Stool Crate Wood by Simon Ancher is product design research that investigates the potential in furniture design for an existing mass produced object: the ubiquitous milk crate. Globally, milk crates have long been used as makeshift seating and storage solutions. Stool Crate Wood references the work of Charles and Ray Eames in the development of a vacuum formed laminated plywood shell. Utilising the correct orientation and storage capacity of the crate, the shell was developed so as to offer an innovative superior seating solution, devoid of fixings. The SCW as a new product allows the portability and identity of the milk crate to be retained whilst simultaneously elevating it into a genuine furniture vernacular.

Item Type:	Repeat Curated Exhibition
Keywords:	furniture, design, production, composite materials
Research Division:	Built Environment and Design
Research Group:	Design
Research Field:	Industrial and product design
Objective Division:	Expanding Knowledge
Objective Group:	Expanding knowledge
Objective Field:	Expanding knowledge in built environment and design
UTAS Author:	Ancher, S (Mr Simon Ancher)
ID Code:	62776
Year Published:	2008
Deposited By:	Architecture
Deposited On:	2010-03-22
Last Modified:	2021-01-28
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