Controlling Form.
Posted: February 5, 2015 Filed under: Field, Subject, Technical | Tags: art, cardiff met, cardiff school of art and design, design, hinge, laser cutting., living hinge, plywood, rhino, student, wood Leave a comment
Experimenting with components to control the shape and bend of hinges whilst still allowing the design to be fully adjustable and easy to manipulate.
The use of string or rope can allow for many other components to become involved in a design for an object. Rope or string can be manipulated the most and also threaded through the hinge design as well as simply through certain parts to really limit the movement. String allows for a pulley system to be involved which means the hinge design can be controlled using cleats, ties and weights.
Elastic bands are also a successful way to control the hinges but only in one direction unless a frame is used to increase support of the hinge.
