Double-Curved Self-Shaping Wood Chair: Geometry, Fabrication, and Performance Data

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Kiesewetter, Laura; Sahin, Ekin Sila; Marsillo, Laura; Cheng, Tiffany; Menges, Achim, 2026, "Double-Curved Self-Shaping Wood Chair: Geometry, Fabrication, and Performance Data", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-6124, DaRUS, V1
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This dataset documents the geometry, fabrication, structural performance, and self-shaping process of a double-curved wooden chair shell prototype. It contains design geometry, fabrication files, 3D scan data, structural-performance documentation, interval photographs, and image metadata. The dataset supports the documentation and validation of a material-driven computational design workflow for self-shaping wood furniture.

Dataset structure:

CHAIR_SHELL_PROTOTYPE_DATA/
├── 01_GEOMETRY/
│   ├── Chair_shell_geometry.3dm
│   ├── Chair_shell_geometry.stp
│   ├── Chair_shell_shaped.obj
│   └── Chair_shell_closed.obj
│
├── 02_FABRICATION/
│   ├── Chair_shell_fabrication.3dm
│   └── Chair_shell_fabrication.stp
│
└── 03_SELF_SHAPING_DOCUMENTATION/
    ├── Interval_photos/
    │   ├── 000_2026_03_03_17_42.jpg
    │   ├── 001_2026_03_03_17_52.jpg
    │   ├── 002_2026_03_03_18_02.jpg
    │   └── ...
    └── Interval_photos_metadata.csv

01_GEOMETRY contains the native Rhino model and STEP export of the chair shell design geometry, as well as OBJ mesh scans of the shaped prototype before and after locking.

02_FABRICATION contains the fabrication geometry in native Rhino and STEP formats, documenting the layout of the active and restrictive layer boards.

03_SELF_SHAPING_DOCUMENTATION contains 1,111 interval photographs documenting the self-shaping process and a CSV file with image metadata. The image capture period is 03/03/2026 17:42 to 11/03/2026 10:42.

(2025-05-25)
Subject Computer and Information Science; Engineering; Other
Keyword Material Programming, Computational Fabrication, Self-Shaping Wood, Inverse Design, Furniture
Related Publication Is Supplement To: Sahin, Ekin Sila; Kiesewetter, Laura; Marsillo, Laura; Cheng, Tiffany; Menges, Achim. "Material-Driven Computational Design for Self-Shaping Wood". In Design Modelling Symposium 2026: Care to Decide (?) - The Art of Designing with the Uncontrollable. Lausanne, Switzerland, 2026.
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Curation Status History
StatusDateAssigner
2026-07-31 08:45:33Laura Kiesewetter
In Review by FoKUS2026-07-31 08:40:45Florian Fritze
Waiting for Feedback from Author2026-07-31 05:43:32Florian Fritze
In Review by FoKUS2026-07-30 07:37:03Dataverse Admin
Waiting for Feedback from Author2026-07-27 06:21:30Florian Fritze
In Review by FoKUS2026-07-22 13:52:38Dataverse Admin
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