Useless Tools: cinderblock

William Tremblay

2024

Medium: FDM printed PLA, fasteners

Dimensions: 17.5x8.5x5

Price: Upon request

Description: "This piece is part of the Useless Tools series, generated using the same process as the first. The prompt this time was: “a dewalt cordless cinder block.” As the pattern behind the model’s behavior became more apparent, I began systematically testing hundreds of prompts—ranging from concrete objects to abstract ideas—to see how they could be transformed into tools. The image was produced with a tuned version of Midjourney, exploiting the model’s tendency to interpret the phrase “dewalt cordless” as a visual anchor. Once again, the most compelling image was selected, its geometry translated by hand into a CAD model in Fusion 360, and printed in Pantone-matched PLA."