also only ever buy Gutterman thread. its a bit more, but it wont snap and will actually last for years. cheap thread will make you hate sewing and think youre bad at it (when really, the cheap thread unravels as its sewing and jams)
Love the video! I was really close to going for industrial engineering but then I discovered the entrance test was a sugar cube design contest. Hence I decided to go for a tech consulting instead to get me the funs to do this on my free time instead. Your uni seems solid tho!
This mindset, approach, highs and lows, and admittedly ego, are all reminiscent of time in University in the design program. Awesome art piece. You'll learn soon that efficiency and repeatability is also a huge part of the process, and complexity doesnt necessarily improve a project. Great work! Try some rubio monocoat on a walnut piece next time, that gel stain is hiding so much of your beautiful grain!
Sitting down for the first time is... nerve-wracking. It would have been fun to weigh all the lumber you got... then weigh the chair once it was done. It's always stunning (and sad) to think about how much 'waste' there is in most chair making. I always wondered why chairs cost to much (just average, normal, not competition-worthy ones)--before I made my first one. It ain't easy--but you earned your award, and what you made is beautiful!
This is such a relatable art school experience. I remember doing a screen printing project, after finishing 3 essays, and I was in the studio until 4AM where I had to kill the lights and hide from security. Then I popped the lights on, did my last layer, changed clothes in my car, and then went back in for critique. Everyone thinks art school sounds glamorous, but really you just live off cigarettes and get zero sleep.
At this point it might have been faster to carve the shape out of a solid block of wood. Great chair and a really interesting video. You can be proud of yourself.
