3D Printed Supplement

Part of the project requirements was to incorporate both lasercutting and 3D printing into one artifact, however my project wouldn't really benefit from doing so (I had some ideas in creating a 3D printed handle to slide the lid on and off, but it detracted from the overall design). So, I decided to recreate Frank Lloyd Wright's barrel chair as a way to explore the 3D printing process.

Throughout its creation, I ran into several issues regarding printing -- printers malfunctioned mid-print, and support material would encapsulate objects. To solve this, I made the decision to both scale up my model as well as cut it into a top and bottom half, so that support material would only be necessary to hold up the armrests. The halves were then put together with plastic solvent glue to assemble the final piece.