The development of technology in design field brings enormous changes. It makes it easier faster and economical to create complex forms, that is by using computer program, it can be measured precisely and manufacturers become able to calculate the exact amount of material.
These days, there are many products and architecture which have complicated forms that might not be realized without the help of computer in the past. They are all incredibly beautiful and functional. I feel like they are from the future because of their shapes and I come to wonder that which is first new forms or computer program. Finally, I find that there are some similarity between buildings and products from 3D modeling and nature. Nature looks very chaotic, random and complicated but we can see definitely rules and orders in it. Likewise, architectures like Frank Gehry’s, for example, seem to consist of randomly arranged curves seemingly but if I look carefully, I can see that there are orders among cursive lines. From this resemblance, the pursuit of harmonization with nature seems to play a role as a result of digital evolution. In this sense, these designs are more humane although they are made in virtue of a computer which sometimes stands for inhuman things than box-shaped ones.
The Cinderella Table is manufactured by using CNC machine. The form of this table looks impossible to be made by hands with tools. It is unusual but also familiar because it comes from classic European style. It is like Neo- Classic mode in that the design of Cinderella Table steps up further thanks to digital innovation.
The use of computer program create a lot of possibility for visualizing ideas so, the limit of manufacture becomes nothing because ideas which are not realized are dead.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
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I agree with EJ that the creative design by using computer technology is amazing- the speed, accuracy. When I see the Cinderella table, it is beautiful and looks natural. The curves are such precise, because of the using machine. The relationship of the curves on the wood and the frame of the structure is harmonized well, and the curves serve the visual effects.
However, there is no functional effect in the Cinderella table. When I saw this table, I did not think that is a table. If I use this table, it would be uncomfortable, because the bottom of table has many curves, and the top also has curve ;it is not flat . The purpose of this structure is for use, not for decoration, so I feel the lack of usefulness in this design. I think the most important thing of the furniture design is providing the efficient function and the good appearance.
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