Schoolproject: Furniture Line (2009)

This is the last project from school. This project is also the one we had to graduate with.

The assignment was to come up with 3 types of furniture, each resembling each other in some way, making one whole unit.
F.e.: If one designs a table with specific legs, you need to make 2 other types of furniture with that same resembling legs like a couch or chair.

I ended up in the bedroom again. Therefor designing a bed, closet and nightstand (yes, there it is again)
One of this products had to be chosen to make detailed descriptions about. Also with that piece of furniture we had to write a business plan; a report on how we wanted to start our own company producing at least 10 items each week.

For that I chose the bed, since it contains less parts.

As always it was our task to find something that would set it apart from other same typed pieces of furniture.
To me, my eye fell on the iron structure in the old station near our school.

The structure was tough, but in a way it had a classic look to it.
Using that building site like vibe as a reference I got to this sketch:

The sketch itself wasn't that spectacular, but it was a guidance for me to make a better drawing in 3D.

3D drawing; front side

3D drawing; perspective

I also had to design a nightstand and closet, which are depicted in the drawing below:

The finished 3D drawing, including a similar themed room.
(Notice the applicable poster above the bed.)

After the 3D and AutoCAD drawings it was time to make a scale model.

For that I mainly used 3mm MDF and for the arches I used 1mm cardboard.
That building process is described below.

As with the Showcase assignment I printed a scaled version with AutoCAD and glued it to the 3mm MDF.
After that I needed several hours again behind the fretsaw to cut out all the little triangles.

The bed frame underneath the fretsaw.
Some triangles weren't much bigger than the actual saw width.

To show how small the headboard is I laid a pen next to it.

This is the front piece of the nightstands where the hinge is glued into place.

The finished closet without color yet. All hinges work, making it excellent dollhouse furniture.

The unpainted product compared to the 3D drawing.

Finished end product.
The rivets were made by placing small droplets of wood-glue on top of the cardboard.
The mirror is mirrored tape and the carpet is made from a towel.

Finished end product showing how big it actually is.