A kinetic sculpture by Kaya

Fred Tschida is teaching a Freshmen Foundations class titled 'Systems'. Kaye Waltman has crafted almost every part of this interesting kinetic water sculpture using Corian.

Dan Vuono Corian Work in Freshmen Foundations

The assignment was to recreate an object in planar linear material. Dan chose Corian and experimented with thermoforming to complete the assignment.

Floor Matt

This floor matt was created for scraping the snow from people's feet before they enter the RePo container. The Corian provides a lift for the matt, and a perfect material to withstand the snow and grime of the ground. It was created using sink flashing scraps bolted together and screwed to the ski traction matt.

Corian Thermoforming Demo

These pictures chart the creation of a Corian Hammock. Kyle Doda was interested in pushing the limits of Corian and thermoforming. He chose the hammock as a method to test the structural capabilities of Corian, and put on a performance in the creation of the hammock. Kyle was harnessed into a winch with 4 layers of glass casting leathers for protection from the 300 degree Corian. The material was heated in a glass annealer and suspended above the ground with cables. Kyle was lowered into the hammock, forming the Corian to his body. The final piece is surprisingly comfortable and will be hung in the lobby of Harder Hall for others to enjoy. Information will be posted alongside the hammock on the thermoforming process.






Video Documentation of the event