My 5th year of college, I read for an hour by candlelight every night before I went to sleep. This nightstand was designed and built specifically for this purpose. The top is at the perfect height to facilitate directing candlelight onto my book by way of a shaving mirror with 7x magnification. The shelves hold my books, while the section of the shelf protruding outwards holds my phone, where it charges while I sleep.
This piece is constructed from steel square tubing and wood (maple and purpleheart). The wooden pieces were made using standard wood shop processes, as well as glue-lamination and CNC routers. They were finished with extensive sanding and butcher block conditioner (mineral oil + beeswax). The steel tubing was cut and blackened using a chemical process. All pieces fit together through friction-fit pockets, with no mechanical fasteners.
The wood is poplar, glue laminated and finished with Danish oil. The frame is made of welded & polished square steel tubing. The wood table top is screwed into steel plates welded to the frame, which fit into pockets that were created with a CNC router. The screws are countersunk.
The top of the table also features a “landing pad” for a custom beer flight that sinks into the table.
These lamps were designed using Autodesk 123D Catch, 123D Make, and Meshmixer. They are constructed of laser cut plywood pieces that friction-fit together.
Lamp 1 holds a large glass bottle filled with foggy liquid, into which waterproof LED strips have been placed. This creates a pleasantly diffused light. Lamp 2 uses a standard cord and color changing light bulb. It is made to be hung but can be used on a tabletop in a pinch.
Freshman design & fabrication project, constructed of plywood and steel tubing.
After transporting this structure over a mile to the Architecture Graveyard in the afternoon heat of San Luis Obispo and then sleeping in it overnight, I learned a great deal of practical knowledge about volume, density, and the laws of thermodynamics.
Designed and fabricated with James Chung, Alex Gama, and Lea Espinosa.
An installation at Cal Poly’s Architecture building
Constructed of wood and steel
Designed to catch the afternoon light on the thin steel edge
Designed and constructed with Alex Esser, Marlon Gonzalez, and Arden Castle
This is a dice tray I designed and fabricated using Rhino 3D and a CNC router.
I was tasked with designing a Modernist object. Modernist design prioritized the use of modern materials and technologies, mass production capability, a lack of ornamentation, and clean minimalist design. My tray was created by laminating two pieces of wood on top of each other, and then performing two CNC operations on it. Simple, clean, repeatable, modern.
