insight into a production issue I was unsure of. I was not sure how I'd...


AM: A stool instead of a chair....
Following some sketching and model making, I decided I was going to stick to my guns regarding my chair design. Using a full panel in...