{"id":1089,"date":"2014-10-17T04:43:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T04:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rbknrbkn.com\/workandprogress\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2014-10-17T04:43:23","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T04:43:23","slug":"false-starts-and-happy-endings-making-a-pen-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbknrbkn.com\/workandprogress\/?p=1089","title":{"rendered":"False Starts and Happy Endings: Making a pen holder"},"content":{"rendered":"

For my Intro to Fabrication class final, I was a bit lost. My first inclination is to do something that mimics the aesthetics of butterflies, but I wanted to do something functional instead. Making pretty things is cool, but making pretty things that have a function is even cooler.<\/p>\n

The first direction I explored is making a wooden phone case for my iPhone 5s.<\/p>\n

\"Case-Design-Guidelines\"<\/a>The first thing I wanted to know about is the dimensions of said case. After a bit of googling, I found out that Apple has a publicly available document<\/a> that has exact specifications of all its iDevices, as shown in the image above.<\/p>\n

After playing around with (found) 3D models, I ended up with a pretty basic sliced model of the iPhone case that I wanted to cut using cardboard to get a sense of.<\/p>\n

\"case-stacks\"<\/a><\/p>\n

After multiple failed runs, where the size was either too large or too small, the whole thing felt ugly and uninspired. I had to change direction, I felt.<\/p>\n

\"Processed<\/a><\/p>\n

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I started by playing around with basic shapes in Illustrator, as well as think about materials I want to work with. Acrylic is always my first choice, so no to that. Cardboard is great, but sort of rugged. I went to Staples and found the amazingness that is foam board<\/a>. They come in all sort of beautiful\u00a0colors, including a pleasant shade of muted gray as well as the blackest black possible.<\/p>\n

\"explore!\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The whole thing was an exercise in drawing\u00a0modular, exchangeable shapes that are all based on the same basic shape. I felt better in this clean, simplified direction. By now I knew what I wanted to make: a penholder with an architectural appearance.<\/p>\n

After a bit more experimentation, I went ahead and laser-cut the shapes in my newly acquired foam board.<\/p>\n

\"Processed<\/a><\/p>\n

The above was made using the gray foam board. I also used the black foam board for a more striking look.<\/p>\n

\"Processed<\/a><\/p>\n

After trying different arrangements, I felt the below is best because it’s orderly, asymmetrical and proportional.<\/p>\n

\"Processed<\/a><\/p>\n

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After adding a bit of color, the below is the final assembled piece in all its functional (and nonfunctional) glory.<\/p>\n

\"Processed<\/a><\/p>\n

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