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The Austrian pavilion at EXPO Shanghai 2010, furniture.

Written by . Posted on March 20, 2010. Filed under projects, research, research manufacturing. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Austrian pavilion VIP bar 01

furniture ready to be shipped to Shanghai. all pictures ©3007

The Austrian pavilion at EXPO Shanghai 2010, furniture fabrication.

Written by . Posted on March 12, 2010. Filed under projects, research, research manufacturing. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Austrian pavilion infodesk manufacturing

Idee & Design who fabricated the SPAN designed furniture for the Austrian Pavilion has released a new promo-video highlighting the process from digital artifacts to the finished pieces. The elegant curves and lines are made visible by projecting grids onto the objects bodies.

SPAN and 7 axis robot.

Written by . Posted on August 9, 2008. Filed under projects, research design, research manufacturing. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
7axis robot TU Vienna

We were lucky to get access to the 7Axis Industrial robot at the TU-Vienna at a workshop initiated by Sigrid Brell-Cokcan and Anita Aigner . We have been thinking about a specific Sofa & Ottoman in recent times, it came in perfectly handy that we … Read More →

Manufacturing diversity.

Written by . Posted on November 14, 2006. Filed under research, research design, research manufacturing. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
R. Buckminster Fuller with Elaine de Kooning and Josef Albers, Summer 1948, ©Beaumont Newhall

Some notes on ideas how to break down the geometry of a complex curved surface in order to get individual pieces which can be fabricated and put together. We know some approaches so far, like making individual panels and put them together. Which means that … Read More →

My wall is my screen – concrete walls as display systems.

Written by . Posted on November 14, 2006. Filed under research, research manufacturing. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Christoffer Dupont, student of engineering, Lene Langballe, student of architecture together with Dalton Beton, a Danish manufacturer of concrete components, and the Innovation Lab project team have developed the first rear-projection screen made of concrete. Optical fibers are embedded in horizontal direction. They  can transmit … Read More →