Design Futures

Today in class we finalized our designs. I put in my dimensions and asked about a different base as the Jarra wood wasnt long enough. we also looked at the propertiesof aluminium, which we are using for the stem of our lamps. Aluminum is ductile which means it can be pulled into a wire, it it malleauble which means it can be beated into shape. Aluminium has a very low density which is why it is used for airplanes. Also it doesn't rust or corrode over time. Another reason we are using aluminium is because it is lightweight and is easy to bend.

After finallising by final brief we were shown how to use the tools in the workshop. to gain a prespective about what mine will eventually look i used wire and cut and bended it to the mearsurements, this was good as it showed if the light was in proportion and weater it looked good. We then recieved our 600mm of Aluminium with this I  divided this up into quarters and used the pipping to bend the aluminuim round it to get the soft curves. I was really happy with the way it worked out even though i needed alot of help!!

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