Prototyping a table by a.dre.de
Prototyping and validation
Product design
Furniture
Cutting and fretwork, Design and manufacturing consultancy, Milling
MDF
The project
After being selected to present her table design at nude_generation, a.dre.de worked with Archicercle to help turn it into a prototype. Our contribution combined advice on manufacturing processes, component cutting and the loan of a tool that the designer herself used to shape the supports.
The table combines a light-coloured rectangular top with black, curved supports. The contrast between the flat surface and the rounded forms of the base defines the piece, with a large vertical ring as one of its most recognisable elements.
At Archicercle, we laser-cut the components from 10 mm MDF and advised the designer on the processes needed to take the prototype forward. The table was designed by a.dre.de; our role focused on technical support and this part of the fabrication.
One specific aspect of the advice was how to achieve a round cross-section on the supports. The solution was hand routing with a 10 mm radius cutter. We lent the router to the designer, who carried out this work herself: a collaboration that distinguishes the cutting undertaken by the studio from the subsequent shaping carried out by the designer.
Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.
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