Model 3: "Butter-soft" Furniture by Fernando Mastrangelo
"Butter-soft" Furniture is designed by Fernando Mastrangelo. His idea is to create a butter smooth furniture using cement. This project is a scaled model of one of his furniture. Below is the real furniture by the artist himself.
Let's start with the process.
I first plotted out the design using AutoCAD software and then print them in A3 paper.
I then traced the design onto a foam core, and then roughly trim them using foam cutter into manageable size and shape.
I then loaded the foam into lathe machine securely and started setting up the machine to carve the foam.
I then carefully carved the foam into desired shape. I started with the bottom part of the model.
After carving out the desired shape, I sanded it roughly.
And then I cut out the unnecessary part using hand saw.
I then proceeded to carve out the top part as well.
And sanded it after I got the desired shape.
I used plaster to apply onto the model to give it a smoother finish.
After I applied the plaster, I waited it to dry and harden, and I sanded it to smooth finishes.
Issue
One issue I encountered in this project, especially after sanding, there were some part that the foam was exposed, due to the insufficient plaster on the model. I then reapplied more plaster on it and sanded it after the plaster dried.
Below are the photos to showcase the model.
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