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A chair with no screws

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

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The workSee the work on the Dutch Design Week programme ddw.nl

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Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
A pale wooden chair with tree-like branching legs and back supports, shown from the side against a dark mound of soil and a dusky skyPhoto: studio NOEST / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
Close view of the chair's cut sheet parts, which split into curved branches like the forks of a treePhoto: studio NOEST / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
Diagram of the upper thigh bone seen from the side, with two sets of curved lines inside the head and neck showing trabeculae lined up along the load paths toward the compact bone of the shaftImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 6.3 (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
Slide 4
Close view of the seat edge resting on a branching side part, showing the layered edge of the sheet material and a slot where the parts lockPhoto: studio NOEST / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 5
Three adults stand in a garden; the man on the right rests his hands on a chair with branching wooden legsPhoto: studio NOEST / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 6
In a garden, a man in a blue cap bends to fit a flat cut part onto the chair while two older visitors watchPhoto: studio NOEST / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
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Model of a cart, c. 1797 to 1801, Rijksmuseum (NG-MC-73)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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