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A 16-month design thesis in collaboration with Tobias Ottahal, exploring how objects fit together in subtly satisfying ways.
The project developed over two major phases and two manifestations:
- research phase exploring ‘nice fit’ precedents
- development a theory and a series of ‘commandments’ of how to design ‘nice fit’ objects
- collection of communication and marketing design collateral
- physical, working object—an interactive table.
The table creates indentions for objects to fit into on demand; when the object is removed, the table becomes flat again.
In addition to exploring conceptual and applied realms of industrial design a personal goal of Nice Fit was to work with multi-disciplinary experts: we employed professional photographer Jason Edwards, animator Nathan Gilliss and filmmaker Benjamin Loeb.
3D materials: latex, Arduino microcontroller, RFID. Vancouver, 2009.
![Table in passive mode.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-rest-1200x794.jpg)
![Detail of table in response mode.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-detail-active-1200x793.jpg)
![The table reacts to objects within its vicinity.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nicefit-table-hands-bowl-spoon-1200x749.jpg)
![Objects fitting into responsive recesses created in the table's surface.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/table-detail-items-1200x792.jpg)
![Detail of table underside.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nicefit-table-underside-1200x800.jpg)
![Invitation sent to industry representatives.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nicefit-invitation-front.gif)
![Detail of thesis book outlining the 'commandments' of Nice Fit.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nicefit-book-pg14-15-1200x600.jpg)
![nicefit-book-pg02-03](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nicefit-book-pg02-03-1200x600.jpg)
![Logo.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Logoweb.png)
![Accompanying website and blog.](https://jeffwerner.ca/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nicefit-website-895x1200.jpg)
Bonus process and outtakes: