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Studio Geenen is an Amsterdam based design-studio. We are offering scale models of our products through shapeways.
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The studio was started in 2009 by Bram Geenen after graduating from the Utrecht School of Arts. The graduation project Gaudi Stool gained international recognition for being an unconventional, high-tech piece of furniture.
It was exhibited in Cologne, New York, Barcelona, Munich and several cities in the Netherlands and published in magazines around the world
The following year the studio developed the Gaudi Chair, cooperating with the Netherlands Organizations for Applied Scientific Research and companies specialised in composites and 3D printing.We found 3 products by bramgeenen
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The Gaudi Chair is the follow-up of the Gaudi Stool which was created in 2009. It was designed using the same method as Antoni Gaudi, who made models of hanging chains, that upside-down showed him the strongest shape for his churches. Additionally, to be able to determine the structure of the chair's backrest, a software script was used.
The script was based on three steps: First the distribution of forces across the surface of the chair. Secondly the direction of forces defined the direction of the ribs. Finally the amount of force specified the height of a rib.
Materials and techniques were chosen to create a lightweight chair. The surface is of carbonfiber, the ribs are made of glass-filled nylon, by selective laser sintering.
The project researches how new technoloqy can be based on simple, logical concepts. In this case a concept which has proven it's strength and beauty for over a hundred years.
The script was based on three steps: First the distribution of forces across the surface of the chair. Secondly the direction of forces defined the direction of the ribs. Finally the amount of force specified the height of a rib.
Materials and techniques were chosen to create a lightweight chair. The surface is of carbonfiber, the ribs are made of glass-filled nylon, by selective laser sintering.
The project researches how new technoloqy can be based on simple, logical concepts. In this case a concept which has proven it's strength and beauty for over a hundred years.
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1:6 Scale model of the original Gaudi Stool
Gaudi Stool
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.
High-end techniques and materials were used to be able to apply Gaudi's methods in lightweight furniture.
Although Gaudi's buildings are expressive and impressing, Gaudi created logical and thoughtful structures, and often looked at nature and physics to show him the right shapes and designs.
When a chain hangs in between two supports, it will follow a line defined by gravity. This is the catenary. When this line is reversed, a strong form for taking compressive forces emerges.
Antoni Gaudi used this principle to determine the shapes of his buildings. He made scale models
consisting of hanging chains, which upside down, showed the structure of the building.
A model of chains also showed me the most logical shape for this stool.
Materials and techniques:
The stool consists of a shell made out of carbon-fiber, and a substructure which was made using 3D-printing techniques. The product weights exactly 1KG.
Gaudi Stool
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.
High-end techniques and materials were used to be able to apply Gaudi's methods in lightweight furniture.
Although Gaudi's buildings are expressive and impressing, Gaudi created logical and thoughtful structures, and often looked at nature and physics to show him the right shapes and designs.
When a chain hangs in between two supports, it will follow a line defined by gravity. This is the catenary. When this line is reversed, a strong form for taking compressive forces emerges.
Antoni Gaudi used this principle to determine the shapes of his buildings. He made scale models
consisting of hanging chains, which upside down, showed the structure of the building.
A model of chains also showed me the most logical shape for this stool.
Materials and techniques:
The stool consists of a shell made out of carbon-fiber, and a substructure which was made using 3D-printing techniques. The product weights exactly 1KG.
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bramgeenen
A printable version of our earlier Gaudi Stool.
We developed the Gaudi Stool in 2009. It consists of a 3d-printed part and a part made of carbon-fiber, which together with the strong 'Gaudi' shape makes it possible to create a 1kg stool.
Now we've made a first attempt to create a printed-only version of the stool. The structure is condensed to gain strenght and seating comfort. The model shown here is a 1:2 scale-model.
about the Gaudi Stool;
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.
High-end techniques and materials were used to be able to apply Gaudi's methods in lightweight furniture.
We developed the Gaudi Stool in 2009. It consists of a 3d-printed part and a part made of carbon-fiber, which together with the strong 'Gaudi' shape makes it possible to create a 1kg stool.
Now we've made a first attempt to create a printed-only version of the stool. The structure is condensed to gain strenght and seating comfort. The model shown here is a 1:2 scale-model.
about the Gaudi Stool;
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.
High-end techniques and materials were used to be able to apply Gaudi's methods in lightweight furniture.
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