Furniture design
Academic design study · 2022
Furniture design
Academic project
Furniture design, 3D modeling and shop drawings
Aida Soleymani
Rhino
This fourth-semester stool design study takes its starting point from a traditional monumental building in Iran. Aida explored how its central circle and corner walls could become a seat and legs, retaining the architectural emphasis on symmetry. The work follows the object from initial sketches through three-dimensional studies and revisions to the leg connections, culminating in a selected plywood design documented with shop drawings.
The first translation of the architectural reference led to adjustments in the thickness of the legs and their connection to the seat. A mortise-and-tenon joint replaced the earlier attachment approach. Further refinement removed one cut from the leg connection to improve the design’s strength. Exploded views and renderings examine the relationship between components, while the final shop drawings record the selected configuration and its plywood construction.
The design translates a circular architectural center into the seating surface and surrounding corner walls into the stool’s legs.
Aida revised leg thickness, introduced a mortise-and-tenon joint and removed a cut from the final leg attachment detail.
Sketches, component breakdowns, renderings and shop drawings describe the selected plywood stool and the relationships between its components.
An academic project. Collaborative contributions are credited above.
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