Yalan Dan, a graduate of the University of the Arts London, has created a range of 3D-printed joints that may be used to build or repair furniture out of leftover materials.
His Furniture First Aid Kit, or FFA for short, gives customers the tools they need to fix damaged or abandoned objects and recycle waste materials like chipboard and plywood into new products.
The idea of “stooping” and “skip diving,” which entails removing broken, undesired, and abandoned furniture from sidewalks or skips, served as inspiration for the project.
In an effort to keep furniture in use for longer, Dan wants to dispel the notion that it is easily breakable and easily disposed of.
“FFA can change the neglect of street furniture materials and encourage more people to act on their own to remake furniture that is going to be thrown away,” he stated.
“It also encourages people to be more active in picking up unwanted street furniture to create new value.”
3D-printed joints create “first aid kit” for furniture
L-shaped, T-shaped, cross-shaped, and a junction that joins a wide, level surface to a narrow, vertical piece are among the four unique joints that enable surfaces to be fixed at various angles.
Joint holes enable the insertion of screws or nails to secure the surfaces together.
Dan has primarily joined wood-based materials like chipboard and plywood thus far using the FFA.
The kit can, however, also be utilized in conjunction with different kinds of surfaces, according to the inventor.
“Based on my research, most of the waste furniture thrown away on the streets is made of wood or plywood,” Dan stated to Dezeen. “However, [the FFA] is not limited to wooden furniture – it can be fixed on the surface of many hard things, such as plastic, plaster and stone.”
Finally, find out more on ArchUp:
