chainsaw robot carves the 7Xstool by tom pawlofsky + tibor weissmahr

the stackable 7Xstool by tom pawlofsky + tibor weissmahr is cut straight from a tree trunk by an industrial robot with a chainsaw specially programmed to carveimage © designboom

berlin-based company echtwald has entered a new partnership with kkaarrlls – a platform for a collection of objects resulting from coursework realized by young european designers at karlsruhe university of arts and design – with a series of pieces presented during passagen 2013/interior design week in cologne. as a highlight of kkaarrlls exhibition was a public performance shown twice a day, where the stackable 7Xstool was cut straight from a tree trunk by an industrial robot with a chainsaw. the unusual production process was developed by german designer tom pawlofsky with the form of the seating conceived together with fellow creator tibor weissmahr. the machine carved the stools with millimeter precision, and through careful planning of the saw’s tracks, the technique offered nearly scrap-free results. the pieces were then able to be purchased by audience members following the impressive presentation.

the machine was programmed by tom pawlofsky and the design of the stool was conceived in collaboration with tibor weissmahr image © designboom

the goal of echtwald – which literally translates to ‘real forest’ in english from german – is the revaluation of forests through actively supporting the forest regionimage © designboom