Teshia Treuhaft

Graduate School Blog

Teshia Treuhaft — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:18:00 +0000

While working toward an MFA of Furniture Design at the Rhode Island School of Design I will be frequently updating the following blog.

Looking forward to exciting Design challenges!

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Dynamic Seating Study

Teshia Treuhaft — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:15:02 +0000

Static to Dynamic Seating is an on-going process based spatial inquiry into the natural inclination of the body to constantly move. A non-traditional manner of gesture study was used to map movement spatially using modern dance. Consideration for transition from one posture to another attempts to challenge the concept of furniture’s impact on our body to yield a chair created using experimental design and carbon fiber molding processes allowing both active and passive postures for the user.

Shown at Work Gallery Ann Arbor as a part of Synthesis, the 2012 Senior Show for University of Michigan School of Art and Design.

Intersection Chairs

Teshia Treuhaft — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:58:05 +0000

A pair of conversation benches molded out of bending plywood with urban black walnut seats. Bending process required six volunteers to bend the 8ft long piece of luan plywood. 2011.

QR Cone

Teshia Treuhaft — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:15:10 +0000

The QR Cone is a tribute to the iconic Verner Panton 1958 design. The icon has been repurposed with a QR Code inspired print to lend a mod look with a technological edge.

Copenhagen Lounger

Teshia Treuhaft — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:16:51 +0000

The Copenhagen Lounger was made during a two-month study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. The lounger was designed after a weeklong study tour of Finland and Sweden and the study of the history of Danish functionalism. The entire chair is made of beech veneer formed using a vacuum-bagging technique to mold both the chair and backrest components, which were later, joined with a walnut dowel. 2011.

Woven Curves

Teshia Treuhaft — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:49:53 +0000

Exploration of organic curves created by analytical means using an overshot technique in which a pattern is created by weft threads passing over two or more warp threads at a time. 2010.

Curve Chairs

Teshia Treuhaft — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:59:11 +0000

Each of the curve chairs were made using two curved pieces created using only one mold. They were cut and reused to maintain the exact same radius. The chairs may be arranged to face each other for conversation or in the same direction to create a long bench. The chairs are made from Luan bending plywood and beech veneer using a vacuum bagging process. 2009.

Huron-Clinton Metropark Bench

Teshia Treuhaft — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:16:25 +0000

A bench created for the Huron-Clinton Metropark as a part of an outreach project focused on the history and importance of the parks in metro Detroit. Bench was installed at Huron-Clinton Metropark. 2011.

Collaboration with Ekta Shah, Laura Gillmore and Katie Barrie

Huron-Clinton Metroparks

Slant Shelf

Teshia Treuhaft — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:20:48 +0000

The slant shelves were designed with a single repetitive form in mind. The shelf departs from traditional horizontal shelves to create a slanted surface on which to stack books diagonally. It is made with European plywood and black walnut spline joints that run the depth of the shelf. 2009.

Dynamic Packaging

Teshia Treuhaft — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:51:46 +0000

Third Place Design project entered into the University of Michigan North Campus 42 hours of Re_Creativity competition. 2011.

Collaboration with undergraduate interdisciplinary team, Courtney Duffey (Architecture), Ben Mason (Computer Engineering) and Dan Connors (Chemical Engineering)

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UM ArtsEngine and 42 Hours of Re_Creativity

Boundlessly Creative Article by Kate West

Play Gallery Blog: 42 Hours of Re-Cardboard