Blue Island in Pine

In this project, I relied heavily on material exploration and object-oriented ontology.

As a desk it exhibits a very specific purpose which offers a utilitarian function. However, by adding a map of islands to the surface, it evokes images of paradise and feelings of relaxation. For some, it instantly offers sympathetic responses which transport us to a different place.

These illicit responses act in a transformative way converting the desk into an embodied object. The desk now asks us to interact with it in a different way prompting our senses, memories, and fantasies.

Resin, blue dye, Milled Pine