Build a piece of design history while mastering the fundamentals of efficient, honest design using Enzo Mari’s Autoprogettazione from 1974.
In 1974, Italian designer Enzo Mari released Autoprogettazione, a project to teach ‘self-design’ through the process of making. In this three-session intensive, we will build the most iconic Sedia chair. You will learn to look past complex joinery and learn "design by making." This class is ideal for all makers of any skill level wanting to design what they build. Students are free to follow the plan or add more complex joinery. Lumber is not included with registration fee. An estimated material cost ranges from $80 to $100 for 4-5 1x6 select pine boards with a precise list provided to the students before class.
Confident use of a miter saw and drill is required.
(1) You will learn to interpret the Autoprogettazione drawings to create a cut list from standard dimensional lumber, (2) master efficient cross-cutting and assembly, and (3) explore the principles that make this "box-like" chair surprisingly comfortable. After this class, you will have completed a Sedia chair and gained a new perspective on how simple materials can be elevated into high-end design objects.
Up To 7 Days Before the Event Starts
Tim Bednar is an Assistant Wood Shop Manager at TC Maker and also teaches the Woodworking 101 class. After studying at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, he spent many years as a minister and then web developer before returning to furniture design and woodcraft.
