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Following my first concept piece with the pressure sensor, I first started to collect the aluminum. This gave me a good idea of the material - texture, strength, qualities etc. This quickly made me realise this was not the material I wanted to use. I was too flexable for What I thought and so I proceeded to think of other materials that could become the chair I had in mind. I moved onto wood, This material I have a good understanding about and would be the best material for a chair. Sticking with square shape I had envisioned, I quickly ran into problems with creating the pressure system I wanted to use. with this idea of pressure still in mind, I furthered the concept to include the bottom portion of an office chair that uses such a system that provides elevation and support from its pressurised mechanism below. I furthered the ideation around this component. 

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Here are some of my final images I chose to convey a contextual message. Being placed in an environment where silt/liquefaction would have been present giving it context to a structural influence. I want to symbolize a hidden in plane site - for me where this material could blend in and have its prolonged impact, having used such a material to make chalk, it gives it a means of communication for the damaged process and the true material qualities.  

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Here are my three final forms, Chalk, brick and (broken) brick. These three forms symbolize liquefaction - in relation to my chosen material silt, Not to show a material function, more so a to convey a message that stems from the Christchurch earthquake. The chalk is a symbol for being able to convey a message from the events, then to the solid brick that has a very weak structure and the second brick that I will break in half exposing a more liquid center - symbolizing the effects made by and around the material I have chosen. The imperfect nature of the bricks are purposeful in the instance of the design language as It takes a meaning that this material in has this effect on the previously existing structural materials (in my case brick cladding). The ideas took a stance on a sustainable material that could in return give the means on communication on such a sensitive subject, With the reality of the material having a prolonged impact without initial predicament. The flaws are initially shown and further more are exposed by means of further processing - damaging) and I want to be able to convey this initial idea behind such a material.

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While my first iteration of creating a solid brick failed, due to the amount of liquid still present, I did further processing to achieve a composite material that has stronger characteristics of the first iteration. This worked better yet still lacked the strength - being composed of 60% silt and 40% clay. The processed composite material had many of the qualities I needed although It didn't resemble nearly any structural integrity I was hoping for. Further processing was needed. 

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This is the silt after the first stages of processing - removing as much water and foreign material (dirt, plant matter) as possible. The texture and consistency, through memeory, matched that of the silt after the Christchurch earthquake which is perfect for my expression in this project. Going from a very muddy and liquid like material to a dry sand like material was perfect in this instance as it reflects the qualities of the way the silt was treated after the earthquake, via natural processing and drying of the material. It resembles, up to this point of the processing - that ive done, a accurate balance of the material’s tangible nature and further processing, oven baking and natural drying was undergone. 

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Here is the silt that I found and ended up using, I found it by a river near Zealandia - In a old mining tunnel. It had the perfect consistency for the silt that I wanted to use in my design opportunity. It is very accurate to the silt seen after the Christchurch earthquake, colour, texture, although It was submerged and post processing techniques where used to dry the material to the desired viscosity. 

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Here is the first material I found. This silt was black and most likely filled more with dirt and other materials which did not match the material I wanted - colour and consistency.

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This is the lazer cut components pieced together, not glued yet, which shows the overall form of the stand/arm. I am happy with the way it has come together, although more thought needs to go into the open top part of the bottom stand piece. Closing it off is one way I will finalise the structure with potential weights to counteract the weight of the Raspberry Pi. 

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Here is the first iteration of my 3d print with Wood PLA. I am unhappy with the result, the material does not fit the feel of the case although has the colour continuity. I plan to use ABS in white with a longer print time. It was a good test for the print file and functions accordingly although minor adjustments will be made to ensure the Raspberry Pi fits in the inbuilt sand offs. 

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Here is the first iteration cut for the stand. I am happy with how they turned out, although I think it would have been a better idea to obtain the bolts/nuts for the connections before and test fitting the joints. Overall this basic design may have to do for now.

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I have begun the iteration process for the lazer cut parts and are going with a basic base and stand to visualise the components in a somewhat basic way. This will hopefully give me an idea of the real size and interpretation of the computer component. 

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I have begun to iterate the housing for the raspberry pi/ mount. This part of the design involved mainly around the 3d printed case which I plan to make with wood filament. Hopefully in this part of the design phase I understand more of the direction I want to take with the free standing arm/stand/holder/mechanism that is evoked from the original anglepoise lamp.

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here is the Raspberry Pi LCD module that I will use for the computer lamp head. Although not fully functional, it serves as a basis for the design and has the final dimensions needed for the components I will further construct - shell casing and stand connection. 

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Final Ideation - small computer stand

I have formulated my ideas from a lamp to a stand alone, all in one, computer stand. This will utilise the design form that of the anglepoise lamp. The computer I will be using is a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ with a 2.8″ LCD module. This will require possible 3d printed components for the computer and lazer cut pieces for the arm and stand. The computer, for time purposes, will only produce light through the LCD screen although future iterations will involve a working linux machine. This design is inspired by the use of the anglepoise lamp design utilised in various computer focused peripherals such as microphone and monitor stands and want to incorporate a all encompassing computer stand design. 

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I have done some more test lazer cuts working with designs involving slits and represents a lamp head form. This has given me more insights in what I can create, dimension and scale have also been taken into account. 

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I have gone forth and done my first lazer cut. This has been an interesting experience, seeing the tangible nature of a design test. I noted the interesting qualities that came from lazer cutting (texture/smell/etc) I will work of further tests and iterations today.