charlie patterson
industrial design | research
carnegie mellon university BFA 2008
charlienetwork@gmail
412.443.0208

for something to hold
1039 trenton ave
pgh,PA 15221

I had become frustrated with the consumption taking place in the creation of furniture, "What a waste of this tree's wood." I thought.

This was a process in the creation of form through the addition of materials, not subtraction, not bandsaws.

All of the parts were sourced from bike shop discard; wrecked wheels made new.

  one 700c disc wheel
  one 26inch cruiser rim
  one 27inch english rim
  one 20inch bmx wheel
  three flat road tubes
  one schwinn handlebar




The center wheel (the seatpad) is in a state of springy rubber suspension