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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter building out the full-size prototype last week, I drew up a new design that simplified the expansion process. Rather than have four separate panels, there is one front panel and a cape-like back\/side panel. Instead of four separate triangles to create the floor, there would be one triangle-ish piece in the front that pieces in to a circular floor, like a piece of a pie. Also, there would be one giant back pole that arches over the wearer for a total of three tent pole structures instead of four.\u00a0I took the front panel from the last prototype and then pinned it to a larger piece of fabric to look at draping.<\/p>\n
I cut up small pieces of cardboard to try out different sizes for the poles, trying to keep a balance between having smaller pieces but not having too many<\/strong> pieces. Still need the structure to be easy to set up. After doing the calculations and testing different sizes, I’ve settled on having six 8″ poles, with 1″ connectors.<\/p>\n I also made\u00a0small paper models to get a sense of the new and different shapes, considering how I could break up the different sections to give the piece flexibility in some areas and sturdiness in others. The piece will ultimately use three different fabrics on the exterior – a stretchy fabric that will be the majority of the back panel and a center panel in the front, a regular medium weight cotton for the front and head covering, and a nylon for the floor pieces and back “spinal” column.<\/p>\n Working with the paper was extremely difficult, especially because we were low on tape on the floor. But mostly I realized that I struggle A LOT with transforming 2D concepts and visuals into 3D objects. Perhaps this is why I’ve never been much of a sculptor or fabricator in the past. There’s something about the abstraction\/transformation\/shapes\/angles\/measurements that makes my mind spin. So I made several different paper pieces, realizing over time how long I had to make certain sides, how to curve certain parts rather than leave them straight, etc.<\/p>\n Once I got a decent idea of pattern, I used it to create small model out of muslin. Found some perfectly sized tiny acrylic pieces for use as tiny poles.<\/p>\n I’m still struggling with the shape\/size of the back\/side panels. But my next step is to scale up the pattern and using draping to figure out what the shape should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After building out the full-size prototype last week, I drew up a new design that simplified the expansion process. Rather than have four separate panels, there is one front panel and a cape-like back\/side panel. Instead of four separate … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n