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Guto Requena- Samba Stool 2014
Generative design helps designers in going through a big number of possible combinations in a short amount of time. By allowing computers to run possibilities that are of parametric design and accuracy, the architect is able to devote the remaining time to design more thoroughly. This also creates multiple solutions for the same project that the architect might have been unable to think of or foresee.
I admire furniture design, in general. However, the Samba Stool allows music to become a mix of design with music. By analyzing classic samba songs through vocals, vass, treble, rhythm, etc, frequency curves were generated. Requena organizes these curves into an organic and smooth surface on a digital file.
Guto Requena’s generative design is then sculpted on a CNC machine to create a marble stool. Digital simulations and geometric manipulation allowed a variety of possibilities of shapes and designs in this process and has allowed a cultural and aesthetic manifestation of design.