sasha ritter + armand graham sculpt totoro wooden stools with a robot
sasha ritter + armand graham sculpt totoro wooden stools with a robot
all images courtesy of sasha ritter + armand graham
showcasing the natural beauty found in silver maple wood, the ‘totoro collection’ is a series of stools designed in collaboration by new york-based armand graham of timbr and sasha ritter. the versatile pieces are created from logs found in ithaca and crafted using a robot, which was previously employed by the automotive industry. the two ton arm of the machine was able to translate the computer generated form into a precise sculptural reality that could not have been achieved by hand. the object’s cracking, which occurs during the drying phase represents a tension between the manufacturing process and the natural material. this creates a different final outcome each time, no matter how much control the technology offers, the natural material has a life of its own.
view of the underside
the totoro in use as a side table
the robot begins to carve totoro
rough pass
final pass
the robot at work
sasha and armand testing it out
a digital rendering of the collection
top view
wood for the totoros are salvaged from scrap pieces from upstate new york
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shame the robot-made-part is not more visible
The comment of the last picture made me laugh loud. And the picture of that stool cracked to the center after a month indoors would be helpful. Nice shape and especially the name, though.
I want one that… How much is it??
These are very nice , however I would take umbrage with the comment in the text that this kind of work “could never have been achieved by hand”. Obviously the author knows little about the ancient art of carving