First Day Tour- Churches

A few of the churches we saw on our first study day: Bagsvaerd Church, Grundtvigskirken

Bagsvaerd
Designed by John Utzon, more famously known for the Sydney Opera House




Grundtvigskirken
Designed by Jensen-Klint, surpassed by his son Kaare Klint and later surpassed by his grandson Esben Klint.


HUGE! not even 100 years old.


PP Furniture Designed Chairs


Interesting wood work/joinery

First Day Tour.

The furniture students went on a study tour to the surrounding Danish furniture factories on July 1, 2010. We visited the following: PP Furniture, Fritz Hansen Furniture, Bagsvaerd Church, and Grundtvigs Church.


PP Furniture
A family owned Danish joinery workshop established in 1953 with a strong tradition for crafting design furniture of high quality. The sole purpose of PP Mobler is to create beautiful and functional furniture that can withstand daily use for generations.


A second generation Mobler giving us a tour of his families shop.


An amazing success in using steam to bend this wood piece.



Placed veneerer in the wood for decoration. PP Furniture pays close attention to detail in all of their furniture. Very inspiring.


Me sitting in the Teddy Bear Chair (designed by Hans J. Wagner in 1951)...very comfortable.

Fritz Hansen Furniture
The Republic of Fritz Hansen
The name REpublic of Fritz Hansen captures the entire 137-year history of the company. From the founder, visionary cabinet maker Fritz Hansen, to the architects and designers, creators of furniture, prized and coveted the world over. The history is all about being open to new currents, about thinking big and outside the box, about development and renewal in line with one's own principle and origins.




Swan Chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen


Nap Chair, 2010.



RIN, designed by Hirmichi Konno


Installation in Fritz showroom.


And, the chair that started it all. Fritz Hansen designed his own work chair for him to use.

Furniture Studies in Denmark!

So it begins! I arrived in Copenhagen June 29th and quickly met up with other DIS students. We had a small orientation and were given time to settle in to our apartments before we went out to dinner. It took me a few days to get acclimated to the new time zone. The sun will go down at 22:30 and rise at 3:30....not too fun as I was woken at 4:30 and 5:30 the first few days. I am so excited to be here! The city is awesome, the people are friendly, and the exchange rate is terrible, but I am having a great time so far. -Chase

Flat-packed Chair Design

Flat-packed chair assignment for my Rhino computer class in the Spring 2010.

Survival Vest Prototype

Here is a great project I completed along with 2 other classmates for our Product Design class. We had 2 weeks to design and create a prototype of a survival kit.

PD370 Project 2 Survival Kit

Completed Lights! All three of them!

Here are the completed lamps I worked on my Winter 2010 term. I used compact fluorescence in all my lights. I had a blast working in the shop. I hope you enjoy my designs.

Bentwood Lamp

Table Lamp

Laser Cut Paper Lamp

Wall Lamp

Metal Lamp (welding and bending)

Hanging Lamp

Chase Kahmann

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Adding to my visual library

In my Design Process class we were assigned to take a walk and capture images to help store them into our visual library. Our visual library is essential to expanding our creative thoughts. Designers through out history have designed objects that originated from a seen image. "The famous photographer Alfred Stieglits found most of his images within 60 yards of his home" (pd370 assignment sheet). My group partner Damien Menard and I captured these images.

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My favorite chair to this date!

I have had my eye on this chair for a long time. The Karlstad swivel chair with accompanying footstool is an IKEA chair modeled after the infamous Arne Jacobsen's Egg Chair. It comes in two colors; orange and black (shown below). At 6'2" I find this chair to be extremely comfortable and relaxing. It is made of high-resilient polyurethane foam providing the seat cushion. The chair costs $400 so I won't be purchasing it anytime soon however it is definitely on my wish list. In a few years when I graduate I will definitely be purchasing this chair. Donations anyone?

Designer: Henrik Preutz

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Catching up with the term

In my Product Design: Objects and Impacts class we had the opportunity to take some tours of local manufacturing factories in the Eugene area. We were given detailed tours of three very different factories; Henry Manufacturing, Superior Steel Fabrication, and PakTech.

Henry Manufacturing, Inc.

Eugene, Oregon

This manufacturing company does it all from Aluminum Die Casting, Tool & Die, Aluminum & Steel Fabrication, CNC machining, and Irrigation Pipe Pressing. They got their start in Irrigation Pipe Pressing and it has since become their specialty.

Bars of aluminum to the right used to create the irrigation fittings on the table. The bars are melted and poured into a machine which casts the products.

Our teacher Kiersten Muenchinger providing us with explanations of each casting mold, some of which were very intricate and highly complex.

Superior Steel Fabrication

Eugene, OR

Superior Steel is a state of the art facility with numerous machines used to bend, punch, cut, and weld steel. The facility also has a powder coating center used to efficiently finish the products in-house.

An endless supply of punching bars.

PakTech

Eugene, OR

PakTech is a company that produces the handles we see everyday. You have most likely used one of their products if you have ever purchased milk, orange juice, or ketchup from Costco. PakTech is the leading handle producing company in America located down the street of the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.

Thank you for reading. Chase.