Add Wood exhibition showcases 3D-printed-wood furniture

A sofa, a coffin and a stackable multipurpose cube are among the items that were displayed in Add Wood, an exhibition exploring the potential of recyclable and biodegradable 3D-printed timber.

Designers Esmée Willemsen, Janek Beau, Friedrich Gerlach and Julia Huhnholz created four separate projects using EconitWood, which is produced by German company Additive Tectonics.

The material is made by combining leftover wood from sawmills and timber harvesting with a natural, non-toxic and flame-retardant magnesium carbonate binder...