3 chairs for the morton arboretum
3 Chairs for the Morton Arboretum pairs ash wood in both its natural form and machined or man-made/manipulated form. The chairs recognize Chicago's Morton Arboretum as both a natural display of trees from around the world and a machined or man-made/manipulated version of nature. The three chairs transition from 4 legs of support, to two legs and one plane, to two planes. Each chair changes the emphasis placed on strength, transparency, weight and economy of material, acknowledging the way that trees vary their natural emphasis as a method for survival and growth.
3 Chairs for the Morton Arboretum was my response to the same assignment and project that I gave to my IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology) architecture students Spring and Summer 2008. I wrote about both my work and the work of my students as a paper that I delivered at the ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) titled “Design, Resource & Produce Locally…Disseminate, Reveal, & Provoke Globally.”
3 Chairs for the Morton Arboretum was my response to the same assignment and project that I gave to my IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology) architecture students Spring and Summer 2008. I wrote about both my work and the work of my students as a paper that I delivered at the ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) titled “Design, Resource & Produce Locally…Disseminate, Reveal, & Provoke Globally.”