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The picture above is from the weurbanist website linked below and shows one of the many 3D-printed connectors that were made for this project.
The project is about 3D-Printable Connectors that help make DIY furniture assembly easier. They use 3D printers to create an array of possible connectors that could be used to make all types of furniture. The goal of this project is to allow people to easily make their own furniture into something that fits their needs. I admire how the project is aimed to benefit anyone; it is not just for one specific group of people. I find this really interesting because I worked in woodshop a lot during my last school year and I also love working with 3D printers. I also love the idea of DIYs and do a few of them whenever I find something interesting on pinterest.
I suppose the algorithms they use varies depending on the type of furniture that they are aiming to make, whether it’s a table or a chair or something else. These algorithms have to create different angles and forms to accomplish a connection that could be used to create a table or a chair, since both pieces of furniture are used in very different ways. There is an infinite amount of algorithms that these creators could use and I’m sure they produce all types of connectors, hundreds of unique connectors.
The creator’s artistic sensibilities manifest into the final form by creating a specific type of connector that may force a piece of furniture to look or work a certain way, possibly a way that the creator prefers.
This was created by Studio Minale-Maede (http://www.minale-maeda.com/) in 2012. It was known as the Keystone project.
Another photo from weurbanist that shows another type of connector that was created.