Furniture and Lighting Design
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A furniture collection upholstered with leather, discarded for its scars and imperfections from branding on cows.
This collection consists of a lounge chair and ash tray, wrapped with hand sewn, scrap leather patchwork. The ash tray is intended to be used to ash or burn out a cigarette or joint (whichever you prefer) into the upholstered leather.
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The Stand Alone chair is a functioning prototype of a design concept of a chair that can “stand alone.” The chair was made through various processes such as: woodworking, metal fabrication, and upholstery. In progress…
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my first project working with metal exploring cold connection and welding steel sheet metal and tubing
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The Claw Table, made from an up-cycled wooden crate and steel rods, has been fabricated using MIG welding. The legs and structure of the table frame the found, wooden crate to create a new piece of furniture.
The
discarded
collection
We all have imperfections on our skin so, why do we expect cows to be different?
THE SCARS AND OTHER
IMPERFECTIONS ON COWS REFLECT
THE SCARS AND IMPERFECTIONS OF
THE LEATHER INDUSTRY
HONORING IMPERFECTIONS
THROUGH FURNITURE DESIGN
REPURPOSING DISCARDED LEATHER WITH THE PROCESS OF UPHOLSTERY AND PATCHWORK
Lounge chair + side table
Using leather scraps as patchwork for upholstery, a lounge chair and side table were created to honor these discarded pieces.
The lounge chair and side table are intended for the use of smoking and “ashing out” cigarettes into the already branded leather, allowing the user to become a part of the furniture set.
The Stand Alone Chair
The Stand Alone chair is an original design that was developed and made through woodworking, metal fabrication, and upholstery. In taking the Designing Chairs class at Parsons School of Design, I was inspired to design and make this prototype.
inspiration and ideation
overall intention for the chair design through drawings and taking inspiration from the city
Process of Making
After bending each steel tube and rod, I began piecing together the frame through the process of MIG welding and sanding. While working on the frame, I started the process of wood-bending and sanding to create the seat and back rest of the chair.
Quick drawings from my sketchbook I created when making the chair.
I was very influenced by a lot of imagery connected to heavy metal and death metal music during this time.
Finished with upholstery using leather from District Leathers in NYC
Final prototype
Images taken in the stairway of the Parsons School of Design building
Stand Alone Chair
Lily Moore
Year
12/14/2023
crustacean lamp
The Crustacean Lamp is a project exploring steel sheet and tube bending, cold connection, and MIG welding. The shape of the lamp was inspired by aquatic creatures such as crustaceans and angler fish, which influenced the overall shape of the lamp. I was also inspired by Medieval armor displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
In progress…
influences:
Claw Table
Using MIG welding and up-cycling, this table was made from steel rods and a found, wooden crate.
