THE MAKING OF: PETER DONDERS CARBON FIBER BENCH
Back in March Allison wrote about a creation by Belgian designer Peter Donders called the C-Bench and the C-Stone. Not only are these now available for sale in our store (C-Bench here, C-Stone here), but we’ve gotten Peter to put together a behind-the-scenes compilation of exactly how the C-Bench is made. This article will give you a behind the scenes look at what it takes to make one of these benches. Before getting into the beginning steps, lets quick look at the final product:
Final product
3D MODELING THE BENCH
The first step to creating the bench was to create a virtual model of it in 3D. Peter used Rhino3D for the modeling software, along with the use of the T-Splines plug-in:
Peter Donders C-Bench carbon fiber bench 3D wireframe
After learning from the guys that he works with about the geodesic path (The shortest path between two points) they needed to use to wind the fiber, Peter started to experiment in Rhino using a plug-in called Grasshopper and was able to find a solution.