An irregular-shaped, low, brown-colored table, comprising of four angular legs, whose forms are reminiscent of tree trunks with extending branches. The table top is wavy and linear with multiple groups of lines cut in diagonals, suggestive of leafy foliage.

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-0001	We photographed this object.
2009	Work on this object began.
2016	We acquired this object. We photographed this object.
2017	We exhibited this object.
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Fractal.MGX Table

This is a table. It was designed by Gernot Oberfell, Jan Wertel and Matthias Bär and manufactured by Materialise NV. It is dated 2009 and we acquired it in 2016. Its medium is stereolithography-formed and pigment-infused epoxy resin with polyurethane (pu) filling. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This table takes its inspiration from the dragon tree (Dracaena), and is manufactured using stereolithography, a 3D-printing technique that builds up and solidifies layers of resin. The designers used mathematical algorithms to create a computer model to reproduce the fractal growth patterns of the dragon tree's branching structure. This complex design would be impossible to create without computer-driven modeling and production technology.

This object was donated by George A. Azar. It is credited Gift of George Azar.

A transparent, light brown molded glass bottle with irregular, jagged geometric shapes and angles, a narrow, short neck, and a flared stopper, resembling crinkled paper wrapped around an object and tied with a band near the top. The coloration of the faceted glass varies throughout, though generally lighter at the bottom and darker above the neck. The glass appears substantially weighted and bottom of the bottle is flat. Though called a 'toilet bottle,' it is intended for cologne, or eau de toilette (toilet water).

Ruba Rombic Toilet Bottle Bottle, ca. 1928
glass.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-21-a,b

Table
wood.
1968-158-24

Drawing, Table
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-2067

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TB 7 Table
painted steel.
Gift of Lumen Center.
1990-42-10-a,b

These gloves are laid flat on a white background. They are roughly triangular, with a curved top and protruding, ring-like handgrip on one long side. The grips are irregular, shaped to the user's hand. The black plastic has a slight ridged texture from the 3D printing process.

Racing Wheelchair Gloves, 2016
asa (a 3d-printing material).
Lent by Designworks.
40.2017.2a,b

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 41.9 × 72.4 × 57.8 cm (16 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 22 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Fractal.MGX Table; Designed by Gernot Oberfell (German, b. 1975), Jan Wertel (German, b. 1976), Matthias Bär (Austrian, b.1979); Manufactured by Materialise NV (Belgium); stereolithography-formed and pigment-infused epoxy resin with polyurethane (pu) filling; H x W x D: 41.9 × 72.4 × 57.8 cm (16 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 22 3/4 in.); Gift of George Azar; 2016-22-1

We have 1 video that features Fractal.MGX Table.

Fractal.MGX Table Production Process

This table is manufactured using stereolithography, a 3D-printing technique that builds up and solidifies layers of resin.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Making | Breaking: New Arrivals.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2hecbD/
Accession Number 2016-22-1
Object ID 839994781