Stool-T

Stool-T is constructed of many blocks, which are bound by small parts, and can be re-constructed into other patterns, similar to playing "Tetris". Each block shape is the same as the seven seen in "Tetris": I shape, J shape, L shape, O shape, S shape, Z shape, and T shape.

This was designed as an entry for the Tenkaizu Budokai stool contest:
http://f-labo.tumblr.com/post/127462448125/tenkaiz...
http://f-labo.tumblr.com/post/127064396215/tenkaiz...

- base materials: maximum of 2 sheets of MDF t2.5mm - 1820 × 910mm can be used (according to contest rules)
- tools: laser cutting machine (trotec speedy 300)
- software:
blocks / Rhinoceros + Grasshopper > Illustrator
binding parts / Rhinoceros > Illustrator

Because of the limitation for base materials, the unit size for blocks is set as 4cm. It is scalable via Grasshopper parameters. Bigger and/or more blocks shall be much more interesting.

One base material is cut into four max-work-size sheets (730 x 437mm) and one sheet