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 AI .MGX, 2007 POLYAMIDE 13,5X13X15,5 IN. /35X34.1X40.1 CM. DESIgNED BY ASSA
AShuAch FOR .MgX BY MATERIALISE. «
.mgX BY materialiSe  FORBIDDEN FRuIt .MGX, 2007 EPOXY 3D PRINTINg (STEREO LITHOgRAPHY) 15,5X10,5X2 IN. /
Lives and works in Leuven, Belgium 39.5X27.1X5 CM. DESIgNED BY DAN YEFFEt FOR .MgX BY MATERIALISE
 cOOKIE .MGX, 2009 EPOXY 3D PRINTINg (STEREO LITHOgRAPHY) LAMP HEIgHT: 58,5 IN.
/149 CM. (SHADE ONLY: 10X4X9 IN. /26X11.3X23.3 CM.) DESIgNED BY MAXIMALDESIGN FOR
THE ARTIST ONLINE www.mgxbymaterialise.com .MgX BY MATERIALISE
THE WORk WERE PRODUCED IN BELgIUM BY .MgX BY MATERIALISE
AI.MGX designed by Assa Ashuach for .MgX by Materialise: This project importance lies not only in the actual results, but also in
The AI.MgX stool is the first product to be designed using a combination the research and development of new intelligent materials, design
of 3D tools and artificial intelligence. Produced by laser sintering, aesthetics and production methods.
the chair consists of a cosmetic skin and intelligent soft and hard
structures. Like the biological structure and mechanism of bone, Cookie.MgX designed by MAXIMALdesign for .MgX by Materialize:
the artificial intelligence software knows where to create sufficient A fortune cookie is a thin, crisp cookie baked around a piece of paper
support. The AI stool is an intelligent product that grows in free space with words of faux wisdom or vague prophecy, usually served with
with an artificial intelligence 'DNA' code. This code contains all of the Chinese food as a dessert. The message inside may also include a list of
information required to ensure that the object will transform perfectly lucky numbers and a Chinese phrase with translation. The Cookie.MgX
from a virtual design into a 3D object that achieves the optimum floor lamp is based on this tradition. It has an intriguing and inspiring
strength or intelligent softness whilst maintaining the desired visual shape, but the fortune only shows when the light is turned on. It is
aesthetic. The AI.MgX stool was designed to carry a load of 120kg on projected onto the nearest surface, to brighten up the viewer's life...
a sitting surface at a height of 40cm. The challenge was to design a
form with the minimum volume required for a seat and then instruct Forbidden Fruit .MgX designed by Dan Yeffet for .MgX by Materialize:
the AI software to calculate the required support. The AI stool top layer Working in association with karen Rosenkranz, designer Dan Yeffet
was designed to be soft and cushiony. How can softness be simulated created the Forbidden Fruit. MgX fruit bowl, with its never-ending
in the virtual environment? One of the great successes of this project phrases, as a metaphor for the original sin. The bowl was 3D printed
was to generate and analyze virtual softness. The final AI.MgX stool in one single piece using stereo lithography.
met all of the mechanical requirements while using only 1/3 of the
anticipated material. granD PriZe AWARD OF DISTINCTION
1.iBIENNIAL 2008-2010 /artoteque.com Biennial of Contemporary Art

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