DIFFERENT NOW: Acrylic Cup 2024
A material that holds ultimate control is Acrylic, synthetically made for perfect platonic form. To maintain the same level of control, The Cup is fabricated with a computerized CNC and the final form only altered the perfect block where a user would interact with it. Prescriptive to the user yes, but this design showcases the precise synthetic nature of the material.
The four ideations were made in pairs and each pair holds the exact same volume as its partner.
Cutting the Block to length
Facing the block
Milling the side
Putting a radius on utilized corners
Putting a radius on utilized corners
Layered image of computerized CNC machine
Sand blasting
Acrylic Cups
Detail
Original concept sketch
Detail
Detail