Resilient furniture workshop at MIT’s D-Lab for MIT Resource Development
April 7, 2019

From left: Myung Sun Kang (Recent Ph.D. recipient) Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
From left: Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Myung Sun Kang (Recent Ph.D. recipient) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Shooting for MIT's office of Resource Development, I photographed a weekend workshop for a small group of students to build "resilient furniture" at MIT's D-Lab. The furniture was designed to be quick to assemble and easy to stack individual units together. Thanks to Barbara and Marshall at MIT for calling me for the shoot. It's always such a pleasure to photograph activities like this!

Thanks to Hadley Green for assisting on the shoot.

Doreen Chin (freshman) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Myung Sun Kang (Recent Ph.D. recipient) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
From left: Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Myung Sun Kang (Recent Ph.D. recipient) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Tools hang on boards on the wall of the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019.
Tools hang on boards on the wall of the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019.
Tools hang on boards on the wall of the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019.
Doreen Chin (freshman) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
From left: Myung Sun Kang (Recent Ph.D. recipient) Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
From left: Riddhi Shah (Research Associate) Myung Sun Kang (Recent Ph.D. recipient) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
From right: Ranu Singh (researcher) Leslie Yan (freshman) Doreen Chin (freshman) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Doreen Chin (freshman) Independent Activity Period (IAP) Pop-Up Resilient Furniture four-day workshop at the D-Lab workshop in MIT's building N51 in Cambridge, Mass., USA, on Sun., January 20, 2019. The finished furniture pieces were going to be installed in Grove Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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