franck, hypecask, + colorfabb develop free form injection molding method

franck, hypecask, + colorfabb develop free form injection molding method
all images courtesy of thorsten franck

in the same way that injection molding has changed our method of production, 3D printing has changed injection moulding. for a long time, the technology has been either a costly tool for prototyping, or a gadget to play around. starting the project ‘7days7stools’, thorsten franck‘s aim was to find a new way of manufacturing objects at human scale. thus, in cooperation with ‘the delta tower’ team of hypecask and colorfabb, the collective has created a stool a day for one week using custom-made injection molding.

the translucent geometries

the forms are additive, created by an infinity-drawn spiral with a line width that defines the wall thickness. the curve is grown into the volume by drawing the body and can be customized or changed at any time. the resultant geometries make references to the folds of origami and the precision of mathematically-derived patterns. these ornaments make sculptures out of light and shadow, with a minimum amount of material that exhibits translucent qualities.

infinity drawn spiral

monday: 574g 6h32 ø330mm h420mm

tuesday: 1050g 16h05 ø330mm h385mm

wednesday: 975g 17h30 ø330mm h385mm

thursday: 451g 6h05 ø290mm h325mm

friday: 859g 11h37 ø303mm h580mm 

saturday: 883g 12h19 ø300mm h580mm 

sunday: 20g 0h35 ø60mm h60mm 

an arrangement of stools

the spiraling material

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