3-D Printing: Materials Trend
Our movies are in 3-D; why not our furniture? A new wave of designs shows off new dimensions in the digital design revolution:
Sound Mini Pendant by Blond Belysning: Made with 3-D woven fabric developed in collaboration with a Swedish university, the Sound Pendant series offers sound absorption as well as a pop of color. www.blond.se
Dragonfly.MGX by Materialise: Designers Gernot Oberfell and Jan Wertel, founders of London-based practice WertelOberfell, were inspired by the curved honeycomb structure of insect eyes when they designed the Dragonfly.MGX. The 3-D array of gradated cells become more open toward the bottom, providing direct and indirect light. www.mgxbymaterialise.com
Endless Collection by Dirk Vander Kooij: Now available in the U.S. via Wabnitz Editions, Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij uses a 3-D printer to extrude recycled plastic from refrigerator interiors into furniture. The Little One children’s rocking chair is pictured. www.wabnitzeditions.com
Hexa-Shell by Cubify: A multi-purpose container for a range of uses, Cubify’s Hexa-Shell is a sign of the 3-D printing revolution; the company will print its own version in a range of materials, or allows customers to download the file and print the product at home. www.cubify.com
Lightnest by Frederik Roij©: A product design company specialized in creating and commercializing 3D printed design products, Freedom Of Creation (FOC) presented Frederik Roij©’s Lightnest at the 2012 Milan Furniture Fair. The 3-D printing technique used to make the lamp creates shapes reminiscent of the underside of a mushroom. www.freedomofcreation.com
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