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Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012Designer<a title="Spectacular 3D Printing Robot Takes Recycled Fridges Furniture Out Of The Window at Dutch Design Week" href="http://www.dirkvanderkooij.nl/" target="_blank"> Dirk Van Der Kooij</a> knows exactly how to grab the attention of passersby. The astute designer used his famous 3D printing robot named Fanuc (the one that makes furniture from <a title="Spectacular 3D Printing Robot Takes Recycled Fridges Furniture Out Of The Window at Dutch Design Week" href="http://inhabitat.com/dirk-van-der-kooij-creates-his-modern-endless-chairs-from-recycled-refrigerators/" target="_blank">recycled fridges</a> and e-waste) to place newly finished pieces outside his shop's window in Eindhoven. Hit the jump to learn more about this multi-tasking robot!1
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012Dirk Van Der Kooij’s space is located in a former Phillips building on the edge of Eindhoven’s Strijp area, next to Piet Hein Eek’s studio, shop and restaurant.2
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012An award-winning designer, Van Der Kooij’s design-build method materialized when he found an old 3D printer while studying at the Design Academy of Eindhoven.3
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012Nowadays, he uses an old industrial robot that's been personally programmed to make his zero-waste furniture from scrap materials.4
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012This friendly robot gives new life to old fridges and e-waste, saving them from scrap yards and landfills while producing great-looking designs.5
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012The thick threads of plastic used in the 3D printing method create honest designs by clearly showing how the chairs were fabricated.6
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012Each Chubby Chair takes about three hours to print, and can customized to suit.7
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012The tag “Precise as toothpaste. Heavy like oak. Colors like pure paint. Designed like a cloud” hangs from a Chubby Chair, summing up Dirk Van Der Kooij’s philosophy and production method as a unique, sustainable and fun alternative.8
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012The Saloon Table uses one long thread that is 2,000 feet long.9
Dirk Van Der Kooij's robot at Dutch Design Week 2012Here the robot uses ground-up CD cases to make Dirk Van Der Kooij's Satellite floor lamp.10
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