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Creative Research Lab

GRID - January 2006

table by Sowell

Jason Sowell
JIGSAW, 4X8=3X6, 2006
plywood
36" x 72" x 29" (collapses to 4' x 8' x 0.34")

Computer numerically controlled fabrication has permitted design to transition seamlessly from product development, thru prototyping, and into fabrication. In this regard, systems of production are able to facilitate the manufacture of either repetitive elements or complex forms. Hoping to capitalize on this capability, and as an extension of Modernism's early premise that design should be affordable and accessible, JIGSAW's designs employ digital fabrication in order to respond to the need for inexpensive and transportable furniture among today's increasingly nomadic younger population. All designs are inscribed within a single 4'x8' sheet of plywood, require no additional fasteners, permit a degree of customization [veneer species, grade, and surface finish], and minimize waste.