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Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for Aitable Furniture in 3D Printed Forms and Products Design
Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall acknowledged for 3D printed forms and products design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Aitable Furniture by Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall, designed for AirLab SUTD, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the 3D Printed Forms and Products Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Golden A' Design Award Explained
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About Aitable Furniture
Aitable is a dining table supported by three bronze legs. Conventional tables carrying a heavy tabletop require a thick section beneath it. The branching legs of Aitable were shaped with artificial intelligence software that reduces material while maintaining structural performance. Precise 3D printed sand molds were used, and each of the three unique legs was cast in bronze and polished by hand. The polished surfaces create nuanced reflections under changing light. The table measures 1600 by 1000 by 750 millimeters.
About Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall
Carlos Banon is an accomplished Architect with a specialization in Digital Processes and Advanced Manufacturing methods. As the Director and Co-founder of AIRLAB Singapore and Partner of Subarquitectura Architects, he has played a pivotal role in driving innovative and sustainable design solutions. Carlos is also an Associate Professor with tenure in Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, where he inspires and mentors the next generation of architects. Carlos holds a M.Arch. with Extraordinary Distinction and has held visiting professorships at renowned institutions such as MIT and EPFL.
Award Record
Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' 3D Printed Forms and Products Design Award
The A' 3D Printing Design Award is an international 3D printing design competition recognizing good 3D printed works by designers and creators worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to 3D printing designers, industrial design studios, product designers and 3D printing brands from all countries. Entries typically include products designed and realized with latest technologies, 3D printed products, prosthetics, architectural models, jewelry and furniture. Awarded 3D printed designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/3d-printing
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/123185
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123185
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123185
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/223973
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Aitable Furniture
- Function
- Furniture
- Category
- 3D Printed Forms and Products Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Manufacturing and Innovation
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray, Gray and Lavender
- Images
- 5
- Client
- AirLab SUTD
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall
- Country
- Singapore
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123185
Credits
- Team
- AIRLAB @SUTD, Carlos Bañon, Felix Raspall, Jonathan Ng, Muhd Syahid and Natalie Chen
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Standard designs for a table this heavy would require a thick section under the tabletop. Artificial intelligence presents a powerful tool to search for structurally more efficient design strategies to deliver radically new aesthetics. Using precise 3DPrinted sand molds, the three unique legs are cast in bronze and manually polished, creating sophisticated reflects of nuanced refections under changing light conditions. AI Table showcases how digital design can foster creativity and pragmatism.
- Inspiration
- At first glance, they are just a few table legs. The filigree, interwoven structures could be the work of a designer, inspired by observations made during a walk in the forest. To ensure that such fragile-looking structures do not collapse under the weight of a heavy tabletop, however, profound knowledge of the calculation of static loads is required in addition to artistic skill.
- Research
- The table is a statement on the redefinition of ornamentation in furniture design. The three bronze legs were designed following an ultra pragmatic process of material reduction with the help of powerful AI algorithms. Consequently, there is no additional layer of decoration. Each ounce of bronze is solely placed with the purpose of increasing the overall structural performance. The smooth and fluid geometry of the legs and the delicate tabletop provides a rich tactile quality.
- Challenge
- The idea behind these branching table legs is not just based on the creative mind of a human being, but also the AI functionality of Autodesk Fusion 360 software combined with powerful 3D printing technology and traditional metal casting. To cast the parts, the foundry molded the PMMA patterns into a ceramic shell that met the high-precision specifications. And as filigree as the end product may appear, in terms of stability these table legs are fully equal to a solid construction. The difference is made by a significantly reduced material input thanks to AI-assisted design and 3D pattern printing.
- Realization and Technology
- PPMA Printed Mold Cast Bronze Autodesk Fusion 360
- Operation and Interaction
- This unique fabrication process combines a traditional method such as bronze casting with state-of-the-art 3D Printing moulds. The chosen sand-3DPrinting system is a powder-based process that does not require supports in the build process. On the one hand, this feature eliminates the need for printed (and lost) support structures, and, on the other, almost 100% of the unbound powder can be reused.
- Specifications
- 1600 x 1000 x 750 mm The material of choice turned to bronze. Therefore, a positive model made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA for short) was 3D printed, and the models were then transformed into cast parts by the renowned artistic foundry Strassacker, based in Germany
- Keywords
- Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Digital Design, Artificial Intelligence
