Active Wood Products

katjani — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:54:56 +0000

Traditional wood-bending techniques require com- plex steaming equipment, labor-intensive forming processes and a high degree of expertise. In addi- tion, the natural pattern of wood grain and its physi- cal properties make it difficult to curve into complex shapes. Novel printing and composite material tech- nologies can now overcome previous limitations on wood forming. Flat sheets of custom-printed wood composite can be designed to self-transform in con- trolled and unique ways. We have developed a series of two-dimensional patterns, wood-printing tech- niques and processes for moisture-activation that promote precise transformation from a flat sheet to curved, twisted or folded three-dimensional forms. Active Wood Products are produced with a printed wood filament and carefully designed flat patterns that when subject to moisture can self-transform into the final shape of the product. We imagine a variety of products from tableware to jewelry and even furniture that can be designed and printed, then shipped flat in a moisture pack and self-trans- form at home.

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katjani — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:36:21 +0000

This work introduces layer jamming as an enabling technology for designing deformable, stiffness-tunable, thin sheet interfaces. Interfaces that exhibit tunable stiffness properties can yield dynamic haptic feedback and shape deformation capabilities. Through three application prototypes, we demonstrate the benefits of using layer jamming in interface design.

Exhibition: Jifei Ou, Nikolaos Vlavianos, and Hiroshi Ishii Research: Jifei Ou, Lining Yao, Daniel Tauber, and Hiroshi Ishii

Transformation â€“ Radical Atoms

Active Wood Products

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