In this installation for Nilufar Gallery, Weisshaar and Kram introduce a new paradigm of force-driven structures. The design of each piece of Multithread furniture begins with a set of horizontal surfaces positioned in space: table top, shelf, desk, etc. A web of thin connecting bars is defined to support these surfaces. Then a custom software created by the designers analyses, modifies and paints the structure based on the forces passing through it. The final form and colour of every joint is a direct representation of the energy it supports.
The software outputs a complete set of digital blueprints for the tubes and connecting joints which are subsequently 3D printed by the latest metal printing technology: Selective Laser Melting (SLM). These are then handed to a team of master craftsmen who join the parts together and apply colours to the frame according to the computer-generated finite elements calculations. Each joint is custom painted to illustrate the forces acting within it.
