Arguments in Object Design
Abstract
Luthiers are those who make stringed instruments such as violins and guitars. The guitar is a heavily iconised object of pop culture and industrial materiality. The iconic, conventional form of the guitar and the idea of a ‘perfect’ or fixed form is questioned in my research. During design and fabrication, tensions build between design (for the end user), sonic performance and manufacturing processes. The tensions created act to contest which elements will be privileged above the others, embodying the concept of an argument where concessions are made, and a final resolute design emerges as a result.
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