Cross Stool
12mm Baltic Birch Plywood, Milkpaint
Materials:
Principal Processes:
CAM (CNC Router)
I made this stool during my time at school for an exacting set of design criteria:
1. You must design a stool.
2. The stool must be entirely cut on the CNC Router using only a 1/2” bit.
3. The stool must not use any hardware or glue.
4. It must be cut from one 40x40” sheet of 1/2” Baltic Birch plywood.
Those stringent constraints forced me to experiment to find the best way to get the maximum height, and strength – while maintaining a decent seat size – within a small sheet of relatively thin plywood.
Through that experimentation I discovered my love of iterative design and design as problem solving. By using CAM tools, I can quickly prototype and iterate to arrive at a design that performs well and I’m happy with. From this project onward that iterative approach became an integral part of how I approach design.
Process:
