Blog 05 – 3D Computer Graphics – srauch

A work of 3D computer graphics I find really interesting is a collection of digital furniture called “The Shipping”, designed by Argentinian architect Andrés Reisinger. (Here’s the collection on his website.) The collection includes ten pieces of furniture, each meticulously 3D designed and rendered, and each of which were auctioned off as NFTs for as much as $70,000. The digital furniture can be placed into any digital environment, such as the metaverse or even Minecraft. Five of the ten pieces will be produced physically as well, and one chair – the Hortensia Chair, originally deemed “impossible” to recreate in physical reality – has been put into physical production.

Digital furniture design like this pushes the imagination. Different mediums afford different creative processes, so the opportunity for furniture designers to work in a world without traditional constraints opens up the door to completely new creative mindsets. More than that, it changes the way artists can think about what work is physically possible. Beyond just creating “impossible” digital furniture, the ability to be creative in a digital environment allowed Reisinger to make real furniture that was once considered to be impossible. It’s exciting to see how access to 3D modeling and rendering will continue to develop artistic fields such as furniture design in the future.