My goal is to make people happy
When they use my furniture. Function is of course very important. It's important that the furniture
Is easy to use, that maybe it has several functions
And that people enjoy using it over the years. The question is:
How has Origin changed my workflows? Well, before, I always thought,
"How can I make something efficiently with standard machines?"
And now I think my courage has grown
to try new forms. Hi, I'm Johannes Müller, I'm 25, a master carpenter,
soon to be a state-certified room and object designer and we're here
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at the Schools for Wood and Design in
Upper Bavaria. I'm in the fourth semester - the final semester - at the Technical Academy.
The school itself has existed for over 150 years.
It's grown in its ambition and at the same time it preserves tradition,
which goes very well with Garmisch, but the school also likes to step into the future,
be progressive, break new ground, try out new things.
Overall, a normal apprenticeship takes about six to seven years in Germany to become a master carpenter.
And for those who want to continue their education,
There is a unique academy for interior and object design
Here in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. It's a mixture of architecture,
Interior design and object design, and here I am.
With the addition of the technical academy, it's now been almost ten years
Of education before I finally enter professional working life.
Origin is very important for education. Personally, because I think it's
A great tool to introduce young people to digitization. We are becoming
More and more digital. In this respect, I believe it's a necessity of the trade
To be able to use digital tools. And at the same time, it's exciting for an apprentice
To be able to produce extraordinary shapes without having to put in a lot of effort.
Of course, more complex shapes are also very easy to create
With Origin on-tool or using CAD software, because you simply
Extract the outlines and then have them immediately as a file. With the table, for example,
I just took the 3D model, exported its profiles, uploaded the files to ShaperHub
And brought Origin to the workpiece: done. The Rising Table is
My final project. This is a requirement for each
Student in the fourth semester. It is important that you look for partners with whom you can create the
Project together. And at the same time it should be a real project.
That means it should really be built. In my case, the Rising Table
Was created in collaboration with Shaper. It's a Premium Project,
which I think is great. it's just the idea, the basis, and then it will be
Built by the people themselves, replicated and they can then decide
How to use the project, what to do with the table, whether it
Should remain a table or become a shelf or a room divider. The modularity
And flexibility was important to me, because on the one hand, apartments are getting
Smaller and smaller, and on the other hand, nobody is sure where they will live in the future, how they
Will live. The Table is super easy to assemble and disassemble. This means that if you have
Friends coming by and you don't have enough chairs, which happens very often, then
You have a stool around which you can offer your guests. And so you are
Flexible and can actually always use this furniture, no matter where you are
And why you are there. Origin's precision combined with traditional
Craftsmanship makes the table unique because in the end,
Wood can swell and shrink. Due to the sliding dovetails, all parts are fixed,
The tenons make them very very durable. That's one factor
The Origin brings into it. And this is not possible with standard machines.
Sustainability was important to me in the Rising Table project. The special thing is,
No matter where you are, if you have Origin, you can recreate this furniture,
Using whatever type of wood that is local. Next, the component dimensions are standard,
That is, they're easily obtainable if you don't have the means to obtain them individually.
In addition, the stock parts are very small,
Which means they can be made from offcuts,
Which is also very important in order to prevent waste.
The main point is that the entire piece is solid wood. Because it stores a lot of CO2,
Because it's durable. It's also very important to me to create furniture with a certain design language
So you don't give it away after five years. When your
Situation changes, then the furniture can change with it.
This longevity, we have to look at that in the future. It's important
That we consciously define our environment, that we
Consciously design our living space and think about what we bring into our living space, so that we simply
Conserve resources and relieve the burden on the earth as much as possible and at the same time
Create products that are worth being created.
Now, of course, my Rising Table is just a kind of basic template. I will personally
Keep working on this. I'd like to develop a central console insert so that it has even more functionality
And I also invite everyone else to further develop this piece of furniture.
They can upload their ideas to ShaperHub and then
Share it with the community so everyone can contribute their ideas and thus
It becomes a community project. For me, the Origin is a power tool, it's easy to use,
A real game changer and it's growing. So, it's not the end yet. We grow together,
Like partners.