upon painting the chair, it was discovered that one of the pads is original, but the other is a replacement. this chair comes from the basement of a mies van der rohe townhome in lafayette park, stored away after reimagining the space it once inhabited. The fourth piece of the collection is a barcelona chair by ludwig mies van der rohe who designed lafayette park in detroit, his largest collection of buildings in the world. Noguchi table, painted by mike han, curated by lisa sauve, image by ryan southen
this table, no longer having a place inside the home, was given to lisa who has been a steward of unwanted mid-century modern furniture. this noguchi table entered the collection as the original owner moved to a new home and it did not fit within their interior design scheme. noguchi is lesser known for his largest project, hart plaza, in detroit, where the discard detroit collection was first photographed. Isamu noguchi, a master sculptor and architect, is well known for his noguchi table that’s manufactured by herman miller, a michigan company. lisa provided one of these chairs for the discard collection.īertoia chair, painted by mike han, curated by lisa sauve, image by ryan southen lisa was given three original chairs and leather pads and she saved the worn pads to have replicas made using them as a template. this particular chair has been very well loved by synecdoche design’s founder, lisa sauve’s mentor. he graduated from cass tech in detroit before studying at cranbrook, and his iconic chair is produced by knoll. Harry bertoia developed wire frame techniques at cranbrook, which would become known and loved all over the world. Wassily chair, painted by mike han, curated by lisa sauve, image by ryan southen it sat in a storage room collecting dust and disappeared from view as other items piled on top of it. this original wassily was found on craigslist and purchased for $20 from a couple who inherited the piece unaware of its origins and value. The current collection of mid-century modern furniture, collected and paintedįirst up is the wassily chair manufactured by knoll, which was led by influential michigan designer, florence knoll. the detroit-based team worked with objects connected to the region, including works by herman miller, knoll, and cranbrook academy of art. The pieces set in hart plaza, which was designed by isamu noguchi, in detroit, michiganĭiscard detriot emerges through the team’s collective experience of living and working in the heart of mid-century modern beginnings. the work celebrates the old, worn objects and gives them a fresh perspective. the collection has been created in detroit by a multidisciplinary team comprising lisa sauve of synecdoche design, artist mike han, and photographer ryan southen. Learn more about Toyota’s journey with generative design in Fusion 360 in the Redshift article here.Discard detroit is a project that reimagines mid-century modern (MCM) furniture as pieces of fine art. “As we have gained a lot of knowledge from this project, I think there are possibilities to make it happen,” Omori says. Right now, it requires 3D printing, while current seat frames are produced with established manufacturing processes. The team is also keeping potential installation and production methods in mind. Collaborating with in-house engineers, Toyota is using generative design to evolve the design even further. With generative design in Fusion 360, new options and patterns began to emerge. Weight reduction, comfort, strength, and sustainability are also required for a successful design. When prioritizing the parameters for a seat frame, safety is always at the top of the list. “It could come up with shapes that human designers would never have thought of, yet the requirements are met, so the cars are light and strong.” Safety first “When I realized that generative design was being used in race-car suspensions, I thought it was interesting,” he says in a recent Redshift article. Shinsuke Omori is a project manager in the Interior Design Department, Vision Design Division at Toyota.
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Why isn’t there more legroom? Toyota Motor Corporation recently tried generative design in Autodesk Fusion 360 to find ways to free up more room via seat frame design. Whether you’re on a plane or in a car, it’s one of the most common complaints. Various changes were made to create the final design (right). More Legroom? Yes Please! See how Toyota uses generative design in Fusion 360 to free up extra space in vehicles.
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