Gallery: 15 Amazing Designs That Were Impossible to Make 15 Years Ago
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Richard DuPont's untitled sculpture uses data from a self-scan he did back in 2001. *Image: Courtesy of the artist*
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Wim Delvoye's created his *Twisted Dump Truck* by laser cutting steel into an intricate victorian-style lace pattern. *Image: Courtesy of the artist*
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Achim Menges and Jan Knippers' ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion (2011). The bionic pavilion is the result of computer-based design and computer-controlled manufacturing. *Image: Achim Menges*
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Naim Josefi's *Melonia Shoe* (2010) is entirely 3-D printed. *Image: Naim Josefi*
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The Rapid Racer is a 25-pound 3-D printed car. And it's functional. *Image: HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts*
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The shape of Lucas Maassen's Brainwave Sofa was determined by taking a 3-second snippet of his neural activity and transforming that into a piece of furniture. *Image: Courtesy of the artist*
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Zaha Hadid's Liquid Glacial Smoke coffee table is meant to look like water. *Image: Courtesy of the artist*
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Maya Lin's *Imaginary Iceberg* (2009) is foam milled from a CNC machine. *Image: Courtesy of the artist and Pace Gallery*
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Dror Benshetrit's *Volume* light (2009) is 3-D printed. *Image: Dror Benshtrit*
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Ron Arad's *Oh Void* (2006). *Image: Courtesy of Friedman Benda, New York*
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Julian Mayor's *Clone Chair* (2005) is a digitally replicated version of a Queen Anne chair from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. *Image: Courtesy of 21st twenty first Gallery*
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ArandaLasch's *Low Chair* (2010) is part of the exhibition's New Geometric collection. *Image: Courtesy of the artists*
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Greg Lynn's *Flatware Collection* (2006). *Image: Greg Lynn Form*
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