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When I had a drawing, I wanted to try something real in scale 1:1 – where I can sit & test dimensions and angles. There was only 1 week left until the end of the study year. Wood workshop masters suggested me to try turning the wood instead of mockup. So, I did.

This was the amount of solid birch needed.

Tuning using the turning-copy machine. 

Turned details for the chair. My first experience in doing this!

Innovative way, how to connect details – tape! Ok, I just wanted to check the dimensions without spoiling details…

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When nothing works with small scale models – that is the stage 1:1 should be used! So I made a collage of the possible turned chair. Seemed quite promising.

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I wanted to try the viewing with some natural material.

I got some reed – like material from Seurasaari.

I tried to, if it works.

And it worked! May be not the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, but I have experienced something new. And natural.