Steel Sprout, 2020
EXHIBITION LOCATION
MEDIUM
Stainless steel
TECHNOLOGY
All digital technologies, including representation and fabrication
SIZE
12 x 3 x 3 in
PRICE
$800
DESCRIPTION
Built of waste stock from the magnetic-induction pipe bending industry and finished on a CNC mill, these stainless-steel vessels serve to display a range of ephemera from flowers to twigs and wire, or stand alone as sculptural objects. The display would be the vase, with ephemera that could change daily.
Horse Hoof High Heel, 2018
EXHIBITION LOCATION
Dressing Room
MEDIUM
Plastic
TECHNOLOGY
Waterjet cutter
SIZE
Large: 4 x 9 x 5 in; Medium: 2 x 7 x 4 in; Small: 2.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 in
PRICE
$600 set
DESCRIPTION
Built of leftover stock from ABS and brass plumbing pipe and waterjet cut acrylic, these boxes serve to hold jewelry or coin, or stand alone as sculptural objects.
Pixel Blocks, 2012
EXHIBITION LOCATION
MEDIUM
Concrete
TECHNOLOGY
CNC-milling
SIZE
4 x 4 x 8 in, each
PRICE
$1,200/set of 12
DESCRIPTION
These masonry blocks were developed for mass production using CNC-milled industrial formwork, and can be used for architecture, interiors, or highway sound-walls. They are designed as individual “pixels” and can be configured with multiple bond patterns, where the whole is greater than each part.
Digital Vernacular, 2015 by Ralph Kirk Nelson, LTU Architecture Faculty (Author), James Stevens (Author), and Lilian Crum, LTU Graphic Design Faculty (Graphic Designer)
EXHIBITION LOCATION
MEDIUM
Paper
TECHNOLOGY
All digital technologies, including representation and fabrication
SIZE
8 5/8 x 10 7/8 x 3/4 in
PRICE
$65
DESCRIPTION
This book offers a unique perspective on craft in the digital age. Digital vernacular is an idea that combines vernacular design principles of the past with digital technologies of the present. The book captures the principles, tools, processes and outcomes of the digital vernacular.
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