Aitable Papa ʻAina by Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Gula in Hoʻolālā Paʻi ʻEkolu Ana a me Huahana Paʻi ʻEkolu Ana Competition Category.
GulaPaʻi ʻEkolu Ana· 2021
Aitable Papa ʻAina
by Carlos Banon and Felix Raspall
Client: AirLab SUTD
A' Design Award Gula Winner in Paʻi ʻEkolu Ana Category
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About Aitable Papa ʻAina
He papa ʻaina ʻo Aitable i kākoʻo ʻia e ʻekolu wāwae keleawe. ʻO nā papa maʻamau e lawe ana i ka papa luna kaumaha, pono lākou i ka ʻāpana mānoanoa ma lalo iho. Ua hoʻokumu ʻia nā wāwae lālā o Aitable me ka polokalamu naʻauao hana ʻia (artificial intelligence) e hōʻemi ana i ka nui o ka waiwai hana me ka mālama ʻana i ka ikaika o ke kūkulu. Ua hoʻohana ʻia nā ʻano hoʻoheheʻe one i paʻi ʻia ma ke ʻano 3D me ka pololei loa, a ua hoʻoheheʻe ʻia kēlā me kēia o nā wāwae kūʻokoʻa ʻekolu i ke keleawe a ʻānai ʻia me ka lima. Hoʻopuka nā ʻili i ʻānai ʻia i nā ʻano aka like ʻole ma lalo o ka mālamalama loli. ʻO ke ana o ka papa, he 1600 ma 1000 ma 750 milimika.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Gula
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Aitable Papa ʻAina i ka A' Design Award Gula, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā pae mua, kupaianaha a kūʻokoʻa. He mau hana hou loa, ʻike maka a nani hoʻolaʻa nā lanakila Gula e hōʻike ana i ka ʻuhane akamai, ka naʻauao a me ka mākau o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Aitable Papa ʻAina he mea hoʻokumu i hoʻomaikaʻi nui ʻia, e hoʻokumu ana i nā ʻano hou, he nui, e hāʻawi ana i ka waiwai ʻaʻole i ʻike ʻia ma mua. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Gula he papahana kupaianaha, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi nui a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hoʻāla ka hoʻolālā Aitable Papa ʻAina i nā manaʻo makemake ikaika, hoʻāla i ka ʻiʻini, hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau a hoʻopūliki iā mākou.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- 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. - Dimensions & Packaging
- 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 - Tags
- Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, Digital Design, Artificial Intelligence
- Production Technology
- PPMA Printed Mold
Cast Bronze
Autodesk Fusion 360 - Design 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.
With 3D sand printing, formwork skins or entire formworks for concrete casting applications can be 3D printed regardless of their complexity. The printed formwork elements can be post-processed and optimized for ideal surface finish and for resistance to external weather conditions on construction sites, and can be conveniently combined with conventional formwork systems. Alternatively, formwork elements up to 4 x 2 x 1 meters in size can be printed without tools and in one piece. All common types of concrete, such as UHCP, can then be processed. - 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. - 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.
- Project Duration
- 1 year
Singapore - Operation Flow
- 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.
- Team Members
- AIRLAB @SUTD
Carlos Bañon
Felix Raspall
Jonathan Ng
Muhd Syahid
Natalie Chen
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