phil schütz uses pedal-powered centrifuge to fabricate rotations

phil schütz uses pedal-powered centrifuge to fabricate rotations
all images courtesy of phil schütz

‘rotations’ is an experiment as much about the process as the finished product. created by austrian designer phil schütz, the project consists of both a finished object and the means by which it was produced. using macgyver-like engineering, schütz manufactured a centrifuge using the drive train, frame, and other miscellaneous parts of an old bicycle. experiments with materials in the pedal-powered contraption, some successful–some not, led to a high-yielding combination of biological resin and cork granule. resin and cork were poured in small increments into the centrifuge as a lucky volunteer pedaled, and 1440 rotations later, the cylinder was finished. to complete the table, a self-illuminating acrylic surface was glued to the top. 

top view

video courtesy of phil schütz

interior cork surface

self-illuminated acrylic surface 

frontal view of cork and resin surface.

the machine used to create the piece

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