Chair_Ludus & Zoo_Ludus Metamorphosis of Objects through Survey and Drawing Techniques

Abstract

The playful experience described by this contribution has been developed through a suvey/drawing path that emphasized the young students need for direct contact with shapes and materials. The activities carried out concerned two kinds of objects, chairs designed by Gerrit Rietveld (Berlin and Red-Blue) and toys of the company Sevi. The objects have been surveyed and studied through a playful act to reach its formal and conceptual metamorphosis that produced new inventive actions. The ludus experience enabled the development of analytical and experimental actions, taking advantage of the spirit of social adaptation and creative language of the students.

Keywords

• survey
• re-drawing
• representation techniques
• industrial design
• furniture
• 20th century culture