MEGAN CORREA

Industrial + Product Designer

Square Knot

Collaborators
Megan Correa, Hanna Oh, Zander Mattaway, Clara Bertness

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Problem

Create a table with as many legs as you have partners in your team. Each teammate must create a part of the tabletop and a leg and make sure it fits together.

Goal

To create a natural looking table that can be easily stored and shipped.

Ideation

Once we researched different types and styles of tables, we came up with our designs. After multiple iterations and discussions, we came up with this design for our table. Seeking an organic yet structurally sound design, we finalized our design by laminating veneer in order to attain a woven look.

Process

Initially, we made cardboard prototypes before building a full scale model. Once we began building the full scale model, we had to create 2 molds for the 2 shapes. Using whatever materials we could find, we built these molds.

Final Prototype

After we built the two molds for the woven pieces, we used the process of bent lamination to form the curves and ultimately created this prototype.