About Nacho Marti

 

Nacho Marti is a designer from Barcelona based in London, creating contemporary interiors and exhibitions. He held a teaching position for eight years at his alma mater, the Elisava School of Design in Barcelona, from which he graduated with a degree in interior design. He also obtained a Master's in Science in Emergent Technologies and Design from the Architectural Association in London. He is currently working on various commissions from his London-based design studio while teaching at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and the KLC School of Design, both in London. Read more>>

During two weeks in July and August 2013, designer Nacho Martí worked with Tumo students to create a series of very special photographs at the intersection of digital technology and manual craftsmanship. Students built three pinhole cameras of different shapes and captured images of the Tumo surroundings projected on the interior walls of the camera enclosures. These images, transformed by the individual shape of each enclosure, were captured using digital cameras integrated into the design of the pinholes as a digital-analog hybrid.

The workshop started with a design phase during which students used the 3D modeling application Rhino to create the particular shapes of each camera’s enclosure. This included using parametric modeling to develop the complex 3D corner joints of the cameras, which they produced using 3D printers. Students then began the process of assembly, using wood, fabric and vinyl sheets to produce the lightproof boxes of each pinhole camera.

By the time the cameras were deployed and the images captured, student had learned fundamental concepts in 3D modeling, optics and photography, as well as basic skills in manual production and assembly. Just as importantly, the workshop taught participants the art of planning and teamwork in a creative technology project with multiple components and challenging deadlines.