#projectmaison

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Just completed my first sofa with the best team ever!

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Project Maison

Bidding starts on April 7th, 2017 of our completed sofa and will go on until   April 14th, 2017

It will be showcased at the pop-up shop  on April 7th, 2017  from 1:30 - 5:30 FOFA Gallery Atrium, Concordia University; EV Building 

100% of proceeds will go towards two organizations: Chez Doris and St-James.

[binibabby]

MiniCouch/Big couch #myfriendsarebananas #popupshop #ProjectMaison (at Concordia University EV Building)

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Project Maison - Patching scraps to create complementary pillows.

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Project Maison - The sofa, cushion, and pillows will be displayed at Concordia University for a pop-up shop being held on April 7, 2017. Here is an idea of how the items will be displayed

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Our Design Principles

*Design should reflect a makers feelings and values

*In order to provoke desired values, empathetic design is vital.

*An item or artifact should be both environmentally and culturally sustainable and must consider longevity and methods of disassembly

*All use of material should be thoroughly justified to be sure of it’s use

*There isn’t always a single finite solution and as a designer we must explore the multitude of possibilities and invite people to reflect on our interpretation

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Project Maison - Pillow color swatch explorations

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Project Maison - 3d Rendering of final design

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Project Maison - Reclaimed Materials

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Project Maison - In the hopes of sourcing most of our soft surface through scraps, we reached out to the school Cégep Marie-Victorin fashion department. Every year, the textile scraps that do not get used by the students are kept and put aside waiting to be reclaimed. Our trip to the college resulted in finding canvas, felt, wool, cotton, silk -chiffon, fur, etc.

The textiles will to be used to make cushions/ pillows to compliment the sofa.

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Project Maison - Laser cutting mini prototype to test joints and interlocking sections.

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Project Maison - Prototyping 

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Project Maison - Blackboard group brainstorming activity where we reflect on forms and composition of shapes.

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Project Maison - Team brainstorming session