The origins of topology optimization, date back to the late 1980s. That’s when the idea of leveraging computing power to speed the development of structures that are optimized for characteristics such as mass and stiffness first emerged.

One of the key benefits of topology optimization is its ability to cut excess weight out of a design.

However one of the biggest challenges is that the fabricability of the forms produced (see second image) often relies on advanced and expensive metal 3d printing.
With this project I wanted to explore it’s abilities on the much more accessible tube laser process on steel tubes.

The 30:60:90 stool was designed Parametrically in Grasshopper3d
and fabricated at OtherLab in San Francisco.