Posed as a question in 2009 to an online forum called Practical Machinist, over a period of several months, a small community debated "What is the ultimate machine object/mechanism?" They proposed their favorites in an ongoing conversation of posts and responses. Some objects represent the primal building blocks of mechanization: the wheel, the lever, the screw. Others are examples of tremendous complication: a Linotype machine, an aircraft engine, a microprocessor. Between these extremes are seemingly humble objects that belie their sophistication but have revolutionized the world. Our global standard of living is built upon these technologies this exhibition attempts to elucidate what is so special about these objects and why they were proposed as the ultimate machined object/mechanism.
Join "Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object" guest curator David Cole at the Museum of Craft and Design for a detailed look at a remarkable collection of machined objects and learn more about the process behind his exhibition's unique development, design and execution. The exhibition presents around forty objects that makers and enthusiasts proposed as "the ultimate machined object." Some objects represent the primal building blocks of mechanization: the wheel, the lever, the screw. Others are examples of tremendous complication: a Linotype machine, an aircraft engine, a microprocessor. Between these extremes are seemingly humble objects that belie their sophistication but have revolutionized the world. This Curator Walkthrough is free with general admission.
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