London – We are used to the idea of remixing music and combining different styles of clothing, but what about remixing furniture? Royal College of Art graduate Benjamin Alun-Jones has designed a program that enables consumers to digitally remix existing objects and produce them using a 3D printer.
Using a location-mapping algorithm, Alun-Jones’s Remix program traces the shape of an object using a camera and identifies common visual markers such as corners. It then turns this information into a mesh frame that can be sliced and combined with other objects to create hybrid furniture.
Remix is a great example of a program that lets consumers hack and play with products to create their own. To find out more, read LS:N Global’s 3DIY Culture microtrend.