Gallery: Watch: Machine Spins Furniture From Thread, on Demand
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For his degree project, Andrey Grishko built this furniture-wrapping machine. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
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It was inspired by 3-D printers, though it's much more deliberate. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
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Working slowly and methodically on one piece at a time, you could say it's a machine that makes furniture by hand. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
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The rig wraps a mold in colored, resin-soaked fiberglass thread. When it dries, the mold is removed, leaving the hard shell. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
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The process allows for "thin, lightweight, strong and duplicable products," the designer says. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
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As a whole, though, the project shows how various disciplines are increasingly becoming intertwined. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
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Here, Grishko didn't just design the furniture. He built the apparatus for making it, too. *Photo: Andrey Grishko*
