created by contrast
Name(s) of graduate(s):Jonathan Müller
2025
Description
In my bachelor’s thesis, I dealt intensively with the effect and the creative potential of contrasts in product design. Beside the theoretical analysis, I also engaged with traditional and digital manufacturing techniques, including bentwood technology, Shou-Sugi-Ban, and CAD. I incorporated the insights gained into the implementation of four exemplary products. The wooden stool shows a color contrast without the addition of color. The concrete stool shows how form-fit represents a sustainable joining technology. The table lamp and the arched lamp are also held together exclusively by form-fit and include steam-bent elements. These products show how contrast not only creates aesthetic tension but can also improve the readability and subsequent material separation of a product.
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Credits Video: Jonathan Müller
Jonathan Müller
2025
Description
In my bachelor’s thesis, I dealt intensively with the effect and the creative potential of contrasts in product design. Beside the theoretical analysis, I also engaged with traditional and digital manufacturing techniques, including bentwood technology, Shou-Sugi-Ban, and CAD. I incorporated the insights gained into the implementation of four exemplary products. The wooden stool shows a color contrast without the addition of color. The concrete stool shows how form-fit represents a sustainable joining technology. The table lamp and the arched lamp are also held together exclusively by form-fit and include steam-bent elements. These products show how contrast not only creates aesthetic tension but can also improve the readability and subsequent material separation of a product.
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