Printed Comfort

Printed Comfort

Can you imagine your house to be decorated with printed furniture? As a matter of fact, 3D furniture building is a rapidly expanding industry which is bound to change our lives in the future.

Text by Rachel Milani Translation by Irene Photos by Print the Future， VCG & IC

A printed Suzhou-style house in Binzhou, Shandong province.山东省滨州市使用3D打印技术一次性打印出来的苏式庭院风格的别墅。

An Apis Cor 3D Printer prints a house on the grounds of the Stupino Aerated Concrete Plant.Apis Cor 3D打印机正在打印房屋。

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Print the Future is a pop-up in Manhattan, New York City that specializes in 3D printed furniture. One walk through the space is enough to convince even the most traditional designer that there is magic in the future of this technology.位于纽约的Print the Future 公司打印出来的家具。

Everyone wants good furniture, but any design lover knows how time and cost consuming it can be to fi nd the perfect pieces to fi ll a room. Thankfully, we live in a postmodern world where once unthinkably advanced technologies not only exist but are available to just about anyone daring enough to try them. 3D printing is quickly becoming a favorite of furniture makers, new and old. What would you design if you could watch your fantasy lounge chair or perfect chandelier be created before your eyes?

There is a virtually unlimited range when it comes to the type of furniture pieces that can be designed using software and then printed into reality using various plastic-like materials. The truly incredible process produces a quality piece of furniture in record breaking time at a fraction of the cost. Some may worry that all 3D furniture is just a novelty or, furthermore, symbolic of the death of a traditional craft. But fear not there is truly a great amount of beauty coming forth in this new frontier of craftsmanship, with no limit in sight.

Beyond the aesthetic and useful potentials, 3D furniture building is also a sustainable way to deliver desirable goods to a consumer. Recycled plastics are melted down and given new life as coffee tables and chairs, while other companies are using bio-based resins for printing to ensure that furniture is biodegradable in case it is ever thrown out. Guaranteed, over the next few decades the 3D printing technology will become an immeasurably valuable part of our lives and consumer goods. Hop on board and open your mind to the reality of computer designed home decor where the possibilities are endless.