Furniture for the additive mass production

The Swedish interior agency Industrial Poetry has investigated the inherent flexibility of 3D printed furniture in its COX system by taking advantage of UPM’s wood filament. The elements have similar properties to bentwood, which allows the table base to interlock without screws.

Inherent tension of 3D printed wood components

The COX table is the core model of the first-ever dynamic flatpack knockdown design system. It is the result of material studies in which Industrial Poetry describes the possibilities of additive furniture manufacturing on a large scale. The base parts of the COX table interlock analogously to a central “snap joints”. This exploits the inherent tension of the material.

3D printing as a production technique enables a closed circular shape with dynamic thickness, where flexibility can be reduced by adding additional parallel lines. In contrast, a single line segment with slightly curved shapes offers more flexibility.

Material optimization creates an ultra-slim structure with a height of just eight print turns, allowing a total print time of under 30 minutes. The assembly system is intuitive and can be completed in seconds without additional elements.

The original COX table consisted of a printed base paired with a round wooden top. Later iterations allow for the combination with a glass top as well as a 3D printed grid plate.

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Furniture of the COX-series are part of our special area “Circular Biomaterials” from October 22-25, 2024 in Cologne.