3d design

Industrial Instruments

Client

Studio

Development and prototyping musical instruments from everyday objects and wooden soundboards. Final luthier made instruments exhibited and performed with at the Design Museum London.

Creative Team

Adam Cheong-Macleod, Rocco Giovannoni, Gabriel Vergara II, Marisol Ambriz, Chris McCourt, Russell John, Luca Dellatorre, Sam Wilson

Lapsteel

A lap steel from scratch, an attempt to make a beautiful wooden instrument using a laser cutter to create all initial markings for cutting and shaping. The plotter files are meant to be shared to encourage re-making this original instrument in different materials.

Gatefold Horn

A personal project attempting to make a sophisticated folding horn shape from flat material. The horn was developed to fit into a 12 inch gatefold sleeve, referencing it’s musical form. Design development was done using hand cut paper and then laser cut acetate. The final horn was cut using a zund plotter cutter at different depths to differentiate cutting and score folding.

Weaving Loom

An oak loom with heddle bar and smooth birch shuttles made collapsible for easy storage and transport.

Custom Furniture

Furniture and an infinity wall made from cnc cut birchface ply, scaffolding and natural lino. Designed as desk work areas for students and storage for portfolios and animation models.

Screenprinting Table / Rostrum Table

A custom screen printing table designed for ELCAF (East London Comic Arts Festival) workshops and touring schools workshops. Scaffold and non permanent fittings meant that the table could be quickly disassembled and moved in a van or large car. The table doubles as rostrum setup for 2 cameras for shooting animation with school groups.