Initial Sketch Description: My final project will be a simplistic, low profile wooden light fixture taking inspiration from the minimalist aesthetic. It will be constructed from a hallowed out 2×4 plank of wood, a 3/8th acrylic sheet and warm LED strip lights. The dynamic component of this project will be from the LED’s ability to…

In my previous post, I described my planned aesthetic for the final project which will be wooden minimalism and outlines my initial thoughts of the final product. To reiterate I would like to create a simplistic, low profile lighting unit created from a hallowed out thick plank of wood.  Example of wooden minimalism: https://medium.com/spacelyai/wood-in-interior-design-a-timeless-fusion-of-tradition-and-modernity-e55b8b384e3b  …

After thinking over the last week about my project and the final purpose it would fill, it finally hit me as I sat it my terribly lit living room while eating dinner. I would like to make a lighting fixture and further more I would like for it to resemble the minimalist wooden aesthetic. As…

  Final Product of Miyadaiku Puzzle-like Sculpture  Above is a. picture of my final up-cyling product which I named: Miyadaiku Puzzle-like Sculpture. I found the design process and manufacturing of this project to be very fun and finally holding my final product was very rewarding! As a reminder, Miyadaiku is an ancient form of Japanese…

My up-cycling project involves the Miyadaiku aesthetic, an ancient form of Japanese carpentry which aims to build structures without the use of fasteners of any kind: screws, glue, nails, etc. This is possible by strategically forming interacting geometrical features between two parts. In my project I will be using a bunch of almost spent spools…

Introduction: Miyadaiku is an ancient form of Japanese carpentry which aims to build structures without the use of fasteners of any kind: screws, glue, nails, etc. This is possible by strategically forming interfacing geometrical features between two parts. These can be in the form of a peg/hole, interlocking slots, opposing angles and more. This form…

Post 1 – 2024 Aesthetics Explorations, Art Deco Max Palish Art Deco is a style of visual art, architecture, and product design that originated in the 1920s. The style or aesthetic was first seen in the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs (Art Deco) et Industreils Modernes, a past art expo in Paris that took place…