Channel: Victoria and Albert Museum

Category: Education

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Description: Inspired by the branches of a tree, the Branca Chair combines high-tech robotic manufacturing techniques with hand-, tool- and machine-making, and is an interesting example of combining digital processes with more traditional methods. Made from seven parts of unstained, waxed ash, this film shows how the pieces are shaped and assembled to make the chair. Process: Inspiration for the Branca Chair: 00:00 Making the back upright: 00:27 Cutting and sanding the wood: 00:44 CNC robot (Computer Numerical Control) shaping the wood: 01:08 Drilling holes: 01:30 Using a jig, shaping and sanding the wood: 01:39 Backrest cut with a CNC milling machine: 02:01 Dowels: 02:11 Parts connected and compressed in the jig: 02:26 Final sanding: 02:31 Finished chair: 03:18 Find out more about how furniture is made: vam.ac.uk/articles/furniture-how-was-it-made See more Furniture videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2ihXndm5jteHJpjpXHtdOPhr6udlLzU