And by extension, life after college. I have letters after my name now: BFA. The day after graduation, we drove back down to Washington, DC, my hometown. I've been talking to a couple local furniture designers (Atelier Takagi & Square Form) about internships with the hopes of getting paid, but no dice. In the mean time, it's design time. I'm working with furniture concepts that utilize long, straight pieces of fabric for upholstery and therefore rely on the geometry of folding to get the fabric to act like a seat and a back. Several of my designs require a lathe, but there are no lathes available to me (unless I dish out lots of money per month). I looked into HacDC, as well as Ann Arbor makerspaces (All Hands Active and Maker Works), neither of which have wood lathes. The Rockville Woodworkers' Club has a passel of wood lathes, but membership is rather steep (a 3 month membership was $145 a month in 2013). Instead, I'm most likely going to buy a lathe off of Ebay as well as a duplicator so that I can literally crank out designs. Family friends have offered workspace in their house/garage, and so all that's left then is materials. Getting good lumber in DC is trickier than getting it in Ann Arbor. I have my eye on a lumber sale in Elkwood, VA on May 17th.
Oh, and by the way, MoCoLoco picked up my Fårstol chair for publication. Okay, so I submitted it to them, but hey. Publicity.
Oh, and by the way, MoCoLoco picked up my Fårstol chair for publication. Okay, so I submitted it to them, but hey. Publicity.