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Prototype
2017
If mid-century modern furniture builders were to craft a design in the 21st century, what would it look like? This coffee table prototype seeks to imagine exactly that. Mid-century modern designers harnessed every emerging technology they had at their disposal: bent lamination, complex metal meshes, molded plastic, ect. With 3D printing now proving market viability in end use products, Blue Forty looked to seamlessly blend freeform plastic geometries with clean wooden lines.
The orange 3D printed PET plastic connections are joined with soap finished beech wood parts using traditional and proven woodworking methods. The resulting table resolves the geometric complexity using a 3D printer, while the hand milled wooden pieces are simple and scalable.
Stay tuned for future prototypes and production models.
3D printed PET plastic joints created a flowed connection between the table legs and table surface
¾” Beech table surface with undercut edges provide for a light, floating feel
Friction fit mortise and tenon joints allow for a customizable finished table height
3D printed PET plastic joints created a flowed connection between the table legs and table surface
¾” Beech table surface with undercut edges provide for a light, floating feel
Friction fit mortise and tenon joints allow for a customizable finished table height
