Forma is an inexpensive, modular, sustainable furniture system made out of one sheet of 4x8' plywood. Inspired by limited space, global warming and Legos.
Forma doesnt need hardware or tools to be assemled.
Machined wood sheets allow for infinite customization.
How can furniture address these issues?
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping were equal to 2.2% of the global human-made emissions in 2012 and expects them to rise by as much as 2 to 3 times by 2050 if no action is taken.
Many wood furniture manufacturing facilities are major sources of HAP emissions. Individual facilities can emit more than 23 megagrams per year (Mg/yr) (25 tons per year [tons/yr]) of organic HAP, including toluene, xylene, methanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, glycol ethers, and formaldehyde.
In recent years, high-density, high-priced locales like San Francisco and New York City have loosened zoning restrictions to allow for the construction of so-called “micro-apartments,” units of typically less than 300 square feet that are intended as relatively inexpensive alternatives to those cities’ traditional, and increasingly unaffordable, housing stock.
Furniture that fits these criteria.
Locally sourced material and fabrication, to reduce shipping emmisions.
A low waste manufacturing process.
To form fit the users needs and space.
Prototyping.
Prototype 1 3D printed Joints
Pros: Localized manufacturing, unlimited shapes.
Cons: Expensive, environmentally hazardous.
Prototype 2 CNC and rope tention.
Pros: Localized manufacturing, no hardware, inexpensive.
Cons: CNC process would create waste. Limited shapes.
Prototype 3 CNC hollow puzzle pieces.
Pros: Localized manufacturing, unlimited shapes, no hardware, inexpnesive.
Cons: Hollow shape creates waste.
Solution
Non FSC wood is a locally harvested, sustainable plywood. Its strong, cheap, and readily available.
a CNC router is an easily sourceable, local fabrication method. It is also relatively low energy compared to mass manufacturing.
The granular pieces are easily customizable to its users needs.
