Quick Sworks Of A Potential Group Table. Tri, Top, And Side Views. Streetlightchanger 

Table Design sketches. Much of sketch credit here goes to M. Baxter.

The conclusion of the great storage assembly. Wheels: on. Doors: on. Realized we needed a more ergonomic way to open the doors: not a problem, got some adorable little knobs. I think its a good little storage space, people are using it already. It has enough heft to feel like a not-easily-moved installation, however, because of the non locking wheels, it will not tip over even if a linebacker leans on it. Oh and there is whiteboard on the back of it as well! The piece fits into out initial design goals, as summarized here by Ben:

Having identified the need for project storage and display in the new Brown Design Workshop (BDW), we set out to design and build a large scale storage unit.  We were given the constraint of only using plywood (in straight cuts with a track-saw) and drywall screws for the primary structure.  

In the process of thinking about improving the BDW space, we felt that a small semi-enclosed lounge area for collaborative brainstorming, sketching, and snack breaks would be incredibly beneficial.  We noticed that a small awkward area around a large structural collumn was not being effectively used, and we had the idea of defining and enclosing a lounge using storage units.  With this goal in mind we came up with dimesions and layouts for the storage units that would allow them to act as partial walls defining the lounge space.  We envision the back side of the storage units being large whiteboards for ideation and sketching in the lounge.

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Glue day #1: cut all the hinge components and laminated them. Hopefully they don't stick to one another. Also cut better end pieces for the beam and glued those up.

Day one: LED and paper project. Phone opera house, projects sound and light. Collaborator: Brian Drake (I'll miss ya buddy)

Conclusion of the LED light project. I had concluded maybe before the last post that the auto wake up function from the iPhone would not be a feasible option without more electronics however I still wanted a charger in here to power the LEDs and provide a nice acoustic dock for dearest iPhoney-MciPhone. The build went along the lines of contact cementing the glass sheet to plywood, then epoxying the contacts to the underside of the glass. In retrospect I think I would opt to place a few globs of epoxy along the length of wire, rather than slathering all of it. I think a few globs might have looked cleaner. Next I took the plunge and opened up my iPhones cable, then soldered it back together but with the LED bug on the 5V line. Then is was just wrapping my precut Mylar sheets around my electronics and contact cementing those to the glass. I finished up with gluing in a small wooden support sanded to level the charger with my phone's 30 pin slot with a case on. Dark tests show desirable optical and bending effects similar to the paper models.

Iteration 2: thick "pages" step base which could house electronics, lengthened bay to fit iPhone form factor. Plastic, on/off, and charging discussed as future directions.

Prototyping a digital latch for the old light-cum-paper project. After I made a space heater out of NANDs I ended up using two inverters and some resistors and capacitors for debouncing a la the last schematic in "Circuits B" here: http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/TouchSwitch/TouchSwitch-1.html

Pictures of a dry fit of the table, and the fracture that kept me from gluing. I was considering doing some finishing of the plywood (wood bleach) and sapele (more sanding) separately, and when a hinge fractured during a careless dry fit it convinced me to hold off on gluing. In this table's near future is a hinge repair inlay, sanding and I think some tung oil.

More first iteration of incandescent project.

For the second light project, my group and I went about building a heated cardboard pillow.  We played with scoring cardboard to change its inherent physical properties.

Added some things to the model of final project fold-down table. Though in the proposal I talked about a very stalwart table, the concept of a heavy table and the concept of a table that folds flat for moving are in conflict, so we are going for a lighter, more skeletal look in this iteration. Also added some hardware, in the form of little legs in the front of the sides and hooks for the beam. (Also some sweet and highly convincing wood skins!!)