December 2011 Blog Posts (4)

Just getting started on a new project: Complex 3D Swarfing and Assembly.

We are recreating the Aalto Vase using 5-Axis Swarfing to cut both the inner and outer profiles in a series of slices, assembling into a compound curved object. This will lead to more difficult and interesting applications of 3D Swarf tooling. More to come soon.

The dome is owned by Design Miami’s founder Craig Robbins, who restored the piece in anticipation of Art Basel | Miami Beach and Design Miami 2011. After being contacted by Dan Reiser and John Warren, who fabricated the original dome prototypes with Fuller, and the Buckminster Fuller Institute, Goetz was eager to participate in the project. “The challenge was to renew the piece, but keep the spirit and the…

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Join us in welcoming another member to our RhinoFabLab community! The Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at University of Houston has recently joined the group. Join their group and be informed of upcoming events, workshops and digital fabrication…