AURORA takes the form of a series of waves, or modules, manufactured locally at Mamou-Mani’s FabPub in London with 3D printing in bio-sourced PLA, and suspended in the air using steel tubes. It’s the third instalment from Dassault Systèmes’ Design in the Age of Experience initiative, developed within its own cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform, and forms part of the Design Museum’s “Waste Age: What can design do?” exhibition, exploring design’s role in sustainability.
Mellifera, an installation of swirling, 3D printed beehives, dancing through the Fortnum & Mason atrium, aims to highlight the need for rewilding of our urban spaces. The 3D printed modules will make their way up the atrium to an illuminated ceiling made of bioplastics and will showcase advances in material innovation and technology. Made from fermented sugar, the components of the installation are fully compostable and in the spirit of the circular economy will be reusable after the event.
WoodenWaves in the presidential lounge of Orange bridge H.Q. provide a soft warm glow to a TV Wall and shelves telling the story of the company through its key products including the revolutionary minitel. The waves are customised, laser-cut, pre-assembled and tested for resistance and continuity at our FabPub. Flat packed plywood sheets are cut with hundreds of lattice hinges to create a parametric curvature helping with light and sound diffusion.
WoodenWaves in the presidential lounge of Orange bridge H.Q. provide a soft warm glow to a TV Wall and shelves telling the story of the company through its key products including the revolutionary minitel. The waves are customised, laser-cut, pre-assembled and tested for resistance and continuity at our FabPub. Flat packed plywood sheets are cut with hundreds of lattice hinges to create a parametric curvature helping with light and sound diffusion.
Our WOW!house entrance installation for DesignCentre has been designed to create a moment of surprise as you enter the #chelseaharbourdesigncentre
They are generated parametrically and through digitalcraft and are part of a wider range of designs that we will be launching very soon with @fab.pub
The mandala are 3D printed with #bioplastic, a mix of fermented sugar and wood. PLA bioplastic is 80% more carbon efficient than conventional plastic and is a cradletocradle material, in line with the principles of the circular economy.
Our solution is modular and designed for re-assembly, so it can be reconfigured and re-used again. We provide a simple software design tool to help create and visualise different design options. We use #AugmentedReality to assemble the designs directly from holograms.
Very happy to reveal the Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards that we have designed and manufactured for fortnums #fandmawards
The award is 3Dprinted with bioplastics, a mix of fermented sugar and wood and is a contemporary take on F&M's iconic wicker hamper.
The form itself is an array of celebratory champagne flutes with a varying weaving texture generated parametrically and through digital craft. PLA bioplastic is 80% more carbon efficient than conventional plastic and is a cradle to cradle material, in line with the principles of the circulareconomy.
At fab.pub we are both designers and makers and believe that innovation comes from being able to iterate quickly between the two.
We also believe that technology is only useful if it helps the planet. This award is a symbol of how #biomaterials, even made from sugars, can also be precious and celebrated!