fabrication

Metal fabrication for Blue Llama

It’s awesome getting projects like this. Nothing to me is more fun than designing and delivering on something completely unique. We had a lot of back and forth on what kind of pattern to use. In the end I decided on the geometric pattern from Qarawiyyin Mosque.

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What I’m learning is scale, contrast, and distance viewed from all play an important role in making a pattern successful. We had to make a few test pieces to make sure we had the pattern right. Originally our scale was too big and clumsy looking.

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We made some drawings, to help us get the scale just right.

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Another laser cut sample and we knew we were in good shape

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Fastening the metal to acoustic panel provided another interesting challenge.

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We used Lag screws with aluminum standoffs, powder coated to match for the fastening.

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The results speak for themselves. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the project.

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The vector file (.dwg and pdf) are available for purchase