The Handrail
︎Digital/Physical Fabrication
︎Experiments in Casting
Collaborator: Xichen Sheng
Three sculptural handrail mock-ups were created as part of an ongoing experimentation with digital fabrication technologies, and an exploration of precision and tolerances involved in analog making.
Similarly to The Inlay, this work explored the interplay between two quite different materials: concrete and resin. The first handrail mock-up uses resin as the hand-held portion of the railing; the second uses concrete as the hand-held portion; and the third imagines the concrete becoming the architectural wall, the resin as ornament, and metal hardware as a standard railing. The resin was mixed with metal flakes to achieve a shimmer effect in the sun.
Similarly to The Inlay, this work explored the interplay between two quite different materials: concrete and resin. The first handrail mock-up uses resin as the hand-held portion of the railing; the second uses concrete as the hand-held portion; and the third imagines the concrete becoming the architectural wall, the resin as ornament, and metal hardware as a standard railing. The resin was mixed with metal flakes to achieve a shimmer effect in the sun.
Year: 2018
Collaborator: Xichen Sheng
Materials: Rockite cement, transparent resin with metal flakes
Fabrication Techniques: Moldmaking with 3D prints and vacuum-formed thermoplastic sheets