This project was mentored by Swiss designer Michel Charlot in collaboration with fibre cement producer Eternit (brand: SwissPearl). The purpose was to design new shapes for outdoor furniture, taking into account structural constraints imposed by the moulding techniques of Eternit, and to train on pro

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ducing high-quality cardboard mock-ups.

For this order, I decided to design a flower box with an embossed pattern directly machined into the mould. This pattern is inspired by David Hockney's painting Portrait of an artist (Pool with two figures).

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Type

Outdoor Furniture, Industrial design, Plants, Pattern, Eternit, Flower Box

Materials

Eternit

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