XYZ Series

The operation of the construction can be traced back to the three dimensions, the x, y and z axis. There is a certain amount of pushing or pulling force on each axle, you must be able to understand these forces in order to see what happens. Once you understand that it is possible to block them, a construction is created.

From this line of thinking and a series of existing constructions, the concept was born to create a construction system that holds each other together by blocking all three-dimensional axes. No help is used from external already existing fastening materials.

This is a reference to an old technique they used to build wooden structures. This way of thinking or “embodied knowledge” was a matter of course at the time. The logic and simplicity are in danger of disappearing due to the norms and values that play a role in our time. For example, this project is about preserving this knowledge, but it also responds to the norms and values of the moment.

How can we use technology well to think like makers?

From these parameters we made a series of furniture by means of a CNC milling machine as our tool. All share the same miter construction which is scalable according to the needs. We translate the old miter joint with a computer-controlled milling machine. This machine is milling all the connections with only one milling tool, a 45 degree chamfer mill. When the machine is done we have the layout of our furniture, from there we fold every piece together to form the furniture. 

It’s made out of one miter joint, one mono material and one production method.

By working with a mono material, the recycling process is simplified and our dependence on suppliers is also limited even as the supply chain. With our technique we can make a solid looking piece of furniture out of sheet material. By using this method we work very efficiently and only have a little over 4% waste material.