Geo Set & Material Exploration
Developed out of an intense material exploration, Geo Set is a modular concrete table-top set comprising coasters, small trays, a bowl, and a candle holder, all designed with o-rings to prevent table surface damage.
Brief: Select a material and explore it. Design a tabletop object that exploits your material's characteristics and properties
Duration: 1.5 months
Industrial + Delicate
My goal was to combine the industrial aesthetics of concrete with a soft material.
Material Exploration | Round I
Textures, colors, weird combinations, soft containers, etc.
Round II
Extruding, casting around bags of water, using nuts to create perforations, etc.
Round III
I became particularly interested in combining concrete with thread, which was inspiration I developed through my exploration. The thread would allow the concrete to be used a table-top object without damaging any surface.
Round IV
To simplify fabrication and increase durability, wrapping textiles around the corners proved a better solution than creating perforations in the concrete.
Round V
To further simplify fabrication, I substituted o-rings for thread.
Form Development
Inspired by the geometric shapes that developed naturally through my material exploration, I pursued a family of objects that would work together through modular, geometric forms.