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The two/fiftyseven project salvaged over 80% of materials from the old 700sm office space, here are some of these stacke...
16/11/2022

The two/fiftyseven project salvaged over 80% of materials from the old 700sm office space, here are some of these stacked and recorded. used the old doors and framing timber to build furniture for the new fitout for our visionary client and collaborator .

To ensure every frame for each piece of furniture was built the same we needed to design cutting and glueing jigs. This...
10/12/2020

To ensure every frame for each piece of furniture was built the same we needed to design cutting and glueing jigs. This glueing jig meant we could glue up one pair of desk legs at a time. Once dry we could spin the locking k***s by hand and pull the frames up and out of the jig. We made multiple jigs for each piece of furniture (desk, cafe table, worktable etc) so we could glue up 5-6 pairs of frames at a time.

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

Wanting to leave a trace of what the timber was used for before we left one face untouched with its original stamping or...
09/12/2020

Wanting to leave a trace of what the timber was used for before we left one face untouched with its original stamping or notes from the builders who made the original walls in the office.

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

Not one piece of new 2x4 was used for the furniture. We have reused the 2x4 framing from the old walls into the framing...
06/12/2020

Not one piece of new 2x4 was used for the furniture. We have reused the 2x4 framing from the old walls into the framing for the new furniture. A process that requires de-nailing, cutting in half and multiple runs through the buzzer and thicknesser to get the timber straight and square.

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

To ensure all the parts were made exactly the same we needed to design lots of jigs. This small one in MDF was to make ...
02/12/2020

To ensure all the parts were made exactly the same we needed to design lots of jigs. This small one in MDF was to make sure all the holes were drilled in the same place. So when all the kit set parts for the desks get to the office space for install it does not matter which pieces you put together, they all fit. That's the plan anyway, yet to install, so yet to be proven

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

With the back brace for the desks, we kept the hole for the door handle as a reminder of its past life as a door.Two/Fif...
02/12/2020

With the back brace for the desks, we kept the hole for the door handle as a reminder of its past life as a door.

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

WE ARE MOVING! So all items on our Sales Page must find a home as we don't have room in our shipping container that will...
30/11/2020

WE ARE MOVING!
So all items on our Sales Page must find a home as we don't have room in our shipping container that will be travelling north from our current Wellington home to our new Taranaki home.

Check out our sales page www.designtree.co.nz/shop/sale

Or swing by the studio to check them out.

The client was very keen to provide a standing and sitting option in the one desk design. These inserts provide an easy...
30/11/2020

The client was very keen to provide a standing and sitting option in the one desk design. These inserts provide an easy adjustment for this.

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

Part of the design is to show off what these desk tops were recycled from. We have left the hinge edge of the doors as ...
29/11/2020

Part of the design is to show off what these desk tops were recycled from. We have left the hinge edge of the doors as they are, these will be the front edge of the desks.

Two/Fiftyseven
www.twofiftyseven.co
www.designtree.co.nz
Rebecca Asquith - Maker of Things

The winner of the Supreme Award at The ECC New Zealand Student Craft Design Awards is Imogen Zino from Auckland Univers...
24/11/2020

The winner of the Supreme Award at The ECC New Zealand Student Craft Design Awards is Imogen Zino from Auckland University of Technology for her piece titled: The Materiality of Winter.

The Materiality of Winter is a multi-sensory audio-tactile installation made up of three and a half thousand individually handmade ceramic pieces.

Well done Imogen it's an amazing piece!


www.imogenzino.com

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