Make Something Big
Total time spent: Approx 60 hrs
Research and Thought 10%
Design 10%
Fabrication 80%
With no access to CNC router at Harvardsite I decided to go with cardboard and create an installation for public space that utilized cardboard and repeated patterns to create a large-scale temporary installation at Barra Restaurant in Summerville.
Here is the site
Measurements were taken
Layout of Marigolds was chosen for this Mexican Restaurant in celebration of Dia de Muertos.
Initial drawing was made by hand, then scanned into photohsop and faded color map created at 30% opacity then printed and a final rendering with ink created on top of printout.
This is how it looked after using Image/Adjust/Black and White mode used to delete unwanted color elements.
A color layout was created in Illustrator with 4 layers making each flower
Cardboard available was 30x40 and cut it to fit smaller laser bed size of 18x24
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180 flower units were in the design (each with 4 separate sub-parts) for 720 unique laser cut elements.
On the cart getting ready to paint
Spray painted in spray booth
Bonus wrapping paper made from paper protecting spray booth
Prototype assembled
Using Professional grade Construction adhesive. 15 Min set time.
Brought onsite using (using bikecart)
Installed on wall using professional grade velcro (3m glue tech)
Installed in a single day. With help from my two kids and restaurant owner!
