Furniture Manufacturing for Beginners: Open Source Design
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Create product designs that can be shared and produced worldwide through digital CNC router fabrication
The open source design philosophy and its digital production possibilities are paving the way for more sustainable and collaborative design and manufacture, making it accessible to those in need and starting a dialogue with different cultures. This is a fundamental pillar in the work of Denis Fujii, founder of STUDIO DLUX and creator of the Valoví, the world’s most downloaded open source chair that can be manufactured digitally.
In this course, design a piece of furniture or decorative object that can be produced using a CNC router and easily shared worldwide. Denis guides you through each stage, from the initial design using a CAD software to the creation of each piece for CNC cutting.
Get to know a little about Denis Fujii’s career so far and how he came to set up STUDIO DLUX. Hear the story behind some of his main projects and how they ended up in so many countries in such a short space of time.
Discover the principles and benefits of open source design and digital manufacture, then Denis teaches you to select a piece of furniture and the appropriate materials. He shows some examples of different projects made with a CNC router and production methods that involve fitting and assembling pieces.
Next, learn to design your piece of furniture with a CAD software such as AutoCAD or Rhinoceros, taking into account both the measurements and the commands used by the CNC router for correct manufacture. Move on to take a detailed look at cutting methods, joints, and layers.
Denis also touches on how communication between the designer and the maker works in the digital production process and how to make sure your file is easy to understand wherever it may be being used.
