The Inlay
︎Digital/Physical Fabrication
︎Experiments in Materiality
︎Experiments in Craft
Collaborator: Xichen Sheng
This “active inlay model” is a study of excavation - where the white “inlay” piece replaces what was previously the core of the “host” wood chunk. The inlay, then, extends out from this core to three faces of the box, extending from a curvilinear core to prismatic geometry at the ends.
Year: 2018
Collaborator: Xichen Sheng
Materials: Sepele wood, PLA plastic, bristol paper, MDF
Fabrication Techniques: CNC flip milling of wood, 3D printing sanded and finished, woodshop