14 DAY TRIAL // Chairs have become such a natural part of humankind's way of life that they're often unappreciated, and some even get glared at for not being comfortable enough.
A new 3D printed project will ensure that your chair will only stand out in a good way, because you'll be making it yourself.
A group of artists led by Joris Laarman have used the Laarman’s MX3D printer (MX3D-Metal) to make their own things to sit down on.
More importantly, they're sharing the method with everyone interested in doing the same. There's a whole exhibition at Friedman Benda in New York too.
It's not just chairs either, but benches and couches (or what passes for them).
The MX3D-Metal robotic arm can make things out of stainless steel or other metals, and does it in mid-air, unlike other printers that need to build things from the ground up on a print bed.
One of the chairs that stands out the most is the Makerchair, which was “crowd fabricated,” meaning that various people made suggestions as to what it should look like, or what it should be built from.
It is made of two hundred and two 3D printed jigsaw puzzle pieces, meaning that pretty much any 3D printer can produce it.
You can find the 3D printing files for the chairs and couches at the BitsAndParts website.
