Channel: Victoria and Albert Museum

Category: Education

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Description: Designed in 2007, the Fractal Table's complex, interlocking structure is based on the distinctive branching form of the dragon tree. The design was created first as a computer model – using mathematical formulas to replicate this tree's repeating, 'fractal' branch structure. The table was then manufactured over a period of several days using a digital 3D printing process controlled by a computer. Find out more about the Fractal Table in Explore the Collections: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1243430/fractal-table-ii-fractal-table-platform Discover more in our Furniture Collection: vam.ac.uk/collections/furniture