The Bone Chair, by designer Joris Laarman, is inspired by bones and trees, and was created using a process that copies the way evolution constructs.
He used a dynamic digital tool developed by International Development Centre Adam Opel GmbH, a part of General Motors Engineering Europe, to mirror the bone's ability to take away material where it is not needed, and the ability of the trees to add material where strength it is needed. The tool was created to optimize car parts.
According to Laarman, the chair is the first in a series and the process can be applied to any scale until architectural sizes in any material strength.
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The Bone Chair
Trend Themes
1. Digital Fabrication - The process used to create the Bone Chair demonstrates the potential for dynamic digital tools to optimize material usage and create innovative designs.
2. Biomimicry - The Bone Chair's design was inspired by the natural structures of bones and trees, highlighting the opportunity for biomimetic design in various industries.
3. Customizable Furniture - The ability to apply the bone-inspired design process to any scale and material strength opens up possibilities for creating personalized and adaptable furniture pieces.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design - The Bone Chair's unique design process presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the furniture industry, enabling the creation of more efficient and nature-inspired furniture.
2. Automotive Manufacturing - The dynamic digital tool used in creating the Bone Chair was originally developed for optimizing car parts, suggesting potential disruptive innovation in the automotive manufacturing sector.
3. Architectural Design - The scalability of the bone-inspired design process to architectural sizes and materials introduces disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of architectural design and construction.