joris laarman traverses new frontiers in 3d printing friedman benda
Joris Laarman’s work has undertaken a continuous exploration of shapes, materials and techniques. Pictured: the 'Aluminium Gradient Chair' from the designer's Microstructures series
The 'Butterfly Screen', produced with the lab's recently developed MX3D metal printer
'Adaptation Chair', from the Microstructures series of 3D-printed metalworks
A view of Laarman's lab, founded in 2004 as ‘an experimental playground to study and shape the future’
Laarman's 'Soft Gradient Chair', 3D-printed in thermoplastic polyurethane
Pictured left: the MX3D at work on the 'Dragon Bench'. Right: a detail from one of Laarman's 'Makerchairs', wooden pieces created using 3D printers and CNC milling machines