A robotic 6 axis CNC arm, an extension of the craftsman’s hand and tacit knowledge, is programmed to hack a block of oak. By exploring the weaknesses, glitches, fractures, splits and rings of time stored within, a distorted Georgian archetype is extracted. Carving an artefact, a render, that could never have existed until the moment it was hacked. Charred to preserve it for another century.

The Hack Chair II is a continuation of Gareth’s conceptually rigorous research into digital crafting techniques.

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HACK CHAIR II

Carved green-oak, traditional Shou Sugi Ban charring

Width: 48 cm
Depth: 40 cm
Height: 97 cm

HACK CHAIR

Carved green-oak, traditional Shou Sugi Ban charring

Height: 97 cm, Width: 37 cm, Depth: 40 cm

All images ©Petr Krejci