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A new service popped up purporting to offer radically new furniture through the use of additive manufacturing, known to many through its more common name, 3D printing. The 4AXYZ service says: WE UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE OF DIMENSIONSODDM (“oddem”) offers disruptive opportunities to the world of creativity. 4 AXYZ is here to harness Additive Manufacturing Systems, to change the way furniture is designed, manufactured, bought and delivered.4 AXYZ offers a radically new platform where designers from around the world, can sell to consumers just about anywhere on this planet.
Ok, sounds interesting so far. It appears to be a site where designers can display their fantastical furniture designs and have them produced and shipped at the touch of a button. 3D printed, perhaps?
We’re a little suspicious of 3D printed furniture. Not because it’s impossible – it definitely isn’t. But it can be expensive, particularly if produced on commercial 3D printing equipment.
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