MIT brains make beautiful furniture.
MIT is known for its pedigree in computer science (Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, was a professor there).
Its digital experts are less well-known for crafting wooden furniture.
Today however, Carlo Ratti, the director of MIT’s Senseable City Lab, has brought down this boundary.
His design and innovation firm has created a new folding chair using complex computer algorithms.
Instead, its 27 intricately-shaped cherry wood pieces and hinges have been designed using digital technique he calls “programmable wood”.
Read More at https://www.thememo.com/2017/04/26/mit-computer-algorithm-chair-swish-chair-design-carlo-ratti-mit-senseable-city-lab/
Its digital experts are less well-known for crafting wooden furniture.
Today however, Carlo Ratti, the director of MIT’s Senseable City Lab, has brought down this boundary.
His design and innovation firm has created a new folding chair using complex computer algorithms.
This flips out with the elegance of a gymnast.
Using algorithms to create art
When static, the Swish chair simply looks like a smartly crafted designer stool. But in motion, as it folds from flat into a seat, it displays a beauty in motion that would be near-impossible to craft using traditional woodworking methods.Instead, its 27 intricately-shaped cherry wood pieces and hinges have been designed using digital technique he calls “programmable wood”.
Read More at https://www.thememo.com/2017/04/26/mit-computer-algorithm-chair-swish-chair-design-carlo-ratti-mit-senseable-city-lab/
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