Langenbank
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- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the OPENNESS value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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Openness and using non-proprietary software is very important to me, and as a true design fabrication enthusiast, sharing the knowledge on that super power is key to what I do. The first configurator for the predecessor project, Stool around the World, was programmed in parametric SVG format, usable for anyone for free, with an open source aswell. As a designer I also find it interesting to discuss what happens, if a a design becomes open: is it still mine, is it still a design even - or does it become a principle?
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the COLLABORATIVE value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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The Langenbank's form and dimensions are not defined. It takes the interaction with users, co-creators to develop the final form, every time, specific to the needs, the place, the material and the fabrication setup. As a prototype, I designed a workflow which can be operated via mobile phone - accessible by anyone around the world, to create their own designs, and share them again with others.
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the REGENERATIVE value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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The Langenbank takes a minimum of material to achieve a maximum performance. Of course, it can be transported flat. But because it does not require glue, fasteners or additional parts, it can be produced as a single-material "monolithic" piece - to the extreme of making it compostable after its service life.
- In your project's current stage of development, how does it align with the ECOSYSTEMIC value of the Distributed Design Platform?
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The Langenbank is a tangible example of a new manfuacturing and consumption paradigm. "Send Data, not Parts!". Being made on-demand, where it is needed and to the exact specifications, it presents an elegant alternative to current mass production models. While saving on transportation and storage emissions it also serves as a metaphor for a new and more sufficient mode of living, where things are made with what we already have, for what we truly need.
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