Kyle Aulwurm – Aesthetics of Design

How the Idea Came About Things I wanted my design to revolve around: Furniture Laser cut and etched design Something resembling a circuit board design Wood Things I needed to refine: What type of furniture What style of furniture The exact etching design Initial Prototype To help narrow down my design I created a quick…

Main Project Presentation: Laser Cut and Etched Nightstand

April 23, 2017

Laser Cut and Etched Nightstand

Final Stretch Nightstand

April 16, 2017

As of today, I have acquired all the materials needed for my project. This includes the wood siding, 2×4’s, drawer slides, and screws. All that I need to do now is to cut and assemble the wood. I have all the laser cut designs finished on Rhino3D and I’ve scheduled a time to cut for…

Construction Timeline: Laser Cut Nightstand

April 6, 2017

For my nightstand, I already have my pieces sketched up and designed other than the actual design that will be engraved into the pieces. As for my schedule: April 6-9: Sourcing materials and finish the engraving design. April 10-16: Laser cut and etch all materials that will be used. Begin to treat the wood. April 17-23:…

20th Century Design Variations: Side Table/Night Stand

April 2, 2017

For my project, I will be creating a side table with laser etched circuit board designs. The aesthetic I am going for is minimalism meets electronics. The 3 20th Century design variations I decided to sketch were De Stijl, Bauhaus, and Art Deco. For De Stijl, the side table needed to be very colorful with mostly…

Design Review: Laser Cut Desk/Night Stand

March 13, 2017

For my project, I want to incorporate laser printing with some sort of table. This means either a desk with some sort of organizational drawers or a nightstand/side table. As for the aesthetic, I am thinking about going with a futuristic, circuit board style of design. That way I’ll have the nice burnt wood from…

Top 5 Constraints: Desk

March 8, 2017

Time: Obviously time is the main limiting faster, it is hard to put in a lot of work into a project when you have so many other projects happening at once and you’re trying to get a job for when you graduate. Materials: The scale of my project really depends on what I can get…

Main Project Inspirations: Sit/Stand Desk

March 2, 2017

I’m still not 100% set on what I want to do for my final project but my main idea at the moment is to make a sit/stand desk. I’ve always been a pretty restless person when it comes to working while sitting down for a really long time so making something that makes my life…

Skill Set and Personal Aspirations

February 22, 2017

My skill set is very similar to many other mechanical engineers. Basic Solidworks and machine shop experience. As far as unique skills, I am minoring in TAM so I have a solid base with a lot of design software and methods. Things like Rhino 3D, Photoshop, HTML, basic JAVA, Aftereffects, Illustrator, laser cutting, and 3D…

Upcycle Final Report: Q-Tip Sculpture

February 13, 2017

For my project, I decided to make a sculpture using Q-Tips. I wanted to use something very basic that very few people would make their project out of. In order to connect the Q-Tips, I decided to use glue. Throughout my project however I used a few different types of glue as elmers and superglue both…

Design Loop Reality: Q-Tip Sculpture

February 10, 2017

I will be making some sort of Q-Tip sculpture for my project. I will most likely be imitating something organic, such as a tree or a human skull. I’m not 100% sure on exactly what I’m doing or what aesthetic I will be aiming for but I have collected materials (Q-Tips, superglue, and markers). This…

Upcycle Update

February 1, 2017

For my upcylce project, I have decided to use Q tips and superglue to form some sort of design. I’m not 100% certain what I will construct but I thought that Q tips would be a solid base for forming a wire frame-like sculpture. I will be able to easily color the Q tips as…

Aesthetic Exploration: The Legend of Zelda

January 25, 2017