Nick McDonald

I made the decision to carry on with my initial chair concept. Despite Action Manufacturing's concerns about the waste material that...

Following the advice of Sam and Will from Action Manufacturing, I wanted to design a chair with the the absolute minimum of waste. I...

Today I met with William from Action Manufacturing, and their design engineer Sam, who as expected, was a wealth of knowledge regarding...

Playing around with proportions, I continued constructing cardboard models. I settled on the form above as my chosen design. Similar to...

After discussing with my lecturer my proposed design, he inquired about added functionality. The desk and chair set I propose are minimal...

While researching ergonomics, I found an invaluable article specifically on school furniture for primary school aged children (5-10 years...

After several rounds of concept sketches and prototype models, I started narrowing in on a form that I liked. I decided to incorporate an...

I was introduced to Ankit Singh, an AUT student studying here after completing an architecture degree in Delhi, India. I pursued an...

In order to gather more information to inform my design decisions, I conducted a quick interview with a friend of mine, Kenzie Bramwell,...