studio project

yes. i have a fascination with light. i don't know why. so my proposal for this furniture studio is to design a night stand that doubles as a night light. i would also like to create a night stand that allows the user to personalize their  bedtime ritual. what do i mean by that? 

in order to think about the design of my night stand, i thought about the basic things that people do before bed. 

-read

-write

-work on the computer

-listen to music

then i thought about the way that technology has influenced our bedtime rituals: 

-phone

-computer

-ihome or ipod alarm clocks

i want my night stand to be a surface that allows all of these activities to take place, as well as accommodate all the technological aspects of today's bedtime rituals. 

conclusion: a night stand that maybe has a surface that slides out so that you can use it as a surface for working on the computer or writing. 

compartments to keep books. 

compartments to charge phones and computers

spaces to hide wires 

also, a night light. 

yay. 

here are some of the sketches i've come up with. the are hard to read, sorry about that: 

Desginer Research: Stephen Burks, Readymade inc.

Here is Stephen Burks, founder of Readymade inc. in New York:

He is an industrial designer whose  work includes installations, furniture pieces, and interiors, as well as art pieces. He likes to work with artisans in third world countries by helping them produce their work and distribute it to the international market. Pretty cool. 
















Check out some of his work!

Taburets Table

Hybrid

Totem