furniture

3D Printing News Unpeeled: Filtering PFAS, Solid Knitting & Holographic Direct Sound Printing

A Carnegie Melon University (CMU) researcher has been working on solid knitting for over a decade. Yuichi Hirose has now made a new solid knitting machine that he hopes will…

Model No. Deploys Titan Pellet 3D Printers for Sustainable Furniture Production

Over the years, many designers have tried to create 3D printed polymer furniture. Early pioneers like Janne Kyttanen, Materialise’s MGX, and Joris Laarman have led the way with 3D printed…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 26, 2023: Materials, Electroplating, Consumer Goods, & More

It’s all materials, all the time in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with AddUp adding an aluminum alloy by Constellium to its materials portfolio. igus introduced an online service…

4D Printed Wood Could Enable Shape-shifting Furniture

We have seen shape memory properties in metals and plastics, but this may be a first for wood. Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created a 3D printing…

3D Printed Furniture and Design, The Time is Now.

A decade ago, many designers were making chairs, couches and all manner of furniture using 3D printing. These were statement pieces. Star designers planting their 3D printed tree to showcase…

Ashley Furniture Uses 3D Printing & Robotics in Manufacturing Processes

Founded in 2005, Wisconsin-headquartered Ashley Furniture is a company known globally, beginning in 1970 with 35 employees, and growing now to over 900 stores.  Ashley facilities manufacture over 300,000 pieces…

Henri Canivez’s 3D Printed Data Stool Will Be Unique to You

Designer Henri Canivez‘s Data Stool has a unique size and shape depending on the person. One can sit on the data logging stool and this stool will measure and weigh…

Unique 3D Printed Connectors Help You Create Versatile Pieces of Furniture

While it is absolutely possible to 3D print custom furniture today, I think we can all agree that doing so is generally not as easy as just heading out to IKEA,…

Emerging Objects 3D Prints with Recycled Tires

The team at Emerging Objects has a single-minded desire: to 3D print with new materials. They’ve worked with more traditional materials like PLA and resin, experimented on the known edges…

Dassault Systèmes Helps Furniture Corporation Nowy Styl to Design Faster and Better

I’ve always found furniture design to be interesting. It’s easy to say that there’s only so much you can do with a chair or a couch, but a perusal of…

Cellular Level Design in 3D Printed Aluminum Chair from Joris Laarman

Playing with ideas is an important way of developing them to their full potential and at Joris Laarman Lab, that’s a central activity of their daily practice. And now its…

A 3D Printed Algorithmic Mold Was Used to Cast This Solid Aluminum Stool

This strange looking solid aluminum stool was designed and made by NOWlab–the same studio that brought us the ‘Glacier’ table–using a combination of traditional fabrication methods, digital generative form-finding software…

3D Printing Helps Make SACK the Latest in Sustainable Modular Furniture

Designers working with 3D printers have been trying to make modular furniture catch on for years now, and so far nothing has really seemed to work. For the most part,…

Lund University Students Create Mobile 3D Printer to Print Concrete Furniture & Art, with Sights Set on 3D Printed Houses

For those of you who frequently follow the 3D printing space, the name Olaf Diegel probably rings a bell. He has been the subject of several stories which we have covered,…

Design Student Uses Unique 3D Printing Process to Construct Furniture

People have been designing and producing 3D printable furniture for years now, to varying degrees of success. As you would expect, 3D printing with plastic isn’t always the best option…

UAU Project Rolls Out 3D Printable Lamp SMF.01

“We’ve a new – and very neat design – on our platform and we’d like to share it with you,” says Pierre of Cults3d.com. It’s a furniture item created by…

Ravensbourne Graduate Creates Functional Furniture with 3D Printing

You may remember Vishal Patel from an earlier article we wrote about his waterproof cell phone case. Now, Patel has turned his attention back to dry land with the creation…

Build Useable Furniture With 3D Printable Modular Construction System

3D printed furniture has generally been a rather tough sell for most 3D printer owners. The main problem is size obviously, most desktop 3D printers have rather small build envelops,…

Using Nature to “3D Print” Wood Furniture the Old Fashioned Way

When you think 3D printed furniture I’d imagine most people picture plastic tables and chairs in garish colors, or fragile plastic parts glued together. But in actuality, there have been…

Octogenarian Craftsman Takes Up 3D Design for Holiday Gift of 3D Printed Miniature Furniture Set

The story of Jérôme Morin and his creativity is important, delivering impact in multiple ways. This is a gentleman who understands the significance of posterity, of keepsakes, and of holding…

Zortrax 3D Prints an Entire Coffee Table ‘KARO’ from Their M200 Desktop 3D Printer

Desktop 3D printing, at this time is far from upending markets. Printers like the MakerBot Replicator 2, Zortrax M200 and others are not exactly replacing the affordability and quality of mass…

N.C. Company Launches Kickstarter Campaign to 3D Print Furniture & Bring Jobs Back to U.S.

Once upon a time North Carolina, especially High Point, was a furniture hub. It’s where everybody used to get their furniture. Now, thanks to competition from countries with a cheaper…

3D Printing Furniture: Bits & Pieces

There is something so rewarding about eating a tomato from your own garden or wearing a scarf that you crocheted. But what if your skills lie elsewhere? Well, it can…

Need a Chair? Now You Can 3D Print One at Home Thanks to Joris Laarman

Who says that 3D printers are only for making small objects such as toys, spare parts, and chess pieces? Artist Joris Laarman and several others are changing this philosophy. Laarman,…