Legs Attached
What in the world is Liquid Wood?
The Milan Design Week has started and among the many pieces of furniture that has already caught my attention, the material used by Calligaris caught my attention: Liquid Wood.
It's really a material and process combination: an air-molding technique that involves Polypropylene and glass fiber being injected at the same time. Calligaris describes it as a composite biomaterial of polymer and wood, recyclable and produced with raw materials that are easily available and renewable. The liquid wood is molded like a normal thermoplastic polymer allowing for great versatility and high performance in terms of durability, resistance and flexibility. It is mainly composed of lignin and cellulose, which together with hemicellulose make up the stem cells of plants.
Found via [Gizmag]
Marriage of the sheet metal body and the table top
Sheet metal work mostly finished...
There is still some warping issues but for now it is done. Next step test fitting of the non metallic parts.
Assembly begins...
The bending finally begins...
Unfortunately the break at this shop cannot bend parts that are in the middle of the part body so it had to be done another shop.
Table top: stained black
