Hypernurbs

The chair “Hypernurbs” is made by the  production method Rapid Manufacturing. This technique makes it possible to print a 3 dimensional computer drawing in a synthetic material like Nylon. With this project I didn’t only print a computer drawing, but also the feeling of the computer world. 

Selective laser sintering is an additive rapid manufacturing technique that uses a high power LASER to fuse small particles of plastic, metal, ceramic, or glass powders into a mass representing a desired 3-dimensional object. The laser selectively fuses powdered material by scanning cross-sections generated from a 3-D digital description (3-D computer drawing) of the part (for example from a CAD file or scan data) on the surface of a powder bed. After each cross-section is scanned, the powder bed is lowered by one layer thickness, a new layer of material is applied on top, and the process is repeated until the part is completed.