A screenshot of the tool for Facades and Functions allowing anyone to create customized pieces of furniture, by EventArchitectuur
 Box-o-rama by Eventarchitectuur, an online tool to create entirely customizable shelves
 design for download - milan 2011
Inside Out chairs and tables by Minale-Maeda
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Design for Download is a project developed by Droog, on which Agata Jaworska and I worked as consultants together with
designer Joris Laarman, communication strategist Cathal McKee (CMK1), furniture producer Hans Lensvelt, legal advisor Catherine Jasserand (Ivir) and internet entrepreneur Michiel Frackers.
This
project hypothesized a new design industry based on the available
technologies for de-localized production, like 3d printing, CNC and
laser cutting for example. In doing so, the project redefined the role
of the designer as the one of a professional that provides new tools,
templates and guidelines for customized productions, rather than one
that delivers finished products. Designers were let free to invent
alternative business models for their on-line space on the platform. The
technological progress suggested the birth of a new industry where also
manufacturers and consumers would take on different roles. As a result,
a para-industry was outlined, with consumers that could provide local
delivery services and manufacturers that could see their business
revitalized. The resulting industry resembled a community, indeed.
The outcome of this investigation was presented during the Furniture Fair of Milan in 2011
Year: 2010
Description: an on-line platform and a set of tools and products proposed by designers Minale-Maeda and www.eventarchitectuur.nl/. |
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