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PRODUCT DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGID 624630

Maker Chair "Bits and Parts"

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  • Additive Companion
    Additive Companion

Designer / Owner

  • JL
    Joris Laarman
Industry
Product Design and engineering
Year
2014
Country
Netherlands

Summary

Digital chair form broken down into 202 jigsaw pieces which are printed and then assembled to form a structurally sound piece of furniture.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology
FFF (Desktop)
Printer Category
Material Extrusion
Material
PLA
Material Type
PLA
Feedstock Form
Filament

Process Steps

Printer category: Material Extrusion

  1. 1
    Step 1Printing
    Technology
    Material

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€

€50–€99.99

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Project Scale

On Demand

Product Type

Furniture

Project Field

Commercial

Sustainability Rating

★☆☆

Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Complex Geometry

Points of Interest

Scale

Recognition