Design and Production of Customizable Furniture with a CNC Router
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux , Industrial Designer
Joined February 2019
Learn how to create functional, environmentally-friendly furniture that’s easy to assemble using a combination of software and machinery
Learn how to create functional, environmentally-friendly furniture that’s easy to assemble using a combination of software and machinery
Joined February 2019
Discover and take advantage of the power of technology to create furniture from your imagination using a CNC router. According to industrial designer Daniel Romero, the combination of software and machinery gives you complete control over design and decision-making, regardless of your project's scale or complexity.
As a follow-up to Daniel's first course, Introduction to CNC Router Furniture Design, delve into more advanced concepts for designing and building easy-to-assemble furniture that's fully customizable. Learn everything from an environmentally friendly approach to selecting materials to how to assemble all the different pieces of your project.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 25 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (66)
- 4,595 students
- 15 lessons (2h 27m)
- 25 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Design a customizable desk, from concept to manufacturing with a CNC router.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who likes to transform their ideas into something tangible, including designers, architects, teachers, students, carpenters, woodworkers, builders, inventors, and entrepreneurs. In short, anyone with a creative mind who wants to learn how to design and build customizable furniture at home with easy-to-assemble parts.
Requirements and materials
You need to be familiar with drawing in CAD tools. Your teacher uses Rhinoceros 5 for Mac throughout the course, but you can follow along on your computer using similar CAD programs such as FreeCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD, Fusion 360, and SketchUp.
You also need access to a shop, studio, or any other place with a CNC machine where you can send your pieces to be cut. Your teacher will go into more detail about the materials in the second unit.
Reviews
A course by Daniel Romero / Tuux
Daniel Romero is a Mexican industrial designer and one of the founding partners of Tuux, a design studio focused on sustainable and socially responsible projects that align with their work philosophy. Their work spans a range of fields including consumer products, interior design, architecture, urban intervention, and exhibitions.
In addition to his role at Tuux, he is a partner and jury member at the Abierto Mexicano de diseño competition, professor of the design, furniture, and ergonomics workshop at the CIDI (UNAM), and founder and designer of Hecho y Derecho, an online sales platform for furniture and accessories. On top of it all, he also collaborates on projects for other companies as a freelancer.
His work, both individually and through his studio, has earned numerous awards, most notably: winner of 2019 Red Dot Design Award (Germany), a spot on the list of the 100 most important Mexican creatives in the world (Forbes Magazine, Mexico), as well as winner and runner-up at three Ibero-American Design Biennials (Madrid 2014, 2016, and 2018).
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Productive and environmental considerations to design furniture with CNC Router
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Materials: wood
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The most common CNCs and cutters
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The most common types of cutting in a CNC Router
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U3
Methodologies for developing design concepts
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The design brief and requirements list
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Examination processes and some functional and ergonomic considerations
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Scale models
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Final models
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U4
Computer drawing of the "Mayo" desktop
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Rhinoceros and the first strokes
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Wedge Spigot and Box Assemblies
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Types of rounded corners to save assemblies
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Customize the desktop
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U5
Production of the desk "Mayo"
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Files for CNC cutting
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Cut pieces
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FP
Final project
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Design and Production of Customizable Furniture with a CNC Router
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
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janoyago
El curso es muy claro y fácil de entender. Me gustó el enfoque de cuidado del medio ambiente que Daniel promueve a la hora de dar los acabados. Y en lo personal aprecio que Daniel sea partidario de diseñar con el lápiz y modele las maquetas con materiales de papel. Quedé 100 por ciento satisfecho con lo que esperaba del curso.
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agcstemic
Para quienes quieren introducirse en el mundo de los CNC me parece adecuado ya que muestra el enfoque funcional de estas maquinas en el ámbito de la madera, el cual requiere precisión que es justamente lo que estas maquinas nos dan además de la rapidez de la ejecución del trabajo.
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chpmxxx
PlusEstá bien. Pero repite muchas cosas dichas en el curso de Introducción. Pocos aportes nuevos para quienes hicimos el otro. Igual, vale la pena.
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ac_setroc
Creo que más que introducción al diseño de mobiliario con CNC, es una introducción en general al diseño de mobiliario. La parte de CNC es mínima, y es precisamente lo que venía buscando. EL curso no es malo, solo no tiene el enfoque que el título sugiere.
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lupememoli
Una muy buena introducción al diseño de mobiliario con CNC, graciass!
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