Dear Table
Product
Coffee table
Year
2026
Material
Spruce
If in the future 3D printing is used as a common manufacturing technique in mass production, what results would that have in the aesthetics of furniture? This table tries to answer that question, while making use of current day woodworking techniques.
My first finished furniture piece. This table started as a redesign of IKEA’s GRIMSARBO side table. My design answers the question: ‘How would IKEA produce its furniture in 2050?’ I think 3D printing will be used on a larger scale in 2050, and we probably use more sustainable filament, wood pulp based, for example.However, as a technique like this is currently unavailable to me, I decided to design a table inspired by 3D printing, for which i made use of organic shapes and tree-like supports. As the original table has a storage component - which I think not very easy to access - I decided to create an open storage component in my design: a second table top.
As this was my first full scale wooden furniture piece, the making of this table taught me that wood working requires a lot of patience. Hours upon hours were spent sanding the table completely smooth. And as a result, the table to me became a Dear Table (and the table legs might resemble deer antlers).
