Davis Butte

11 posts

Aesthetic Roots: Industrialism

April 18, 2020

Your Aesthetic Roots 2020

For my project, I’m creating furniture from industrial-type pipe. I chose to go with this aesthetic of industrialism because a lot of courses that I’ve taken and some jobs that I have worked have put me in contact with many things from an industrial world. The vast majority of engineering exists in an industrial world…

Wilderness Log Cabin Build Video

April 18, 2020

Davis Butte

Favorite Youtube design/build videos 2020

I stumbled upon this video of a man building a traditional log cabin out in the wilderness a little while ago. I think it is very fun to watch and see how the process works of him gathering materials, working with them, and slowly – log by log – building a house from these natural…

Pipe Couch: How and When

March 26, 2020

Davis Butte

Design Review 2020 Part 2: Timeline and Logistics

For my project of the industrial pipe couch, a timeline will be very useful in ensuring the timely and structured completion in order to be prepared to present come time on April 20. From now until then, I have four weeks and a few days. In the first week, ending when spring break does, I…

Design Review: Industrial Furniture

March 9, 2020

Davis Butte

Design Review 2020 Part 1: Detailed Plans

The vision for my project began pretty simply. I wanted to create something that I would keep and use down the road and not just something for this class that I will forget about after May. The use part was also important to me as I wanted it to be something that is used for…

Top 5 Constraints: Pipe Furniture

March 9, 2020

Davis Butte

Top 5 Constraints 2020

For my project idea of creating furniture out of industrial pipe, I will have to contend with a number of challenges. The first constraint I will need to deal with will be financial. I want to create this project out of threaded pipe in order to ensure structural stability but the cost of using a…

Industrialism in an Outdoor Domain

February 27, 2020

Davis Butte

Main Project Aesthetic 2020: plans and alternatives

My plan for this main project is to go along with a theme and aesthetic of Industrialism. I believe this choice will lend itself to a very interesting look and set of challenges that will encapsulate what this class is looking for. I also want to put an outdoor-associated twist on it to capture a…

Main Project Ideas

February 19, 2020

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Main Project Inspirations 2020

For my main project inspirations, I have been slightly all over the place. The two major directions I’m throwing around are quite different from each other but both very interesting. The first of these follows along with my upcycle project in using an old climbing rope to create some things but this time I’m looking…

Upcycle Final Report: Woven Rope Rug

February 11, 2020

Davis Butte

Upcycle Final Report 2020

This project of the upcycle has been a very fun and interesting challenge! I started out by throwing around ideas about many different types of materials and designs before I started thinking about who I am and what materials I already owned. This was a big idea as I wanted the item I chose to…

Upcycle Progress

February 5, 2020

Davis Butte

Upcycle Progress 2020

The latest update with my upcycle project comes as I have decided on a design and purpose for my scheme. I have decided that I’m going to go with the rug idea as the other directions might be better options for a main project sometime. After doing some research on different styles of mats and…

Upcycle Inspiration: Dynamic Rope

January 29, 2020

Davis Butte

Upcycle Inspiration 2020

This project of the upcycle has been an interesting challenge thus far. I’ve thrown around ideas about many different types of materials and designs and haven’t felt content with any one idea. I then started thinking about who I am and what materials would make sense from a standpoint of what I already have and…

Exploring the Aesthetic of Realism

January 21, 2020

Davis Butte

Aesthetic Explorations 2020

The aesthetic of Realism began in the mid 19th century following the era of romanticizing the way real-life appeared. Realism attempts to depict life as it is, not inflating it to unrealistic levels or making it more beautiful than nature is naturally. This idea began with the artistic depiction of laborers working in the fields…