Push/Pull Objects

In this project, I experimented and learned different manipulation techniques and methods in sewing by creating stuffed objects.

Object 01.

My first object started with two pieces of fabric, one white and one black. I had wanted to initially experiment with darting, but this ended up becoming more of an exploration on tunnels. I chose red as my third color to highlight the special moments and interactions happening within and without.

This object turned out much larger than I anticipated. I was left with a rather curved form, which was a happy accident. In this, I also learned a bit about binding and restriction. I did not approach this object which much of a vision in mind, at some point I just went with what fabric was hanging on the ends to close it off.

Object 02.

For my second object, I wanted to better refine my tunnels, as in the previous object, I had accidentally left an opening. This object was challenging to figure out in terms of connection and functionality. This resulted in a slightly less systematic process of creation. However, it actually added to the character of the object in that pulling each ball resulted in a different reaction.

Object 03.

My last object was surprisingly the most difficult to make. Despite it being its original form of a cone, the detailing of the exterior, zipper, and interior posed a big challenge for me. I had a lot of trouble figuring out the logic behind how the red interior would be attached to the rest of the cone, while being able to open and not be exposed when it was unzipped. I think that in the future I would definitely be more cautious about my seam allowances.

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Musical Towers

Tower 1

For my first tower, I chose to take inspiration from the song “When The Sun Goes Down” by Arctic Monkeys. I used basic geometric shapes, mostly cubes and pyramids to create my tower. I wanted to combine the shapes to create overlapping edges in order to highlight the song’s musical changes. The song starts of slow and then quickly pick ups and becomes more upbeat. With the stable square base I wanted to portray the slow start to the more upbeat vertically stacked pyramids.

Tower 2

For my final tower I took inspiration from a song titled “Te amé” by Enyel C. The tune is very groovy and catchy and the music video is filmed at the beach so I wanted to keep that same vibe with my tower. The top ideally would be moving around in the case of an inflatable to add a sort of wave feel to the tower and the curved objects surrounding the cylinder of the tower would be colored like those donut looking floaties you see at the beach to give the tower some color.

Jasmin Palermo: Music Tower

Hello! The song that I chose to inspire my form was Plus tôt (String Quartet Version) – by Alexandra Streliski

The main elements I considered were that within the song there are very soft and delicate elements combined with overarching and robust symphonies. The circular nature of the song is another element I wanted to convey in physical form.

In the draft, I was limited by geometric forms, but for my refined tower I wanted to translate the flow of the song into very organic shapes, and consider that someone would be interacting with it which I hadn’t done previously.

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This attempt at creating the tower felt a lot more in tune with the music, as the soft curves and thin base give it a delicate and sophisticated nature.

Unfortunately, I had issues disassembling the tower. I separated it into distinct parts, but unfortunately, there was a lid on some parts which made it unable to squish. I reached out to Charlotte once more and I am working on figuring it out. Thanks!

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1akOkIrxFQP4MOSlO90j5zqXMIAj2qc3-/view?usp=sharing

Push & Pull

Object 1 – Avocado

For my first object, I decided to recreate a pretty recognizable object. I chose the avocado, since it was composed of irregular shapes and would allow me to experiment with some darting in certain areas. My first version of the avocado, originally, did not use any darting techniques and had a really odd – not avocado looking shape. For my second iteration, which is the one displayed above, I focused on using darting for the seed, as well as for the shell of the avocado. By doing this, I could create more pronounced shapes after stuffing the inflatable, since in my first iteration the lack of darts made the inflatable take a rounder shape. It was challenging using darting techniques on the odd shape of the avocado – however I do like how it came out and think it creates a very nice shell looking shape. In the case of the seed, I think I added way too many darts which led to the seed having a very tall size and not very round as I intended. Overall, this was a great learning experience since I was able to experiment with different techniques and learn from my mistakes.

Object 2 – Gathering

For my second object, I chose to focus on using gathering techniques while using two basic shapes in order to create a unique object. I chose to use two cones and use gathering in order to create a type of crescent shape from the two basic shapes. Gathering proved to be a difficult task, since in the process a ended up breaking the string I was using several times and had to start over. Because of this, I chose to divide my gathering into three sections in order to gather the fabric along more spots while also minimizing how much gathering I would have to redo in case the string broke. I also used a technique I found online which used two straight lines of string which were both used to gather the fabric by pulling on them. At the end, I sewed both tilted cones together to create this new, almost croissant looking shape. Although this was not what I had intended initially, it ended up being one of my favorite pieces since the shape is somewhat mysterious and originates from two very simple shapes being put together. I think it’s also really cool how it looks like two completely different objects whenever its flipped over – since on one side the gathering can be seen while on the other only he general shape.

