(Video) Sketch Chair Transforms Drawings Into 3D Printed Furniture

07/27/10

Written By:

Naresh Kumar

Designer uses simple rapid manufacturing techniques to build furniture.

Designer Greg Saul is developing an easy-to-use software application called “Sketch Chair” that allows users to design and build their own chairs using a 2D sketch-based interface and design tools. With the help of rapid manufacturing technology, they are then built from sheet materials using laser cutters and CNC milling machines.

Watch a demo below:

SketchChair from Greg Saul on Vimeo.

Greg Saul

[via DesignBoom]

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