A FABRICAÇÃO DIGITAL APLICADA AO PROCESSO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO DE DESIGN DE MOBILIÁRIO

Abstract

Transformation processes are intrinsically linked to the development of new technologies and the use of machines, which facilitate and make the transformation of materials into products more efficient, productive, and innovative. In view of such transformations, the present work presents as its thematic axis the link between the processes of handcrafted fabrication, industrial fabrication, and digital fabrication, aiming to expose the potentialities presented by digital fabrication, identify the advantages of this process shift, and also exemplify and experiment with the digital techniques addressed in a practical manner, through the prototyping and manufacturing of a furniture product. All these practical experiments, along with a questionnaire applied to professionals in the field, were instruments for the development of the final product of this research, whose general objective is the proposal of a workflow of digital processes, aiming to guide future users interested in digital practices to start their projects. A literature review was carried out on the central axis of the research, and concepts from Cybernetics, such as feedback looping, were used for the development of the prototypes. The Design Science Research methodology was the basis for the development of the final product, as it is the most suitable method for proposals. Additionally, some concepts from Metadesign were also used in this study. The result is a digitally manufactured bookshelf at a 1:1 scale, which meets the requirements of adaptability to different residential contexts and ways of living, and also presents an aesthetically pleasing design to the common user's sense. This experimentation played as an instrument for the development of the Digital Manufacturing Guide for Furniture, the final product of this research, which also seeks to foster an even greater discussion about the developed framework, bringing a techno-social contribution as a result. Keywords: digital fabrication; furniture design; architecture and urban planning.