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Vessel: Framing Nothing


Cornell University Design III (Fall 2011)



Final Vessel
Final Vessel


Assignment: to create an object at the human scale that enhances the  hidden qualities of the provided tool (spatula)


Professor
Vince Mulcahy
The inspiration for the Dwelling, this project is a view framing device that reorients the spatula to become a mirror. Showing signs of ware, the spatula becomes a distorted mirror for the viewer.
Upon inserting the spatula in the tracks and sliding it up into view, a thin wooden door is pushed up. Only once the spatula is removed can the opening be understood as another frame: a view to what is beyond. 




The design of the vessel is based on pairing: two boards wide, two pairs of welded metal legs, two grooves for the spatula to slide up The spatula is inserted at the bottom, slid up the vertical track, and used to push open a panel







Object

Architect, Artist, Writer


Architect, Artist, Writer