Anais Poussin, More than a stack (Student)

In 2019 I made a wooden toy demonstrating that small pieces of offcuts can be transformed into beautiful and purposeful objects with very little required. I completed this project as part of my Communication Design studies where I could use any material to manifest the theory 'minimum means, maximum effect'. This theory was originally taught by Josef Albers, where students created intricate forms ('maximum effect') using only paper and little to no tools ('minimum means'). To demonstrate this theory, I chose to work with timber. I collected and turned small timber offcuts by simply using a spindle gouge (‘minimum means’) and within a short period of time, I developed a toy that fosters play and skill building. The six turned pieces can be carefully balanced and stacked into infinite configurations whilst also contributing to imagination and storytelling (‘maximum effect’). School: School of Design, RMIT University Subject: GRAP2081 Design Studies Assignment: Insight: Theory made manifest Tutor: Jenny Grigg

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