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Gaudi Stool
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A super lightweight stool with a 3D printed structure and carbon-fiber shell.
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Spanish Art Noveau architect Antoni 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.
Carbon-fiber and 3D printing were used to be able to apply Gaudi's methods in lightweight furniture.
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.
The shape of the Gaudi Stool was created in the same way that Spanish Art Noveau architect Antoni 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.
Carbon-fiber and 3D printing were used to be able to apply Gaudi's methods in lightweight furniture.
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.
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