Monday, February 28, 2011

Parametric Bookshelves by Caterina Tiazzoldi





The bookshelf is designed by Caterina Tiazzoldi and uses advanced digital techniques, developed with the experience as director of the Advanced Research Lab NSU at the School of Architecture at Columbia University, to achieve a formal exploration of new configurations of a bookshelf.

Each customer introduces data (length, height, preferred colors) and the parametric system responds by automatically changing some of the attributes (depth, thickness, colour saturation). In this way each customer is assured of a unique configuration. Parametric Furniture, particularly Parametric Bookshelves, helps develop and produce an infinite number of unique pieces, tailored to the customer's requirements, using a single model. Each element composing Parametric Bookshelves is defined by tree attributes affecting Parametric Bookshelves configuration. Each Parametric Bookshelves is provided of a code as a customer warranty of the uniqueness and originality of the piece.

The application of a large number of iterations to a limited number of rules leads to a level of formal complexity and sophistication which it is impossible to obtain from traditional processes. The 2009 script

Unfolds infinite configurations from similar proportions.

The vision is not only to customize a piece. Parametric Bookshelves transform the production process.

Parametric Bookshelves was presented at the Young Talent Selection by Giulio Cappellini at the Temporary Museum for New Design During Milano Design Week.


Credits

Company Name: Caterina Tiazzoldi / Nuova Ordentra

Project: Parametric Bookshelves

Architect: Caterina Tiazzoldi

DesignTeam: Lorenza Croce, Dora Keller

Visualization and Pictures: Lorenza Croce, Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

Word Editor: Caterina Tiazzoldi

Contact Person: Laura Andreo

Address: 6, via Fratelli Calandra, 10100 Torino, Italy



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