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# Project Description Effortless Objects Edward Wilken Summary Final work Awards Nominated | Maison/0 Green Trail College Central Saint Martins Course MA Design for Industry 5.0 Graduation year 2025 Effortless objects explores a generative system that produces daily 3D-printed rings, turning tree support waste into the final artefacts. It blends AI-driven design with material reuse, questioning hyper-consumption, sustainability, and the emotional weight of disposable objects. By looping production, destruction, and renewal, Effortless Objects challenges what we value, the Design of fleeting objects or the lasting imprint they leave behind. This project stemmed from an initial collaborative Industry 5.0 approach, exploring machine hacking, localised manufacture, and recycling as tools to rethink material flows and challenge conventional production systems. At this early stage, an industrial shredder and plastic waste extruder were developed to drive and sustain the system. Final work Generative rings A collection of brightly coloured, AI-generated rings, each uniquely designed as part of a daily cycle exploring hyper-consumption, material reuse, and shifting value. Unlimited Novelty — Unlimited Forms A large spread of unique, AI-generated rings, symbolising the endless novelty enabled by generative design. Cast Tree Supports — The Final Artefact A close-up of cast tree supports, showing visible layer lines. As PLA degrades, these supports mark the material’s final use — exiting the system by being immortalised in silver, transforming once-discarded structures into lasting artefacts. Tree Support Ring — Final System Artefact A sculptural prototype showing the light blue ring and red tree supports. The supports represent degraded material, exiting the system at its end stage and becoming the final lost PLA cast artefact — a symbol of the system’s poetic closure. Research and process Custom Plastic Shredder A custom-built shredder designed to recycle 3D print waste — forming the foundation for a localised, circular making system. It enables the transformation of discarded plastic into new design material. Shredded Waste Extruder A custom-built machine that directly extrudes shredded plastic waste, functioning like an injection molding screw. Integrated in to a modified 3d printer with a gravity fed hopper. Share this project Effortless objects explores a generative system that produces daily 3D-printed rings, turning tree support waste into the final artefacts.It blends AI-driven design with material reuse, questioning hyper-consumption, sustainability, and the emotional weight of disposabl... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Futures Materiality Craft & Process Aesthetics Being Human Digital Experiences 3DPrinting Sustainability Waste Materials 3dDesign AI CAD 3DModelling Design Industrial Product CircularDesign Trends AntiFashion
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