No longer bound to the paradigm of industrial standardization, this project revisits bygone wood craft and design based on organic, found and living materials. Robotic bandsaw cutting is paired with high-precision 3D scanning to slice bent logs from ash trees that are infested by the Emerald Ash Borer.
Ashen Slices
Ithaca, NY. 2018.
HANNAH project leadership: Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic (Principals) / HANNAH project team: Brian Havener, Xiaoxue Ma, Alexandre Mecattaf.
Photography: Andy Chen, HANNAH