Local Optimum

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Product Facts

Project name

Local Optimum

Award year

2020

designed as

Bachelor thesis

Length

60 CM

Width

60 CM

Height

60 CM

Weight

8 KG

Material specification

Steel tube, textile

Designation

Chair

Description

Inspired by physics, Nando stumbled on a “forgotten” method to calculate complex geometry, which was used by many architects in the 1950s. This method entails dipping small frame models into a soap solution. A minimal surface will appear in the resulting soap film within seconds. The soap film naturally forms the ideal shape that will work for a tensile structure – stretching textile over large frames to create chairs. This is a low-tech approach that leads to high-tech results.

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