Sustainable Expression with LOOPS 3D Printed Tables

From the world of sustainable and creative 3D printed designs, Czech designer Martin Žampach reveals his latest creative 3D printed collection – LOOPS. Alongside several designers who have been experimenting with 3D printed expression in art, fashion and furniture, LOOPS takes the concept of additive manufacturing and incorporates elements of sustainability and recycled materials into its design and construction, much like we have seen with various other materials such as ocean plastics or sawdust. However, one defining aspect of the LOOPS coffee table collection is the marriage of two separate materials that comprise the base and the tabletop.

Indeed, these 3D printed coffee tables are the perfect addition to go with your 3D printed chairs! However, the materials’ distinct shape and composition represent more than simply style and function. For this work, the most critical element of Žampach’s focus was sustainability and freedom. The latter is characterized by the artist’s choice to manufacture the table bases via an industrial robotic 3D printer, which uses a robotic arm to extrude the material into the desired shape. The large scale of such an industrial machine allows for more fluid shapes, able to be printed in single shapes without breaks or seams.

LOOPS tables during and after creation

Sustainability, the second aspect, is achieved through the designer’s use of sustainable and recycled materials. As previously mentioned, the tabletops are not 3D printed, but rather the result of a collaboration with the Czech company, Plastic Guys. Plastic Guys takes recycled plastic and reconstructs the material into a variety of forms and objects. The result is a surprisingly beautiful surface that spans several colors from white, gold and black, with whorls of secondary color and texture hidden within.