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Spinning Top

2018
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Nicholai Wiig Hansen is a Danish designer who graduated from the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) with a master's degree in Industrial Design. He established his own design studio in 1990 and co-founded the Danish brand Raawii with Bo Raahauge.

The 2018 ECAL Digital Market saw the creation of 45 3D printed objects by ECAL Product Design master’s students and ECAL-related designers (faculty members and alumni). A range of innovative everyday objects were presented at Milan Design Week at the Spazio Orso 16, a 17th century Milanese palazzo, which had been turned into a production site and retail shop. The project investigated the possibilities of production on demand, emphasising how fast turnover within the design industry could become, and experimenting with new design details that are too intricate to achieve with traditional manufacturing techniques.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed on demand on Formlab printers.
Brief description
3D printed Spinning Top
Physical description
3D printed spinning top manufactured in black plastic with a smooth surface.
Dimensions
  • Length: 72mm
  • Width: 72mm
  • Height: 32mm
Summary
Nicholai Wiig Hansen is a Danish designer who graduated from the Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) with a master's degree in Industrial Design. He established his own design studio in 1990 and co-founded the Danish brand Raawii with Bo Raahauge.

The 2018 ECAL Digital Market saw the creation of 45 3D printed objects by ECAL Product Design master’s students and ECAL-related designers (faculty members and alumni). A range of innovative everyday objects were presented at Milan Design Week at the Spazio Orso 16, a 17th century Milanese palazzo, which had been turned into a production site and retail shop. The project investigated the possibilities of production on demand, emphasising how fast turnover within the design industry could become, and experimenting with new design details that are too intricate to achieve with traditional manufacturing techniques.
Collection
Accession number
CD.38-2020

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Record createdJune 24, 2021
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