More Prototyping on the Stop's Night Market Cart

Several people have already asked us about the nature of the prototypes that the [R]ed[U]x Lab Team has been assembling for The Stop Night Market cart.  The team will showcase more and more as the event comes closer however we promise the design will be as memorable as the food that will be served on the two evenings.  Here are some additional prototypes the team has been working on - those who are able to put the pieces together will realize what the final outcome will be.  The anticipation is palpable!

As an aside, tickets to The Stop's Night Market went on sale today at noon and apparently sold out in approximately an hour! This is incredible given that this year there are twice as many tickets (as there are two evenings) as the previous year! Congratulations to those who were able to quickly jump online and an even greater congratulations goes to The Stop for raising so much money for so valuable a cause!

Best Foot Forward in Akimbo

The Best Foot Forward installation at the Stantec Window Gallery was posted up online on the Akimbo website.  Nice to see the installation in perspective with the rest of the former McGregor Sock Factory! We genuinely appreciate the help and support of not only the [R]ed[U]x Lab team that put it all together, but also the great hosts, Stantec, especially Karen and her team.

Night Market Cart 2013 Prototyping

There are several ideas in the works pertaining to the serving units that the [R]ed[U]x Lab Night Market team is entertaining.  Here is Sarah showcasing a design that Naveed proposed to the group.  The souvenir and portable capacity of the design reflects the larger idea behind the design... which we will reveal soon enough! The Night Market Team has been busy developing prototypes that prove to be both engaging as keepsakes from the evening, while also integrating the larger cart design's play with light.

ING Cart Continues

Apparently when it rains it certainly pours! In a rather interesting coincidence, the [R]ed[U]x Lab teams have been busy putting together two carts at the same time! Currently the group is putting together the ING Direct community outreach cart while simultaneously working on the Night Market 2013 cart.  Fortunately the group has a great resource in the Department of Architectural Science workshop!

As you can see, Fil and Tiff have begun the CNC work for the ING Cart.  Unlike the Night Market cart design, the ING Cart calls for mobility and deployability so the assembly and reassembly of components had to be thought of. More importantly, another parameter that the team had to deal with was the size of the transport - the entire cart had to be able to fit in the back of a car! Fortunately Tiff serves as a great benchmark to get a sense of scale.

Onward to the Next STOP Night Market

Once again the [R]ed[U]x Lab has been selected to participate in the Stop Night Market.  We are extremely proud to have participated in it last year and certainly look forward to once again getting an opportunity to contribute to such a great cause.  From the initial meeting at the Stop greenhouse earlier this month, all the design teams look to be extremely innovative and enthusiastic.

This year the team has decided to push the boundaries even further by finding ways to make the evening even more memorable. An interesting twist to the project this year will be the fact that the event will be held over TWO nights, June 18 & 19 with tickets going on sale on May 22nd.  Another change from last year is the fact that the organizers have brought in a different roster of restaurants for each night which means each cart design will cater to two different restaurants over the two evenings!

We will be posting up the overall design idea soon, however in the meantime some of the initial design ideas and prototyping will be showcased such as the utensil/platter prototype from Ariel and Ray... ignore the cheesy Canon in D.

A Glimpse of Best Foot Forward

Here are a few images of the final preparations and completed assembly of the Best Foot Forward project installed at the Stantec Window Gallery.  Once again, it is great to see how the [R]ed[U]x Lab team was able to bring a virtual idea to built reality in such a brief period.

Mocking Up the Leg Components

The first, second, and third year students on the [R]ed[U]x Lab Stantec Gallery team are shown here putting in the extra hours to ensure that the patterning, configuration, and assembly of the argyle leg components are all properly set before the big build at the Stantec office.