add:north - 3D printed furniture

In the design studio over at Krook & Tjäder in Gothenburg, the 3D-printers are pretty much running continuously. Printing design mockups, prototypes and small-scale models.
“In the old days, we used cardboard to create mockups. Nowadays we use 3D-printing instead. It’s a natural part of the sculptural process of designing objects. I need that tool to work as a designer”, says Joel Karlsson, CEO Krook & Tjäder Design, Gothenburg.
Joel is currently working on the design for a seating module for Stockholm’s new bus stop called Night & Day. For the mockup he prints parts in full scale to investigate the function, design and seating comfort. It’s a part of the design process where the 3D-printed parts become a life size sketch of the object.
The most common filament used is biobased PLA because of the excellent printing capabilities and nontoxic fumes. A majority of the parts for the mockup are printed in Add:North’s Textura™ filament. A biobased PLA with plant fibers that provide a unique matte surface finish. When it comes to more functional parts, ABS and TPU are used.
Thanks, Krook & Tjäder for the inspiration, www.krooktjader.se
Check out Add:North’s filament lineup at: www.addnorth.com
Content:
How important is 3D-printing? 00:00
What's Krook & Tjäder? 00:30
Night & Day bus stop 00:45
add:north Textura™ filament 00:55
About designing 01:05
3D printed mockups 01:28
Prototyping in flex filament 01:59
About 3D printing 02:40
Visit addnorth.com 03:02

[@Cherokeeseeker]

That tpu joint was nice

[@Flushmaster0312]

Very nice, very interesting!