Object 3 –

For my third object, I decided to experiment with user interaction and how that could be incorporated to change the inflatables shape. I also wanted to experiment with different fabrics and materials so for this object, the only fabric I used was old t-shirts that I had in my closet. This provided vibrant colors as well as different textures on both sides of the object. As for the interactive part, I passed a string through the object and tied two little balls at both of the ends of the string. Pulling on the string would cause the inflatable to sort of shrink and take on a completely different shape. However, the string was not very strong and would continue to break if pulled on a little too hard. This inflatable was a lot of fun to make since I was able to consider human interaction with my object. It was also pretty cool to consider how different t-shirts and the materials they were made out of would affect the way my inflatable felt and looked.

Music Tower | Bridget Doherty

I started playing with rough geometric shapes and came out with an almost brutalist sculpture situation? This has been my favorite piece of classical music for nearly 8 years and the percussive nature of the music has always drawn me into it, as well as the give and take between melodic sections and the driving parts. I think the sculpture/tower I created pays homage to both of those aspects at once, and I particularly love how it would seem to be out of balance with itself and cantilevered, that sense of tension makes it that much more interesting to me.

Isometric views

Top view of the tower

Parts layout minus the sphere (she won that fight, unfortunately).

Link to Rhino file

Music Tower

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rhino: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_4jynnZslGzpcc6sScr4oJg9Xbo1AnNv/view?usp=sharing

music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0uMeJGva7o

The piece of music I chose makes me nostalgic and also happy and positive, so I wanted to convey the conflicting emotions in my tower with the geometries I utilized. The tower is solely orthogonal geometries and transitions to more curved forms to express the dynamisms of the song as you travel through the space. The deconstructed nature of the forms reflect a similar effect that the song conveys.

Music Tower- Jocelyn Kiefel

I was having difficulties with unrolling any curved surfaces, so I’ll update the picture when I figure out that aspect

File for the tower:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Hx_Uo6hzI-K9I-JVe1GuJxfde0h0ZjpK?usp=share_link

Song Inspirations:

Other People by Beach House: https://open.spotify.com/track/6xaBHNTugbgWWzUwgye0vg?si=664e213f35344850

Perhaps Love by John Denver: https://open.spotify.com/track/322VOABh8nCCZqpUOVaJ8T?si=42b954c517a242a5

City Of Roses by Sufjan Stevens: https://open.spotify.com/track/24WtCVcFJD2hWfYgrOBMhA?si=f173854d15e84c18

About the tower: The songs listed are some of my favorite songs and when listening to them, I started to notice this connecting theme of hoping to escape to a dream world or dreaming of an alternative reality. I tried to bring this idea to life by creating a tower which features ladders leading up to a city skyline atop a cloud. It represents these personal, ideal worlds that people create in their own minds.

Music Tower – Jamie Espinosa

This tower is inspired by the song “Luna Llena” by Arca. This song represents a lot to me given its connection to trans-lyricism whilst coming from a Latin artist, which resonates a lot of my own personal life. This song is about empowerment, coming to terms with owns gender, expansion, acceptance, and love.
Rhino File

Music Tower – Elisa Pinkowitz

Perspective View:

Unrolled Pattern:

The object is having difficulty unrolling.

Link to Rhino File: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZTsZ0Ss1UrQz-oi1Dw-ucEEFmZdM-t-d/view?usp=sharing

Link to Music:

This music tower is based around the song “Castle on the Hill” by Ed Sheeran which reminisces on his youth. I took the literal parts of the song by creating a castle and the hill, but added windows to represent looking back on your youth.

Summer Abraham – Music Tower

I based my music tower off of the song Paint it Black (the cello version from the show Wednesday). I am currently learning to play this song on the cello and it has been fun to play such an emotional and angsty song, so I wanted to create a music tower that reflected that. This tower has very little contact with the ground to make it harder for people to enter, has spiky cones to look inhospitable, and has a thin tube that leads to a large sphere that is the main area of the tower.

Here is the music video of Wednesday playing the song “Paint It Black”