Problem
The initial situation was that we only got two weeks time to realise our „Make it Wearable“ exhibition for the European Media Art Festival 2015, which covers several student projects of our class. The goal was to create 10 exhibition tables which are easy to produce, lightweight as well as customisable for every team - even the budget was limited to 200€ for the whole exhibition.
Solution
After evaluating several solutions based on laser cutter technology we identified that this was not able to create within two weeks. Based on this knowledge we shaped our view onto Ikea hacking. Ikea products are easy to assemble, mostly lightweight as well as widely available for low prices. We identified the lack table with its 45x 45 x 40 cm dimensions as the framework for our hack. We added a MDF plate to the top of the rotated tables which can be individually customised by the project groups. The plate is secured with some screws with the top table. As last the two rotated tables are connected with some zip ties together.
Use
After the first exhibition ended every Lack Freischwinger was dissembled and could be used as tables in university related use based on its non destructive modifications. Quickly the Lack Freischwinger was the casual exhibition platform for the „media interaction design“ program and was used for two years at nine different exhibitions. The Lack Freischwinger was featured on Ikea Hackers.
