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FOCUS time while maintaining mechanical performance,
contributing to more sustainable furniture
manufacturing. By Nadežda Langová, Šimon
14 ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report Beliansky, Jozef Fekiač and Ján Sedliačik, Technical
Months into the Middle Eastern conflict, Asian University in Zvolen
countries have been resilient so far and are
finding opportunities for growth. Digitalisation
is fast-becoming a requirement, not just to stay
competitive, but also to meet regulatory compliance. DESIGN
ITTO shares the latest around the region.
42 From Craftsmanship To Convenience: A Shift
From Handmade To Modular Furniture In The
TECHNOLOGY Residential Sector
The Indian residential furniture sector is undergoing
a transformative shift from traditional handmade
30 Material-Efficient Design Of 3D-Printed Furniture furniture to modular systems, driven by rapid
Connectors urbanisation, evolving consumer preferences,
Additive manufacturing offers new opportunities and technological advancements in design
for producing customised furniture connectors and production. Findings reveal younger, urban
with reduced material consumption. This study consumers favour modular furniture for its
investigates the effects of perimeter count and affordability, quick assembly, and space efficiency,
cubic infill density on the mechanical behaviour while older and high-income users continue to
and material efficiency of FDM-printed dovetail value the craftsmanship and durability of handmade
connectors made from recycled PLA+ and used products. By Prachi Pande and Shiva Shishodia,
in wooden corner joints. Besides, the study College of Architecture, Pune
demonstrates that appropriate selection of printing
parameters can reduce polymer use and production
