Parametric Tree Table
Parametric Tree Table: a project by Alexander Frings (2023), in the Computational design and digital fabrication family.
Nature doesn't design in straight lines. This table was born from a concrete purpose: making the inorganic look organic. The base was algorithmically generated from how a tree distributes its load: a tripartite surface that flows without hard angles, assembled in wood and 3D print.
Project file
- Year
- 2023
- Family
- Computational design and digital fabrication
- Author
- Alexander Frings, Design Engineer with an MSc in Innovation and Design
- Map
- Art, on the physical side
Technologies and topics
- Grasshopper
- Parametric Design
- 3D Print
- Wood
- Furniture
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