Synopsis
Using computational design methods, thousands of generative pieces that are otherwise near impossible to create with conventional design procedures can be quickly generated.
Stemmed directly from the RnD process for PDNB, 1080 digital variants of Colletti Tables were produced as an NFT furniture collection for the metaverse. Each version has a different size or gesture, but nevertheless a 3.5D object. The looping and flipbook-like animation of the table flashes through all 1080 variants and acts as a catalogue - whichever point you pause in the video, you discover a variant that is unique.
Role
Designer, Renderer
Credits
Concept, Direction // Marjan Colletti
All 1080 versions were isolated and displayed as individual 3D objects on a turntable to highlight their distinctiveness and dynamism. The table's design inherently implies motion, appearing both static and dynamic, much like a completed artwork composed of brushstrokes that danced in space.
To produce each frame of the animation, over 217,000 renders had to be generated one by one, a feat made achievable only through the use of procedural tools and the velocity of modern computers, encompassing a trait of Postdigitality.
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The initial drafts of the table demonstrated a requirement for enhanced geometry regulation, particularly at the leg's endpoints and the tabletop, where interlocking intersections were necessary for both stability and a levelled surface. Although the primary objective was to produce virtual furniture for the metaverse, we did not exclude the possibility of a physical version of the table. Several rounds of experimentation and refinement were conducted to create a viable design, which was subsequently passed on to the 3D-printing crew for evaluation.
Early drafts
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