Liquidply

Long description

Plywood is one of the most commonly used materials in the construction industry and construction sites and wood workshops generate large quantities of waste and scrap wood and plywood. From high grade marine plywood used in shuttering for concrete to lower grades of commercial plywood used in furniture, it produces considerable quantities of waste. The project aims at re-purposing this plywood waste to craft functional and unique objects for the interior environment. This collection of lamps and furniture is a result of experiments with up-cycling the waste by gluing together small pieces of wood and plywood and then turning them on the lathe to produce functional objects with sinuous patterns. The project is a celebration of the anatomy of plywood, its cross section which is commonly hidden. The layers of plywood, the deliberate geometry of assembly and process of wood turning produce distinctive patterns on the curved shapes.

Given the nature of the project, procurement of material, design and process become fundamental. The kind of plywood scraps available often determines the size and assembly of the designed object. Design involves digital development of the plywood assembly to best utilize scrap pieces and create products with distinctive grain patterns. Processes like wood turning on a lathe are employed to finally give form to the objects. Several experiments were carried out with the design and fabrication of small and medium objects like door knobs, handles, lamps and table legs.

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