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About Project

This Central Academy of Fine Arts graduation project breathes new life into bamboo weaving by introducing a precisely engineered 3D-printed frame. The frame's fluid curves and grid layout were digitally modeled to perfectly support the weaving process, ensuring stability and accuracy from start to finish.

Unlike conventional metal skeletons that require welding and can be heavy to transport, this design uses lightweight resin parts printed in separate sections for a perfect fit. The structure not only holds the bamboo strips firmly in place but also speeds up assembly, allows for easy replication, and enables more experimental forms.

Once the frame was ready, the artist carefully wove thin bamboo strips across its surface, blending age-old weaving techniques with a contemporary base. The result is a seamless fusion of tradition and technology – organic textures meeting crisp, engineered geometry.

While this project was independently created by the student, we at FacFox can help bring similar ideas to life with our resin 3D printing services. From intricate art installations to functional prototypes, resin printing offers the precision, strength, and surface quality needed for complex frameworks like this.

Solution

• Step 1: The curved surface geometry was digitally modeled in CAD software, with precise grid spacing to support bamboo weaving.
• Step 2: The frame design was split into separate upper and lower sections to optimize printability and ensure accurate assembly.
• Step 3: Alignment features and joints were integrated into the model to allow seamless connection between the printed parts.
• Step 4: The finalized files were exported as STL and oriented in the slicing software to minimize support material on visible surfaces.
• Step 5: The frames were 3D printed using rigid resin, producing thin yet strong struts and maintaining the sharpness of the grid intersections.
• Step 6: Printed parts were washed to remove uncured resin, fully UV-cured for final hardness, and any support marks were carefully removed.