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23-31 October 2027

Standard, Non-Standard

A collection of misfit stools

Hosted by Gloriana Valverde

This project is now archived and was part of DDW25

This project is part of
Forward Furniture
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Titia Hahne
The project transforms wood waste into stools, reshaping discarded materials into pre-designed templates. Using Grasshopper, these templates adapt to the material’s size, and are then cut with a CNC. This process simplifies manufacturing, creating a balance between standardisation and uniqueness.

Material

The waste wood pieces were collected in Bernd-Klebs GmbH: a recycling centre in Berlin. Each stool is built from wood found in there, making use of its irregular shapes, sizes, and histories.

Construction

The stools are assembled using wedges made from the same reclaimed wood, which allows the pieces to be disassembled and repaired if needed. A Grasshopper code supports this process by matching the available materials to the appropriate template structure. Through this framework, the project proposes a system of making where reusing materials becomes an active part of the design process. It sits between craft and computational design, combining traditional joinery techniques with digital tools.

Aesthetic

Although following a standardised process, each stool is unique due to the diversity of the material used.

Titia Hahne
Titia Hahne
Titia Hahne

About Gloriana Valverde

Gloriana is a designer driven by material curiosity, exploring how physical properties and manufacturing methods influence the products we create. Through a hands-on and iterative approach, she explores how materials can be shaped and joined, proposing alternatives to existing products and systems.

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